Verbotomy

DEFINITION: A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dotcompulsive: /dot-com-poll-siv/ when he realised that pressing send/receive had become the most exciting part of his day, he knew he was dotcompulsive Etymology: dot com, compulsive Created by: rikboyee.

Enal: /e-nal/ To cover his ass and reassure himself he has told everybody everything he should and covered all his bases, my boss e-mails everything instead of speaking any more. He’s totally enal. Etymology: e-mail + anal Created by: Stevenson0.

Eddiction: /e-dict-shun/ My boss’s eddiction is even worse since he got his crackberry, now when we talk about Blackberry and Apple crumble he thinks there’s been a collapse in the computer industry. Etymology: addiction (physical dependence) + e (short for electronic) Created by: petaj.

Emalady: /ee-ma-ladd-ee/ He has a classic case of emalady. He ’emaladresses’ his sister whilst in the same room as her. Etymology: Email + Malady ( = a disease / a disorder). Created by: toralora.

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DEFINITION: To systematically sniff your clothing as you remove it, in order to determine whether or not any of it can be “safely” worn again.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Funksnuffle: /FUNK-snuh-fel/ Nah, man I can’t play X-box, I gotta do laundry. Everything I own has failed the funksnuffle test. Etymology: funk + snuffle Created by: Alchemist.

Distinkuish: /-dɪˈstɪŋkwɪʃ-/ Some allergy sufferers find it difficult to distinkuish whether a garment is reusable during the spring and should therefore rely upon other methods, such as smudgspecting or dampvestigation. Etymology: From stink + distinguish Created by: ErWenn.

Smellcheck: /Smell-chek/ Rob smellchecked every item of clothing he wore. It was a small price to pay to avoid doing laundry until the mouldy patches became noticeable. Etymology: Smell + check + spellcheck. Spellcheck: that thing on Microsoft Word that tells you if your spelling could use some correction. Created by: Discoveria.

Wardprobe: /ward-prohb/ On washing day I always do a wardprobe on my shirts to try and cut down on the number of loads I need to do. Wardprobing is now listed in all energy saving pamphlets as a way to cut back on the wasteful use of hot water. Etymology: wardrobe + probe = ward(p)robe Created by: Stevenson0.

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DEFINITION: A chronic slow talker, who plods relentlessly through long explications, even when everyone else has figured out what they are trying to say.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Insomniyack: /in-som-ni-yak/ Chris was a motivational speaker at sleep deprivation conferences – his sessions always sold out first Etymology: insomnia + yack Created by: Jabberwocky.

Dallygabber: /dal-ly-gab-ber/ It took Frank, a classic dallygabber, three minutes to say what most people could in thirty seconds. It became so frustrating that everyone was finishing his sentences for him. Etymology: dally + gab + gabber Created by: Stevenson0.

Slowspoke: /slow-spoke (said very slowly with long drawn out syllables – OK you figured it out long ago)/ Colin was a renowned slowspoke, and could never work out why his conversants kept toe-tapping or clock-watching or finger-drumming. Etymology: slow poke (a dawdler) + spoke (past tense of speak) + slow (not quick witted esp. not realising that the audience already understands) Created by: petaj.

Monotonacity: /mon-O-tone-as-city/ Jill spoke to David with monotonacity, determined to make her point, droning on and on till David finally fell asleep. Etymology: monotone/tenacity,persistant determination Created by: toadstool57.

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DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Marathrong: /mar-a-throng/ The marathrong consisted of over a thousand runners who ignored the light signals and blocked the intersection for three light changes. Etymology: marathon + throng Created by: Stevenson0.

Shoekluxklan: /shu-klux-klan/ After dark, on a rain slicked road the shoekluxklan, reflective stripes glowing eerily, thundered past, eyes forward, a single goal in mind – burning calories Etymology: shoe +Ku Klux Klan Created by: Jabberwocky.

Joggernaut: /jog gur naught/ The joggernaut ran over two miles, four hundred metres and three buggies. Etymology: juggernaut, jogger Created by: galwaywegian.

Stampedestrians: /Stam-peed-est-tree-ans/ Traffic came to a standstill after a collision in which a truck clearly had more momentum than the stampedestrians it bowled over. Etymology: Stampede + pedestrians. Bit of a near miss, since the definition calls for a collective noun… Created by: Discoveria.

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DEFINITION: That sinking feeling you get when you realize that you will be shedding your winter coat, before you can possibly shed the extra layer of insulation (i.e. fat) that you gained over the holidays.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Melancalorie: /mel-on-cal-o-rie/ March 1st tomorrow and when I stepped on my scale this morning a severe case of melancalorie set in causing me to stop at the donut shop on the way to work to drown my guilt. Etymology: melancholy + calorie Created by: Stevenson0.

Obesery: /-ËŒoʊˈbizɚɹi-/ When it gets you down, just remember that Santa’s New Year’s obesery has got to be worse than yours. Etymology: From obese + misery Created by: ErWenn.

Titanicattack: /ty-tan-ic-a-tac/ Tiffany had a titanicattack when she tried to teeter totter with Tony and they tumbled due to her tubbiness Etymology: titanic (massive and likely to sink) + panic attack Created by: Jabberwocky.

Caloregret: /cal-oar-ee-gret/ Sue blamed her failure to lose the weight she’d gained over the holidays and resultant caloregret on those pint-sized purveyors of post-Christmas confections, the Girl Scouts. Etymology: calorie, regret Created by: purpleartichokes.

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