Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.
Verboticisms
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Recipatrocity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reh/si/pa/traw/sitee
Sentence: "All the sweet green icing flowing down" she wailed. "no matter that you look like Harry Potter, I demand recipatrocity" " "Also you'll have to pay for drycleaning because the green icing turned my yellow cotton dress blue."
Etymology: recipe + atrocity + reciprocity
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COMMENTS:
Is that her father? She might go for recipatricidity - petaj, 2008-11-25: 06:44:00
great suggestion petaj - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:09:00
Kitchen chemistry to cook up a neat word that very much captures the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:45:00
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Inrage
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: inˈrājd
Sentence: Josh became inraged when his adversary convinced the boss to pull the plug on the project he had spent years developing. To just about everybody his stoneface expression disguised the seething revenge he was plotting.
Etymology: in (enclosed or surrounded by something else) + enraged (make very angry)
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COMMENTS:
Simple but wonderfully appropriate and memorable! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:48:00
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Blundertaching
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: blun-der-tay-king
Sentence: after i watched my house of cards tumble to the floor, i stared at my friend and let out the unmistakable sounds of my blundertaching
Etymology: undertaking, blunder, aching
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COMMENTS:
Great blending! Catchy creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:25:00
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Sorrowl
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: sŭ'roul
Sentence: When Jenny discovered that none of her data had been backed up before the catastrophic system failure, she let out a deep, guttural sorrowl which could be heard echoing throughout the neighborhood. David heard the cry penetrating his walls, almost a block away, and wondered if perhaps there was a birthing bovine somewhere in the area.
Etymology: SORROW (Mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair.) + HOWL (To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound)
Angsquish
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: angskwish
Sentence: With two coworkers vying for the soon-to-retire Director’s job, every pet project Julie tried to protect turned into more angsquish.
Etymology: anguish (severe mental or physical pain or suffering) + squish (yield easily to pressure when squeezed or squashed)
Swengicry
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: swenj-i-cry
Sentence: With hard-hearted jealousy, he fashed (found fault and trashed) every suggestion she had carefully prepared to present at the staff meeting. Eventually, she rose, stood facing him in deapiranguish, and with a great swengicry, "you spoilhater" she beat her fists upon his chest.
Etymology: Swelling with vengence as you cry out for justice ... swengicry
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COMMENTS:
Yikes - I think she's really upset - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 13:16:00
Thanks Jabberwocky! My attempt at being overly dramatic worked! The expression and the fists in the cartoon were the inspiration for it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:57:00
nice hi five lol - purpleman, 2008-02-06: 19:58:00
You got It right! luv fashed & spoilhater too. Bravozulu! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:13:00
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Countedcrossbitch
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: kown-ted-kross-bich
Sentence: Fran turned into a real counted-cross-bitch when she saw that Jason used the emboridered towels she made to wipe off his greasy hands. How could he not see all the time she invested? How could he not know those towels were for display only?!
Etymology: counted cross stitch: a type of thread embroidery + bitch: a shrew or a complaint.
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COMMENTS:
didn't see this earlier - very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 15:33:00
Laughed long and loud! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:42:00
Very clever. Jason is lucky - next time he might be the one "embroided!" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:18:00
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Countedcrossbitch
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: cown-ted kross-bich
Sentence: After Jeff used Shelly's hand embroidered monogrammed to wipe up after fixing his motorcycle in the living room, he had to endure hours of her counted cross bitch. didn't he know that those towels were for decoration? How could he not see all the hours she put into each and every thread pull??
Etymology: counted cross stitch -a form of a craft + bitch also the word cross relays that a person is angry. This was my submission last time, too...
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COMMENTS:
terrific word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:12:00
Wickedly clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:13:00
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Wreckmyopusitis
Created by: dlxwdave
Pronunciation: reck-mai-oh-pus-itis
Sentence: I spend all my life building beautiful sandcastles, and all you do is send waves to give me wreckmyopusitis.
Etymology: wreck my + opus + itis
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COMMENTS:
A tongue twister - but a good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:01:00
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Thwartitis
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: thwart itis
Sentence: Jerome experienced acute thwartitis when his sand castle was struck by an errant beach ball
Etymology: From thwart, and itis (implying inflammation)
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2008-02-06: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James
libertybelle - 2008-02-06: 12:36:00
perfect visual with the drawing for today!!And i understand that old song a little better, too!
Verbotomy - 2008-02-06: 13:12:00
Yes, the sweet green icing is flowing down... Oh no!!!!!! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-06: 16:05:00
The face and fists were an excellent portrayal of her anger and frustration! I tried to match that drama in your caricature with the words in my sentence. Very inspiring!
Verbotomy - 2008-02-07: 03:25:00
And I will never have that recipe again! Thank you silveryaspen! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-11-25: 11:53:00
So many great creates every day by such excellent wordsmiths, that I have trouble voting because it's hard to limit my choice for best to just two! I'm also amazed at all the new creations for the temporary re-run of old definitions! Almost proves everything is better the second time around!
Verbotomy - 2010-04-26: 00:06:00
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James