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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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Intendshunspanner
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in tend shun span ner
Sentence: Jane found out the hard way that the road to Hell is indeed paved with good intendshunspanners. Jack's kitty poo removal efforts were litterally thrown back in his fece.
Etymology: intend (purpose)& shun (avoid) & spanner(wrench)
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COMMENTS:
Liked the sentence and etymology ... very creative! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 20:14:00
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Counselitter
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kown sel it ter
Sentence: Leo's job as a Catholic School Counsellor was hard enough. When he came home, he also tried to help Kitty and her cat, Catamoron. Sadly everything Leo touched turned catastrophic fur him. Feline dejected, he realized he was really a counselitter. His latest catastrophe made him catatonic and he decided to quit catechism, drive off in his Catellac and catapault himself on the road, away from his troubles. He travelled to the Catskills, Catalonia, Catelina and the Catacombs. What did he learn on his travels? We'll never know, because he got cataracts, a catheter and catarrh...cat got his tongue.
Etymology: Counsel/Counsellor (some who gives advice about problems) & Litter (rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places);1.A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with sand, clay chips, etc.)
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COMMENTS:
A catartic read! Good word. - splendiction, 2010-04-27: 19:51:00
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Dupelomatic
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: dup-lo-ma-tic
Sentence: "See if I try to help you EVER AGAIN!" Kimberly said, angry over a dupelomatic mishap. Kimberly insists that she "was only trying to help Zinnia organize her button collection" but that doesn't explain why Kimberly found herself ankle deep in bird droppings.
Etymology: Dupe (easily fooled) + Diplomatic (friendly, cordial)
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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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)
Samaritrashed
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sah - MARE - uh - trasht
Sentence: When Germond tried to clear the clog in Beatrices's toilet with a compressor and suddenly found himself covered in fresh sewage he realized he had once again been samaritrashed while innocently trying to help someone.
Etymology: Mix of samaritan and trashed
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COMMENTS:
Did the kitty litter in the cartoon inspire this sentence! Wow ... strong images today. lol! Good blend of words, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:34:00
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Sainttomarse
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: snt-toe-MARSS
Sentence: Benedict was a true sainttomarse. Every time he volunteered to help a friend move house he ended up with all the sh*t jobs.
Etymology: saint (one with good intentions) + Saint Thomas + arse (from whence the doo doo)
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COMMENTS:
ROFL - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 04:59:00
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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: philanthropist + explode
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:38:00
Had I three votes, this would get one. - ErWenn, 2008-02-07: 20:01:00
very nice stevenson - purpleman, 2008-02-08: 08:00:00
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Hellperskelter
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hell - per - skell - ter
Sentence: Lenny was beginning to feel all hellperskelter. Instead of experiencing the warm fuzzy feeling that should come with doing good deeds for his friends, he had been thrust into some type of helper hell where everything had gone awry. He gave his friend Bruce an opinion about a relationship issue last week which had led to his breakup with Ilene. Now, Jenny was calling him to inform him that he had killed her prize Yucca plant that he had done his best to care for when she was out of town on business.
Etymology: The word helper (someone who assists another or helps) is combined with Hell to form the first part of this word + skelter (from helter skelter) tumultuous disorder; confusion.
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Great etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:08:00
VERY creative, M. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:02:00
I like it! One vote for you! - logarithm, 2008-12-02: 17:28:00
Brilliant! - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 19:57:00
LMAO! This is a good one! - mzoctober84, 2008-12-03: 12:49:00
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Boomerangel
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Boom-er-ane-jel or boom-er-ang-le
Sentence: Despite all his efforts, Jack's best friend /guardian angel, Alex, just couldn't stop him from getting into all kinds of trouble. Which inevitably rebounded back on the angel, getting him the nickname Boomerangel
Etymology: Boomerang - (Australian) An aerodynamic weapon with the property of eliptical flight. or to rebound upon. Angel - Helpmate, guardian
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COMMENTS:
very nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 15:57:00
Out of this world! Heavenly! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:45:00
I was looking for a way to use 'boomerang' too, but I couldn't get it to work — you sure did! Excellent creation. - Tigger, 2008-02-11: 01:03:00
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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. ;-)