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DEFINITION: v. To whack someone over the head with a pot (or any other handy utensil), because they won't do what you say. n. A complaint about someone who doesn't do things the way you want.
Verboticisms
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Whinebottle
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: whyn bot tel
Sentence: Gerry never saw the whinebottle come crashing down on his head. When he regained conciousness, he realized he should have expected it. Every year during American Idol and Dancing with the Stars season, he was supposed to vote for his wife's favourites, not his own. When would he ever learn???
Etymology: Whine (complain, moan) & Winebottle (glass vessel that wine comes in)
Differenceofopanion
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dih fer en sov oh pahn yun
Sentence: Mr. Velcro wasn't as smooth as he thought, judging by the scars received from his latest differenceofopanion
Etymology: difference of opinion, pan
Potsquabble
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: pah t sk waab el
Sentence: Mike knew he was in for a potsquabble when arguing with Becky that Kwik Trip was spelled with a "Q", and not a "Kw". He knew he was wrong since he had gassed up there not 10 minutes ago and distinctly remembered the sign. Becky already had her cast iron pan in hand...
Etymology: Pot (cooking vessel for the stove, also called a pan) + squabble (a fight)
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COMMENTS:
Very apt. Love it - emdeejay, 2009-04-29: 02:49:00
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Potulance
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: paht-chew-luhnce
Sentence: Kate's moods and irritability were so predictable Pete knew the moment he heard the kitchen cupboard doors squeak open he was in for a barrage of her potulance.
Etymology: Using PETULANCE, meaning ill humor, irritability + POT
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COMMENTS:
good one! - mrskellyscl, 2009-04-29: 09:15:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-29: 12:39:00
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Wisesmack
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: waIZ 'smaK
Sentence: “SMACK!” She delivered a quick decisive wisesmack after he whispered, “Yes, YOU’RE ALWAYS RIGHT...except in this case”.
Etymology: A play on the word WISECRACK. It is from WISE (smart) and SMACK: a rough blow (often to the head with whatever object is closest at hand) delivered like a wise or smart remark.
Arguedent
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ärgyoōdent
Sentence: Sarah didn't believe in fighting fair. If a disagreement is in the offing, she is very likely to deliver an arguedent to the back of Tom's head with whatever she has in her hand at the time. Tom loves the fact that the kitchen stores are currently fascinated with utensils made of silicon.
Etymology: argue (exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way) + dent (a slight hollow in a hard, even surface made by a blow or by the exertion of pressure)
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COMMENTS:
Sarah needs to find a better way to arguevent. - wayoffcenter, 2009-04-29: 06:32:00
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Walluppoll
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wal lup pole
Sentence: "You spend too long voting on that Verbotomy site each day", she said as she gave him a walluppoll with a skillet.
Etymology: Rhymes with Gallup Poll (A poll of the opinion of randomly chosen persons, used to represent the opinion of the public; a barometer of public opinion particularly used at election time) & Wallop ( a severe blow;a forceful consequence; a strong effect;defeat soundly and utterly; hit hard) & Poll (the part of the head between the ears;an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-29: 12:38:00
I've heard that sentence before! - splendiction, 2009-04-29: 22:29:00
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Pursuade
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: purs-weyd
Sentence: Her suede purse only weighed thirty pounds, but the smack of it - upside Honey Boy's head - was the best way she found to pursuade him that her way was the right way.
Etymology: persuade = purse (handbag) + suede (from leather)
Vesseluviate
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: vessel oo vee eight
Sentence: The charming inner suburban workers' cottage that was home to Dean and Jayne was an architectural highlight of their cul-de-sac. Little did passers-by know, the idyllic facade obscured the explosive domestic melee's within. Hardly a night went by when a wall was not sullied by Jayne's attempts to vesseluviate Dean with whatever utensil lay close at hand.
Etymology: Vessel: Object for containing things. Vesuviate: To erupt violently.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous voter! ~ James