Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v., To clean up another person's mess, only to have all their garbage dumped right on top of you. n., A person who tries to help other people solve their problems but always ends up in deep doo-doo.
Verboticisms
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Jackassist
Created by: Magnetic
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Trying to meddle in coworkers' problems ended up getting Bob fired -- that'll teach him to be such a jackassist.
Etymology: jackass + assist
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COMMENTS:
Roaring with laughter! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 20:01:00
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Litterati
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lit ter a tee
Sentence: After Joe had finished reading "Cat on the Hot Tin Roof", he had to go clean out Tiger's stinkbox. After tripping over his pet and showering himself with its debris, Joe became a true litterati.
Etymology: Litter (trash;material used for animal indoor toilets) & Literati (the literary intelligentsia;people who write, are well written or who publish or critique books)
Poomerang
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: poōmərang
Sentence: Wendell loves to help others. The problem is that most of his efforts turn into poomerangs.
Etymology: poo (excrement) + boomerang (of a plan or action - return to the originator, often with negative consequences)
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COMMENTS:
pooriffic word - Nosila, 2010-04-27: 23:18:00
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Lamentidy
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Lay-mint-tie-dee
Sentence: Paul was just trying to help out, but fell victim to lamentidy as the cat knocked over the litterbox.
Etymology: A combination of "lament" and "tidy".
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COMMENTS:
Nice combination! More! More! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:03:00
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Samarian
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: sa-mare-ee-ann
Sentence: It's a dirty job but if my Samarian in shining armor won't do it, no one will.
Etymology: variation of the "good Samaritan"
Disgustedoody
Created by: drizzydrake
Pronunciation: dis cust ted dude e
Sentence: i tried helping but i got bad luck and got disgustedooodied on.
Etymology: dis (bad) gusted (luck) doody(poopfall)
Excremunicate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ex kree myoonee kayt
Sentence: Morty knew it was going to be one of those days, when Myra would excremunicate him for trying to clean her cat Mungo's litter box. Mungo went turdally mental and attacked Morty as he carried the pan full of ripe cat poopsadaisies and tripped over a stool on the way outside. Morty could not win for losing. Myra was more concerned for the crap strewn all over her dungalow than for the fact that Morty lay in a dung heap on the kitchen floor. How could he save feces over this debacle? He felt like he had just bought a bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune game of life!
Etymology: Excrement (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body) & Excommunicate (exclude from a community)
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COMMENTS:
LOL very punny - petaj, 2008-12-02: 04:21:00
(cl)assy - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 04:28:00
Sounds pretty crappy to me. - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:34:00
Great sentence - even greater last two lines! I'll never see P Sajak or that tv show without the 'bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune' - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:19:00
VERY economical construction, Nozee. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:32:00
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Philanthroplode
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fi/lan/thruh/plode
Sentence: John philanthroplodes a few times a week. He constantly jumps into squabbles and situations looking out for and defending his friends, only to become the target of his friend's aggressor.
Etymology: PHILANTHROPLODE - verb - from PHILANTHROPIST (one who loves mankind and seeks to help others and promote the good of others) + EXPLODE (to burst, fly into pieces, or break up violently)
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:30:00
Very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:23:00
You just can't keep it all cooped up inside. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:47:00
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Pinchedhitter
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pinched/hittur
Sentence: When I volunteered to help out a friend with her two year old twins I didn't realize I'd be the pinchedhitter.
Etymology: pinched + hit + pinch-hitter (substitute)
Negatate
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: neh-guh-tayt
Sentence: Jonny became the negatate when Mittens attacked him for trying to clean out his litterbox
Etymology: From negated, meaning to be cancelled out by another action
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleman. Thank you purpleman. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-07: 21:21:00
Had fun with your definition today, purpleman! A rose for your good cartoon, James! (an aside for pupleman and Stevenson about a past verbot: You both noted that beefcant got votes but no comments. It was because most of the compliments I thought turned my face red! If you care to go back and take a look, I'm tickled pink to tell you I finally came up with one I could post!)
Smells like a rose or maybe a strawberry. Thanks Silveryaspen! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-12-02: 13:05:00
Great word. Great etymology.
silveryaspen - 2008-12-02: 13:08:00
in the wrong box again! I'm flummboxed!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleman. Thank you purpleman. ~ James
scrabbelicious - 2010-05-01: 13:17:00
What can I say, fools seldom differ. ;-)