Verbotomy

DEFINITION: To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Genudeflect: /‘jen-y&-di-flekt’/ Embarrassed by John’s compliment, Sally quickly genudeflected. Etymology: genuflect (to revere, worship) + deflect (to turn aside) Created by: Mintthyme.

Kudojudo: /coo-doe-jue-doe/ After telling Marcia how wonderful her new outfit looked, she could have just said “thank you.” Instead, she kudojudoed the compliment by explaining how she only paid five dollars for it at the local second-hand store. Etymology: kudos (informal for praise) + Judo (Japanese martial art used in self defense) Created by: KristinA.

Complament: /comp-lah-ment/ even as i said it, i knew she would complament my compliment Etymology: compliment, lament Created by: rikboyee.

Fawnyawn: /FAWN-yawn/ Alex’s compliments of her choice of T-shirt and sweatpants were met only with a fawnyawn. Etymology: fawn (to flatter) + yawn (as an expression of disdain) Created by: mplsbohemian.

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DEFINITION: A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of, one-half of a telephone conversation.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Overherring: /oh-vur-hair-ring/ Sue inadvertently threw Bob an overherring when he heard her say to the caller that she “hated him”, not knowing she was referring to her boss. Etymology: overhear, red herring Created by: purpleartichokes.

Semiphonics: /sehm-ee-FAHN-ihks/ Alex thought that Semisonic was going on a world tour, but it was only a case of bad semiphonics from his girlfriend’s phone conversation with her linguistics prof. Etymology: semi- + phone + logic + semantics. And it sounds like “Semisonic”. 😀 Created by: mplsbohemian.

Summaringzation: /Sum-uh-ring-ZAY-shun/ While Stacy chatted with her sister about houseplants and casserole recipes, Zebediah came to the summaringzation that his tuxedo phobia might interfere with what sounded a lot like wedding plans. Etymology: Summarize + ring + realization Created by: Kyoti.

Evesdropping: /eeevez drop ping/ adam was constantly evesdroping, so eventually his worst nightmare came true and ironically, he thought she was booking a colonic at the time. Etymology: eavesdropping, Eve’s dropping. Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: To share information without understanding the difference between what should be public, and what others consider to be private.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Blabberdaft: /bla-bur-daft/ Had she known she was dating the company blabberdaft, she never would have told him about her third nipple. Etymology: blabber mouth, daft, flabbergast Created by: purpleartichokes.

Indiscretin: /in-dis-creh-tin/ He was such an indiscretin that his girlfriend considered having his tongue surgically removed – but she loved french kissing too much Etymology: indiscretion + cretin Created by: Jabberwocky.

Blutter: /BLUT ur/ Well, he bluttered to everyone that we had sex on it, so now no one will sit on the couch–we have to get a new one. Etymology: blurt+utter (and blather) Created by: ChristopherAndersen.

Priverbalize: /prie VERB al ize/ Joe priverbalized to his freinds that his mother used special ointment on her toes. Etymology: Private+verbalize Created by: Gionuzzo.

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DEFINITION: To talk to yourself in a high-pitched, squeaky voice while performing complex mental gymnastics.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shrillstorm: /shril-storm/ When the pressure is on to produce at work, he sits in a corner and shrillstorms ideas to the annoyance of his colleagues. Etymology: shrill + brainstorm Created by: Stevenson0.

Cackleculate: /kak-kel-u-late/ He would cackleculate so loudly when he was thinking up words for verbotomy that his girlfriend recorded it for their Halloween party Etymology: cackle + calculate Created by: Jabberwocky.

Squirk: /skwerk/ He didn’t have a pen to figure out the tip; so he clenched his eyes shut, drew figures in the air, and squirked out his calculations. Etymology: Squeak and Work (with a dose of “squeeze” because we use this voice to squeeze out the result) Created by: ChristopherAndersen.

Pommelhertz: /PAHM-uhl-hurts/ Sabrina thought Randy was watching old Felix the Cat cartoons on YouTube again, but discovered that he was actually pommelhertzing his way through an online “matchmaker” quiz. Etymology: Pommel horse (gymnastics equipment) + hertz (a unit of frequency that defines the pitch of sound waves) Created by: Kyoti.

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DEFINITION: To change the dates, times or sequence of past events, in order to put a better perspective on your current situation.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Twistory: /TWIHST-ur-ee/ Alex’s girlfriend stormed out of the room, “I NEVER dated you, you are twistory to me!” Etymology: twist + history + story Created by: mplsbohemian.

Chronoflamming: /KROHN-oh-flam-ming/ Twila often mailed post-dated checks to the utility companies, just in case she was a few dollars short, which was still one of the more harmless ways she expressed her congenital need to engage in daily chronoflamming. Etymology: Chrono- (time prefix) + flamming (trickery or deception) Created by: Kyoti.

Mudate: /MEW-date/ Like Joseph Stalin did with Russian history, Fred had to mudate his past. So Fred went through a transmudation, eliminating from his life all the dates and events which he didn’t like, especially his first wife and their divorce. His transmudation was such a liberating experience he wrote a best seller self-help book “Mudate Your Way To Success and Happiness”. Etymology: mutate + date Created by: Stevenson0.

Retrovise: /RET ro vize/ They decided to retrovise their daughter’s birthday to AFTER the wedding. Etymology: retro: backward, and vise: see or view Created by: ChristopherAndersen.

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