DEFINITION: v. To take the frustration and anger you receive from one person and redirect it towards another person, usually of lower status. n. An act of aggression directed towards an individual or object that was not the source of provocation.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Taggression: /tag gres shun/ When Cheetah was angry with her mother, she took her taggression out on her husband,Lionel. The irony was that her mother’s calls involved criticising Cheetah’s choice of husband and how she nagged him too much. Etymology: Tag (go after with the intent to catch) & Aggression (a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)
Created by: Nosila.
Lambblasting: /lamblastng/ Mary is in a position where she must be very careful what she says about or to her bosses. Unfortunately for him, her husband John is far too often the subject of her lambblasting. John now greets Mary at the door with a stiff drink and his iPod earbuds firmly in place. Etymology: lamb (used as the epitome of meekness, gentleness, or innocence) + blasting (a severe reprimand) a derivative of lambasting Created by: artr.
Boomeranger: /boom-er-ang-gurr/ The disgruntled sheila found her boomeranger hit the man who looked like a walking Peep and let loose. Etymology: boomerang: a weapon that goes one direction and comes back another
anger: Hulk SMASH! Created by: sydviscious.
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