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DEFINITION: v. To display your power in social network by picking on the weaker members of the community. n. A person who steps on other people's toes and kicks bunnies.
Verboticisms
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Acrimonymiss
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ack - ruh - MONE - ee - miss
Sentence: Blanche never misses a chance to point out other people's mistakes or weak points and considers herself to be a bit better than everyone else. But she is regarded in her social circles as an acrimonymiss because of the nasty manner in which she delivers her criticisms.
Etymology: Blend of acrimony and the title 'miss'
Joylessfrumper
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Joy-less-frump-er
Sentence: Froncene was a mean old joylessfrumper and when she would get angry, it would make you want to kick her in her rumper!
Etymology: Joyless: Cheerless; dismal,lacking joy. Frumper: (slang for frumpy) A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable,dowdy,dreary and drab. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
Browserbeat
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: brow ser beet
Sentence: By day, Faye was a mild mannered person. But at night, in front of her screen with several cocktails under her belt,Faye loved to browserbeat others on websites and networks where she could remain anonymous and insulting to vent her spleen at will. It's like addiction fed the other.
Etymology: Browser (Computer Science A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks) & Browbeat (bully;dominate;intimidate)
Clemenemesis
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Clem-en-em-eh-sis
Sentence: Richard Snodgrass was a passive man. He was bland and meek and wore lots of beige. His clemenemesis was Judy, his secretary, who ran the office with an iron fist and steel capped stilettos. He was ok with that, even though it made him feel weak. It meant people hated her instead of him, and his little rebellions consisted of meekly implying a decision was in fact hers and there was little he could do. Often that was right. He practiced sharp shooting on the weekends and dreamt about being a Pythonesque ferocious killer bunny.
Etymology: Clement - gentle, forgiving, pleasant; Nemesis - one's most villainous enemy. Eminem - popular and has no doubt stepped on some toes to get there; Mennuhmennuh - part of the chorus of the Muppet song, sung best by Animal, who is both an animal and fluffy..
Matriarchenemy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mey/tree/arch/en/uh/mee
Sentence: Janice became the matriarchenemy of the book club regulars by verbally attacking the opinions of Dody, the friendliest and most popular member at the neighbourhood library Book of the Month discussion.
Etymology: matriarch + archenemy (antagonist, adversary, attacher)
Antacony
Created by: torontorc
Pronunciation: an-tay-cone-ee
Sentence: Antacony is the act of a bully picking on the weakest person.
Etymology:
Membrrrr
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: mem-burrrr
Sentence: Hitting the "Create-a-Word" button on Verbotomy, purpleartichokes was "rewarded" with James' pre-programmed response: “Membrrrr” Loading: Checking dictionary for possible matching words... Spelling: Looks like your keyboard got stuck on one letter. Do you want to spell it like that? Existing: As expected, with such random letters Membrrrr does not match any existing dictionary words. Unique: And... (another insult that didn't copy. Care to fill in the blank James?) Purple now suspects that James is not only the host, but also a membrrrr.
Etymology: member, brrrr (an icy reaction to being given the cold shoulder)
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COMMENTS:
Are you suggesting that the our automated tech support and creativity hints are a little icy? ~ James - Verbotomy, 2008-04-02: 07:26:00
suggesting?! heh! Very creative, purple! (May I call you purple?) - Jamagra, 2008-04-02: 07:53:00
I dunno James, why don't you just make the comments more succinct; say something like, "Wow, that's a really, really, crappy word! Care to join another site?", and give a link to Hooked on Phonics. Of course I jest... I love the verbsnottery! And thanks for the sentence! Jamagra, I think Miss Speller may be a better moniker for me. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-02: 09:44:00
and her's one for you purple 'Try to remembrrrr the kind of Septembrrrr' - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 12:51:00
oops should have been 'here's' - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 12:52:00
Gawd, I hate that song. (then follow, follow-follow-follow...) Gee, thanks. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-02: 19:07:00
Very interesting! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:34:00
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Stabotage
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: stab/oh/taj
Sentence: Max' prime motivation in life was to stabotage friendly environments.
Etymology: sabotage + stab
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - Mustang, 2008-04-02: 18:05:00
"Beastie Boys" stuff! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:45:00
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Nextdoorneighbully
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nekstdôrnāboŏlē
Sentence: It can be easy to identify the nextdoorneigbully. Just look for a couple of houses for sale on your street with one in the middle that’s not. If there are more houses for sale up and down that street, you might want to reconsider that under-priced bargain you found.
Etymology: next-door neighbor (a person in or to the next house or room) + bully (a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker)
Camaraderaptor
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: kä'mə-rä'də-rāp'tər
Sentence: After Georgette appended gushingly complimentary comments to every one of the submissions on the poetry blog, Flo just couldn't help herself. She was, by her very nature, a camaraderaptor. She posted a stinging limerick, the first line of which was, "A bunny rabbit named Georgette... ."
Etymology: 'camara,' var. of 'kamara,' soviet-era spy technology popular with kgb notable Boris Badinov; 'der,' German article; 'apt,' particularly appropriate, as this definition vis. doseydotes; 'or,' denoting approximately equally-weighted alternatives, as in 'defecate or vacate the porcelain receptacle.'
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COMMENTS:
Still laughing over the last line. Great! - Jamagra, 2008-04-02: 08:41:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 12:55:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-04-02: 18:06:00
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-02: 19:03:00
Stache, you are an etymologizing animal! Very funny; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:30:00
thanks, y'all. from giants among verbotomists such as yourselves these kind words mean much. - stache, 2008-04-02: 23:21:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by doseydotes. Thank you doseydotes. ~ James
Jamagra - 2008-04-02: 00:18:00
Dang! Where can I get those shoes?! Love them! ...and another fabulous cartoon to add to an abunnydant collection.
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-02: 07:09:00
I want the bunny!
The shoes and bunny are available in my imagination... And now, I guess they are part of yours too! You can wear them while you're playing Verbotomy. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-02: 09:50:00
Ouch! The varmint bit me! Bad Bunny! Now he's pooping all over the keyboarddddd. Oops, the "dddd" key is stuck.
arrrteest - 2008-04-02: 23:27:00
Killer Rabbit! Retreat!
Today's definition was suggested by doseydotes. Thank you doseydotes. ~ James
Annette Gray - 2009-05-21: 03:58:00
I really enjoy reading the funny words and etymologies of this Abrakadeborah. What great site!