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DEFINITION: v. To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to.
Verboticisms
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Rewhined
Created by: surdut
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Her friends tired of her rewhining about her boyfriend, so they sent her to a shrink in hopes that she would move forward.
Etymology:
Carpidle
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: KAHR- plydl
Sentence: Bob carpidled about everything, going through life without ever once demanding to see the manager.
Etymology: CARP: to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil; IDLE: to pass time doing nothing.
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COMMENTS:
Crazy Carpidleing is despicable. I love the word. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:21:00
Sure cant complain about a word like that. - Mustang, 2008-08-08: 07:41:00
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Enpulverag
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: enn-PUHL-vurr-AG
Sentence: The perp will remain brainless, but we all know who we're referring to. Her simpering tirade of vapid complaints made work enendurable for anyone unfortunate enough to be shackled to a work station. She would ENPULVERAG all day long, and her juggernaut of semi-valid outrage would begin even before arriving in your zone of control... Her most frequent ENPULVERAGS included, but were not limited to: Cafeteria food is substandard (ptomaine) This is a sick building (my allergies) Other people make personal phone calls (lack of a personal life) My monitor is emitting radiation (OSHA) They didn't put that job opening in the newspaper (EOE) You got a raise before I did and I've been here 25 years (union rep) Although you knew her ENPULVERAG was coming as sure as an incremental raise, nothing known to man could delay or dodge it.
Etymology: ENsign PULVER: Classic role played by Jack Lemmon in movie "Mister Roberts" + RAG: to complain ineffectually ad nauseum = ENPULVERAG
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COMMENTS:
IMDB.com - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:06:00
I wish I was empowered to issue a Unit Citation to all Verbotomists for creativity above and beyond the call of duty. I was sorely in need of vast quantities of theraputic guffaws and believable bellylaughs, and you didn't let me down. AMAZING. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:30:00
HOLD THE PRESSES ! CORRECTION ! The movie was "Mister Roberts" but the role of Ensign Pulver WAS Jack Lemmon.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048380/
Resume Verbotomizing. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 09:08:00
Dear Metrohumanx: Love your word but more importantly love your story (who cannot relate??) and MOST of all love the support and encouragement you give us all. Today is Olympic Opening Day and you deserve a Gold Medal in group hugs!! Bigger, Faster and Stronger ...or was that what the Nun said to the Bishop??? Anyway, keep doin' what you're doin'! Cheers! - Nosila, 2008-08-08: 22:42:00
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Moanotonous
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mone ot tennus
Sentence: Mona Lott never said a positive word in her life. She was famous for her endless, moanotonous harangues. She found a soulmate in her co-worker, Beef Grizzle, the Whine-Stoned Owwwboy! They spent many hours grumbling, griping, muttering, squawking and bitching about everything and everyone at work. Luckily, they had no friends or lives, so their complaints were work-driven. After their new boss warned them about their bad-apple effect on the whole retail team, they still could not resist tirading about her mean streak. I mean, after all, even though they changed the name of their department to Customer Service, it was still really The Complaint Department. It's just a pity that most of the moanotonous activity came from their own 2 employees!
Etymology: moan (complain, gripe, grumble, whine or an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)& monotonous (tediously repetitious or lacking in variety or sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch)
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COMMENTS:
Hilariously appropriate. Scored again! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:18:00
Very funny sentence, good word too! - TJayzz, 2008-08-08: 09:25:00
groanoh!! thanks for the welcome back - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-08: 10:53:00
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Inirktion
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: in-urk-shun
Sentence: The gals in the office belonged to the PissandMonaLisa Club - they all complained about the leaky faucet, but being prima donnas, felt it was someone else's job to report it. It was no big surprise when their inirktion turned the first floor into the new company swimming pool.
Etymology: inaction, irk
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COMMENTS:
bad case of inerktia i'd say - galwaywegian, 2007-06-15: 05:57:00
It's words like these that help me find my inirk child. - Clayton, 2007-06-15: 07:58:00
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Discomplaincent
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dis-kuhm-pleyn-suhnt
Sentence: Janice is so discomplaincent that she even fusses about her own inactivity.
Etymology: discontent (dissatisfaction) + complain (grumble about) + complacent (pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect)
Longwhineded
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: long/wine/did
Sentence: The head trader was so longwhineded that the constant cacophony he created garnered him the distinction of being known as a whine expert.
Etymology: long winded (constant) + whine
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes i wish I could "trade heads"... - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 17:40:00
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Criticycle
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: KRIH-tih-sye-kuhl
Sentence: Alex's girlfriend had no idea that her laments over his lack of mouthwash merely put her in a criticycle.
Etymology: criticise + cycle (circling round and round)
Wallution
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: wall-u-tion
Sentence: Is she actually upset that herc lothes don't match?? ... no, she just picked out clashing clothes this morning because she enjoys walluting
Etymology: from wallow + solution
Gripertia
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: gry-per-sha
Sentence: I started my new job hoping to help bring real change and fix real problems, instead all I found was gripertia.
Etymology: gripe + inertia
Comments:
Still bothered by office politics? Well, as Timothy Johnson advises in GUST, it's time quit complaining and take action, or at least, it's time to make up a new word about complaining... Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram and Timothy! ~ James
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Robert J. Sawyer, winner of Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel, will be our featured author at Verbotomy next week. See Get a Science-Fiction Verbotomy from Robert J. Sawyer. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James