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DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it's so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.
Verboticisms
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Repulate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: REP - yew - layt
Sentence: To the consternation of so many of his friends and acquaintances, Elbert would never fail to repulate and even try to improve on their ideas and practices and would share them over and over with others as if they were his own ideas and creations.
Etymology: Blend of replicate (to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce), and emulate (to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass)
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COMMENTS:
REPULATE....very nice, Mustang.
Etymologically perfect without being too flashy. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:48:00
Ace, Mustang! The spelling of your word also suggests that the [good] Repu[tation] of the idea being copied may be involved as well. Simple and concise. - Tigger, 2008-07-07: 15:02:00
Repulate...sounds like something snakes do... - Nosila, 2008-07-07: 20:35:00
Afterwards they repewdiate? - Mustang, 2008-07-07: 22:28:00
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Freepimp
Created by: heb319
Pronunciation: free pimp
Sentence: Josh freepimped his car, his girlfriend, and the videogame he created, so he ended up bankrupt and living on skid row.
Etymology: free-at no monetary cost; pimp-charging a fee for use. Thus giving away which usually needs to be bought.
Allyourbasitis
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: all your base are belong to us - ha ha ha!
Sentence: That "god kills a kitten" picture has showed up in my inbox about 25 times - looks like some folks have got a serious case of allyourbasitis.
Etymology: all your base! all your base! all your base are belong to us!
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COMMENTS:
This might be the funniest word I've ever seen on verbotomy. Good job! - iwasatripwire, 2007-05-07: 17:41:00
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Ripoffligate
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: RIPOFF-LIH-GATE
Sentence: The despicable Professor Mindell purloined my original nutty ideas and shamelessly touted them as his own in a sickening display of the worst kind of RIPOFFLIGATE behavior ever seen in the halls of macadamia.
Etymology: RIPOFF+profLIGATE; RIPOFF-Late 20th century term meaning to steal PROFLIGATE-1. Openly and shamelessly immoral; dissipated; dissolute. 2. Recklessly wasteful
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COMMENTS:
A true story from Bogus Community College... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 07:14:00
Funny - TJayzz, 2008-07-07: 08:55:00
That's ONE DISTURBING buzz-cut in the illustration. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:58:00
shades of Watergate - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-07: 11:31:00
Professor Mindel is clearly just another macadamia nut. Great word....sounds so Washington DCish. - Mustang, 2008-07-07: 19:01:00
The nutty professor strikes again:good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-07: 19:27:00
Ripoffligate - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-25: 14:18:00
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Supersimulate
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Soo-per-sim-yu-layt
Sentence: Mary was so annoying, she would supersimulate everything that Jean did. If Jean bought some new shoes, then Mary would go and buy an identical pair for herself a few days later. Her husband told her she should be pleased as Mary obviously held her in great esteem, but the last straw came when she told Mary she was pregnant and guess what, a few months later Mary was pregnant too. I suppose Jean should have been grateful that she had a husband of her own and didnt need to borrow hers!
Etymology: Super (excellent) + Simulate (Imitate or reproduce the appearance, character, or conditions of) ORIIN Latin simulare 'copy represent' = Supersimulate
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COMMENTS:
SUPERSIMULATE is concise and has great academic overtones.
Nice one, TJayzz - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:43:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-07: 19:32:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-08: 11:58:00
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Philanthroplicate
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /fɪlənˈθɹɑpləˌkeɪt/
Sentence: The bootlegger justified selling his camrecorded copy of _Spider-man 3_ by convincing himself that he was just philanthroplicating.
Etymology: From philantropy + duplicate
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COMMENTS:
It's a long word, but I just love the sound of it. Try saying out-loud before not voting for it...now isn't that fun! - ErWenn, 2007-05-07: 13:46:00
I agree. Perfect for the defintion! - wordmeister, 2007-05-07: 21:43:00
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Ucopia
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: yoo - KOH - pee - uh
Sentence: My computer got busted today. Apparently, a friendly netizen named named Outsmarted B. Phonograph appeared in my e-mail's inbox and he thought that "NotAVirus.Exe" was ucopia. I downloaded the attachment and double-clicked on it. BAM! I knew it was chronosynclastic infundibulum when the ucopia turned out to be something else.
Etymology: utopia (an ideal state or place; usually used to pertain to something which is really nice and wonderful) + copy (to replicate)
Translidentize
Created by: AlternativeUlster
Pronunciation: trans-LEYE-dent-eyes
Sentence:
Etymology: translate+identity
Cloneforall
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: clone-for-all
Sentence: The four horsemen donned their identical outfits featuring feathered hats and sharp swords before jumping onto their identical horses. "Cloneforall and all for clone" they shouted their motto in recognition that their costume was so de rigeur that everyone should be provisioned just so. Kicking their horses' flanks they rode into town to distribute a similar ensemble to each of the good burghers.
Etymology: motto of the three musketeers + clone
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-07: 12:06:00
I just keep imagining the cone(clone) heads from Saturday Night Live - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-07: 12:56:00
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Mimeoexstatic
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: mim-eo-exstatic
Sentence: She loved those tiny purple flowers so much, that she went all mimeoexstatic on them and 10 minutes later they were in every yard on her street.
Etymology: mimeograph + exstatic
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short stories "Printcrime" and "I-Robot" which are both appear in Overclocked. Thank you Cory! ~ James
I absolutely LOVE the illustration on the homepage... gorgeous. Who did it?
Hi inkvision, Thanks for positive review on the drawing. Glad you like it! It was created by me (James Gang), or one of my clones, I'm not sure which. But really, it was nothing, we just copied Cory. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James