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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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Thicktongue
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: thiktonque
Sentence: hecould not speak he had a thicktonque
Etymology: thik as in fat en tongue as in your mouth
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COMMENTS:
And maybe his head was thick too! - wordmeister, 2007-02-08: 17:38:00
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Stunblock
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: STUHN-blok
Sentence: The moment Chrissy walked into the room, Jeremy developed a bad case of stunblock. He's been like that since noon.
Etymology: stun+block
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COMMENTS:
Good! - wordmeister, 2007-02-08: 09:26:00
great! I like this one. - w5lf9s, 2007-02-11: 02:49:00
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Catafear
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Kat - u - feer
Sentence: Bob headed for the stage and then froze with catafear, he knew he could never give the speech without stuttering.
Etymology: Cata - From Catatonic- An abnormal condition characterized by stupor, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs. Fear - A reason for dread or apprehension.
Catastronic
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cat-a-stron-ic
Sentence: For a moment, Kelly was catastronic, when he realised the potential catastrophe he had narrowly avoided.
Etymology: catatonic (muscular rigidity and mental stupor) + catastrophic (failure - big time)
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! - BMott, 2007-02-08: 03:28:00
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Skierdycatatonic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skēərdēkatətänik
Sentence: Tim took his first-ever trip to a ski resort. He was told it would be a great place to meet young women. He was only one step beyond the lift when the pretty instructor smiled at him. He immediately went skierdycatatonic. It took 4 instructors to get him out of his skis and into the lodge.
Etymology: ski (travel over snow on skis) + scaredy-cat (a timid person) + catatonic (in an immobile or unresponsive stupor)
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COMMENTS:
brilliant! - galwaywegian, 2011-01-25: 10:21:00
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Paralump
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: para.lump
Sentence: "So, what did he do when she finally spoke to him?" - "Well, you know him, he's a paralump, stood there like a statue."
Etymology: paralyse+lump
Discoblobulated
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: disk oh blob ewe lay ted
Sentence: He was so discoblobulated when the woman of his dreams asked him to dance that he went totally rigid. Well, 98% rigid.
Etymology: discombobulated, disco, blob
Angstladen
Created by: Ecke21
Pronunciation: AngSt La den
Sentence: He was so angstladen that all he could do was stare at her.
Etymology:
Riskfreeze
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'risk-frEz/
Sentence: She was so timid that even at Baskin Robbins, the possibility of picking a flavor she might not enjoy would cause her to riskfreeze.
Etymology: From risk + freeze
Startalized
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: star ta lye sd
Sentence: colin was startalized to the point of hardly even breathing when tracy walked in to the room.
Etymology: from startled and paralyzed.
Comments:
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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