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Intervade
Top verboticism of the day created by scarletzinc
DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people's private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.
Pronunciation: In-tuh-r-way-ed
Sentence: Sarah was busy attending a phone call while her cousin constantly kept intervading her.
Etymology: Interrupt-Inter Invade-Vade
Created by: scarletzinc.
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Loomencroachide: /loom-en-CROW-chide
(loomencroachider)/ She looked like a waif as she tapped on the door-
Flashing those gams and the smile that she wore…
The library opens – it’s open to all.
But she pestered the patrons- the long, short and tall.
Now we regret having let her inside-
Cause all that she does is LOOMENCROACHIDE!
Etymology: LOOM+ENCROACH+chIDE=LOOMENCROACHIDE....LOOM: to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions, to take shape as an impending occurrence; origin unknown
Date: circa 1541
.....ENCROACH: to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the rights of another,to advance beyond the usual or proper limits; Middle English encrochen to get, seize, from Anglo-French encrocher, from en- + croc, croche hook [1528].....CHIDE: intransitive verb
To reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner; Middle English, from Old English cīdan to quarrel, chide, from cīd strife.
Created by: metrohumanx.
Comments:
amazing rhyming sentence! - DrWebster111, 2009-05-19: 22:06:00
Orbnit: /orb-nit/ I tried to verbotomize, but Mark was being an orbnit, so I couldn't think of a decent word. Etymology: orbit, nit (the egg of a parasitic insect) Created by: purpleartichokes.
Comments:
great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:11:00
Nice and neat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:33:00
Bracenvader: /Bray-s-zen-vay-dah/ Jason felt his frown tightening as he tried desperately to ignore the woman tugging at his arm and looking over his shoulder while he was on the phone. He had always known his colleague to be a hoverdraft but this was getting ridiculous, he was almost falling off his chair. Dammit, now he'd have to pay attention to the bracenvader, and that was what he always tried to avoid. She was, however, starting to look somewhat manic - what fresh melodramantics would she come up with now? Etymology: Brazen - impudent, rude or audacious;
Brace - (informal) to solicit;
Brace - support or preparedness, as in to 'brace oneself' against the invasion of personal space and the demands Bracenvaders make on you;
Invader - one who invades or enters where they are not allowed, wanted or welcome;
SpaceInvader - from the early computer game with invading hordes of aliens, also being someone who invades your personal space habitually and engenders discomfort and social awkwardness by doing so.
Also hoverdraft (hover + draft) and melodramantics (melodrama + antics) Created by: dochanne.
Comments:
Admirable! - splendiction, 2009-05-19: 22:26:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 00:40:00
My verboticism have been updated? Hmm. I think this calls for a grammarauder.
Hey stache, thanks for your gentle grammaraudity. I has fixed the offending word. And by the way, if you notice any other stupid errors -- I mean miscommunications -- let me know and I will fix them. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 17:45:00
you'se welcome.
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James