Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v. To be attracted to someone purely because of their social status, earning potential, or other professional skills. n. A person who is easily seduced by a status and professional credentials.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
You have two votes. Click on the words to read the details, then vote your favorite.
Mayorgasmatron
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: may err gaz ma tron
Sentence: she was the ultimate mayorgasmatron, hot and high maintenance.
Etymology: mayor orgasmatron, matron, the doo ron ron , rontonamera,
Upfatuation
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ʌpˈfætʃuˌeɪʃən/
Sentence: He never took his upfatuations seriously, but as he climbed the corporate ladder, he liked to stare up the skirts of those above him.
Etymology: from up + (in)fatuation
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Naughty nice word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:59:00
----------------------------
Protraction
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: prow-track-shun
Sentence: It didn't seem to matter to Linda that her new beau was severely deficient in personal hygiene skills and basic principles of politeness, her protraction to him was solely based on the fact that he drove a Ferrari. (Too bad she didn't realize that "Ferrari" was a pure emblemishment and was really a Fiat in disguise!)
Etymology: professional + attraction
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Linda, the protractor, didn't quite get the right angle! Complements to you. Outstanding Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:06:00
----------------------------
Credentializer
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: kre-den-tyal-eyes-er
Sentence: Everyone that watched the mediastorm had Anna pegged as the credentializer, that is until it was known how much he paid her to read fifty of his boring sext-messages.
Etymology: credential+ (the verb-forming suffix -- to form into) izer= credentializer:to make oneself into somehow having credentials
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Sext-messages is a great last word to end your sentence! Your verbote is a very creditable creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 18:43:00
----------------------------
Fiscalattraction
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: fiss-kull-ah-trak-shun
Sentence: The classes in whorticulture finally paid off when she met the Popeye'd face millionaire and was able to recognize the subtle signs of fiscalattraction stirring within her.
Etymology: fiscal, attraction, physical attraction
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
etymology - and physical attraction good one - petaj, 2008-03-17: 06:26:00
Thanks petaj. I forgot to put the physical in the etymology. I hate Mondaze. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-17: 06:41:00
bet she made his spineache - galwaywegian, 2008-03-17: 08:00:00
Whorticulture and fiscalattractions! Outstanding Puns! Double Wonderfuls! SuperDuper Wons! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:22:00
nice one purple - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:49:00
whorticulture! I think we should be able to vote for that one too! Two great words in one! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:53:00
Great words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:17:00
Fantastic pun! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 23:31:00
----------------------------
Greedglutter
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Greed-glu-ter
Sentence: Streetcornergutterslut was such a greedglutter she would do anything to get what she wanted!
Etymology: Greed:An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Gluter:(slang for gluton) A person who is always eager for more of something usually unpleasant, for the sake of their own twisted $atisfaction.
Cashheh
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cash/hay
Sentence: Sally was strongly attracted to Stu because he had a certain cashheh. It had nothing to do with his bulging wallet.
Etymology: cachet + cash + heh
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Clever pun! Exceptional Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:00:00
Punspirational! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:36:00
----------------------------
Dollured
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dol/lured
Sentence: When he arrived at the party and with her first glance she knew he was a total nerd, but when she heard he was just made a partner in his law firm and was unattached, she was immediately dollured by his hidden assets.
Etymology: dollar + lure + allure
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Exceptionally Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:24:00
----------------------------
Statusuckup
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: STAT - uss - suk -up
Sentence: Elwood was very envious of the folks above him on the socioeconomic ladder and was a statusuckup who would shamelessly grovel for any sort of acceptance and approval.
Etymology: blend of status and suck up
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Suckcessfully done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:56:00
----------------------------
Pedigreedy
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /ped-i-GREE-dee/
Sentence: Victoria didn't know anything about golf, but as soon as she found out that doctors, lawyers and other rich and powerful bigwigs were often found on the links, she borrowed a set of clubs and invested in a cute golf outfit. She was pedigreedy, and she was determined to begin her social climbing at the country club.
Etymology: Pedigree - a distinguished, superior, or pure ancestry (from Anglo-French, pe de gru "foot of a crane" — for the resemblance to the branches of a genealogical chart) + Greedy - extremely eager or desirous (from Gothic, gredus "hunger")
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
pertinent and easy to say - petaj, 2008-03-17: 03:34:00
Cute! Could be a real word! - libertybelle, 2008-03-17: 10:09:00
There's actually an old movie named Pedigreedy - porsche, 2008-03-17: 10:20:00
Truly great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:53:00
A natural creation! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:55:00
So that was Victoria's secret! and, i suppose she hoped to score a hole-in-one. Brilliant word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:19:00
Wow, I just looked up that movie, porsche. It was actually a 'Felix the Cat' cartoon film from the 1920's, a silent cartoon! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 22:55:00
----------------------------
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
remistram - 2008-03-17: 09:17:00
hah, great interpretation of my def James!
silveryaspen - 2008-03-17: 13:29:00
Your definition and cartoon inspired lots of great creates, Remistram and James! As usual, I wish I had more vervotes for there are always so many great verbotes!
Thanks remistram and Silveryaspen. I guess I was thinking that people are attracted to status both ways -- both up and down. But maybe it just matter of "professional skills". ~ James