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DEFINITION: v. To try to change the world by turning words into actions. n. A person who carries the hopes and dreams of the world on their shoulders.
Verboticisms
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Motivorator
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mow tiv owe ray tor
Sentence: What we need is a motivorator, a verbotomover to put the bam back into politics.
Etymology: motivator, orator
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COMMENTS:
Luv the way it subtly raises questions about politicians' motives! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 12:54:00
as in O bam a - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-20: 14:53:00
should remind us that words are powerful....you can move a nation with words.... - mweinmann, 2009-01-21: 08:28:00
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Twangntweak
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: TWAENG n tweak
Sentence: If we really want to change the world, twangntweak is what is needed: it's not about making huge changes, it's about making small changes relevant to real people, but honestly following through on those small changes that are promised.
Etymology: TWANG: a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English or a term used by NASA for the forward jolt of a space shuttle TWEAK: slang term for the act of making subtle changes
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COMMENTS:
Oooh- I like the NASA reference. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-22: 06:27:00
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Atlaspiration
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: at/las/peer/ay/shun
Sentence: It will take someone with extreme atlaspiration to shoulder the problems facing the globe today. I think Obama can do it.
Etymology: Atlas (mythical Titan giant who carried the heavens on his shoulders) + aspiration (strong desire, ambition)
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COMMENTS:
At Last! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 11:26:00
Extremely Excellent. The need for an Atlas to shoulder the atlas, the book of all places and things of this world, and to do it with hope ... to aspire to make it better. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:01:00
Great word - TJayzz, 2009-01-20: 13:48:00
Yeah, that's the one I was trying to think of...good job! No shrugalapsing allowed, though... - readerwriter, 2009-01-20: 17:02:00
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Motination
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: mow - tin - ashun
Sentence: This country has been in great need of a president with motination; that is someone who can motivate the nation to facilitate the changes necessary to meet the challenges of the current time. We do need a few new words but we need more than words, we need someone who can help transform ideas and words into action.
Etymology: Motivate + Nation --- Motivate (give an incentive for action, impel to action) Nation (a politically organized body of people under a single government;the people who live in a nation or country)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent sentence. So true. Excellent word. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:14:00
love the sentence - coachcorrie26, 2009-01-21: 00:33:00
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Curier
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: cure-ee-urh
Sentence: the one that delivers the solution, commonly known as the curier
Etymology: cure - courier
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COMMENTS:
Splendid verbotomy! Will Obama be the doctor, the curier, we hope? - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:09:00
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Obamamia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: oba ma meeya
Sentence: Obamamia, here we go again My my, how can we resist you? Obamamia, does it show again? My my, just how much we've missed you, Yes, we've been broken-hearted But now we can't wait to get you started No wonder why your charisma did grow, Obamamia, now we really know, My my, we could never let you go...
Etymology: Obama-President Elect; mia (ital. for "my") rhymes with Mamma Mia.
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COMMENTS:
LOL! Luv it! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 01:27:00
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Articulaction
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ärtikyəlakshən
Sentence: A great speech is wonderful but now it's time to stand back and watch the articulaction.
Etymology: articulation (the action of putting into words an idea or feeling of a specified type) + Action (the fact or process of doing something)
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:38:00
Amen! - Nosila, 2009-01-20: 22:21:00
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Baracktothefuture
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ba-rak-to-the-fyuchur
Sentence: When embarking on making the world a better place you should always go baracktothefuture by looking at where things went wrong in the past and vowing to put things right.
Etymology: Barack(forename of the new President of the United States) + Tothefuture(looking forward) = Baracktothefuture
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COMMENTS:
Forward! Into the Past! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 11:25:00
Wonderful word and thought! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 12:48:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-20: 14:50:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-01-20: 15:52:00
InAWEguration! - Nosila, 2009-01-20: 22:20:00
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Obamanator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: oh-BOM-uh-aytr
Sentence: Carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders the new president of the United States came to town as the Obamanator, ready to do battle with all the nations foes and miseries.
Etymology: Word play on the movie title and character, the Terminator and the name of the new president.
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COMMENTS:
What a combo ... Obama and Arnold! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 12:57:00
I'll be Barack! Great word, Mustang! - Nosila, 2009-01-20: 22:06:00
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Globaltranslexikineticmogrification
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: GLOW-bill-trans-LEXY-kin-etic-MOGriff-ih CAY-shun (globaltranslexikineticmogrifier)
Sentence: I sincerely hope our new President succeeds in his GLOBALTRNSLEXIKINETICMOGRIFICATION in this new century of hope and inspires us all to move forward together in the criminal prosecution of BUSH and that bastard CHENEY for deliberately decieving the American public in order to launch an unnecessary and expensive war to enrich BIG OIL by sacrificing the lives of Patriotic American Soldiers.
Etymology: GLOBAL+TRANSform+LEXIcon+KINETIC+transMOGRIFICATION = GLOBALTRANSLEXIKINETICMOGRIFICATION.......... GLOBAL:relating to, or involving the entire world...TRANSFORM:to change in composition or structure;Middle English, from Middle French transformer, from Latin transformare, from trans- + formare to form, from forma form.....LEXICON:the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject;Etymology: Late Greek lexikon, from neuter of lexikos of words, from Greek lexis word, speech, from legein to say....KINETIC:of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy needed to change;Greek kinētikos, from kinētos, from kinein....TRANSMOGRIFY:to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect;origin unknown.
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COMMENTS:
I don’t give a goddamn. I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way. ... Stop throwing the Constitution in my face. It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!
-George W. Bush - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 11:09:00
right out of Mary Poppins - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-20: 14:57:00
Supercalifragilisticmywordisatrocious? - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 15:44:00
A mind is a terrible thing. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-21: 15:07:00
Globaltranslexikineticmogrification just sits at the bottom of the weekly results like a bad mollusk. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-21: 18:40:00
not any more :) - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-22: 14:48:00
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Comments:
silveryaspen - 2009-01-20: 12:18:00
The excellent verbotomies full of hope for a better future for the World overwhelmed and awed me today! Kudos to each and everyone of you.
So many great words keep rolling in...wish I had more votes...gotta remember not to vote until midnight (eastern standard time):)