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This is a Darwinian greenhouse. To see the top verboticisms for each definition, visit the archives on the Verbotomy Blog.

Daddy? No it's mommy!

DEFINITION: v. The moment when a child realizes that they are turning into their mother, or father, or both! n. To suddenly realize that you are turning into your parents.

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Since when did you get to be my Boss?

DEFINITION: The response you get when you tell a coworker that their clothing violates the dress code standards at your office.

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Honey! Come see this floor! It's so shining!

DEFINITION: The happy period in a marriage, which occurs once the husband has been fully domesticated.

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Look at my earrings.

DEFINITION: To ask someone to look at one thing, when you really want them to look at another thing, which is better left unspecified.

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What's that dripping sound?

DEFINITION: Weird sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night.

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I sent in my resume, not a prison record.

DEFINITION: To submit a resume, letter of intent, or proposal for an opportunity that's just perfect for you, and then to get absolutely no response. Nothing.

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You can do! Hang in there!

DEFINITION: Silly little words you say to yourself when you have nothing left, but just have to keep going...

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But I don't know how to take out the garbage.

DEFINITION: To develop an area of "chosen incompetency" based on an individual's need to avoid certain unpleasant tasks.

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