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DEFINITION: To be so afraid of failure that you become paralyzed -- unable to move, respond or even say a word.
Verboticisms
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Numbdumb
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: num/dum
Sentence: When he came face to face with his boss to ask for the deserved raise, he became totally numbdumb.
Etymology: numb + dumb
Verbrozen
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: ver-brO-zen
Sentence: After playing verbotomy so much, his exotic vocabulary became a crutch. And when his co-workers demanded that he speak in plain English, he was simply verbrozen.
Etymology: verb+frozen
Fretrified
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: fret-riff-ride
Sentence: Thinking of the possible consequences of screwing up his final examination paper had Tony so completely fretrified, he failed to write a single word...
Etymology: fret + petrified
Emotocomitosis
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: eemoto-comit-osis
Sentence: Wracked with emotocomitosis, he pushed out his arms to shake hands before instantly drawing it back
Etymology: emoto - connected to matters emotional; comitosis - in a frozen, lifeless state
Fauxpause
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: fo-pawz
Sentence: During the job interview, when Bob was asked his name, he suddenly became striken with a severe case of fauxpause, and was only able to produce an unintelligible high-pitched squeak.
Etymology: faux pas, pause
Freezeframed
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: frEEze-frAmed
Sentence: The professor of David's Physics class got an inside tip that David has stolen the upcoming exam. When the professor confronted him, David just sat freezeframed, not being able to speak in his defense.
Etymology: freeze, as in motionless/ frame, as in catching one moment of time./ framed, being set up using false evidence.
Stagnitized
Created by: tealismyname
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was competely stagnitized when i saw that crazy bear!
Etymology:
Errimmobilis
Created by: cryptc
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Error, and Immobilis from latin.
Performortis
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: per + for + mort + iss
Sentence: Chuck's performotris was a particular liability in the bedroom.
Etymology: Perform + rigormortis
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COMMENTS:
Hehe! Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-08: 12:32:00
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Angstladen
Created by: Ecke21
Pronunciation: AngSt La den
Sentence: He was so angstladen that all he could do was stare at her.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by mana1066. If you have an idea that you'd like verbotomized, send it to us! Go to: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by mana1066. If you have an idea that you'd like verbotomized, send it to us! Go to: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
Thanks! ~ James
wordmeister - 2007-02-08: 14:08:00
Hey this room is nice.... Not too big