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DEFINITION: To be so afraid of failure that you become paralyzed -- unable to move, respond or even say a word.
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Flatatonic
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: flat a ton ik
Sentence: When Star Trek geek Jaune Yellowhead pushed his other Star Trek geek friend, Ginger Carrotop, to ask the new girl out, Ginger went into a flatatonic state. The new girl with the magenta hair, Pinky Purple, was so cute that Ginger was speechless. Apparently love is colorblind and the phasers were on stunned that day.
Etymology: Flat (having lost effervescence;completely or partially deflated) & Catatonic (a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods
Stagnitized
Created by: tealismyname
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was competely stagnitized when i saw that crazy bear!
Etymology:
Angstladen
Created by: Ecke21
Pronunciation: AngSt La den
Sentence: He was so angstladen that all he could do was stare at her.
Etymology:
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
Freezetried
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: freeze + tried
Sentence: I was going to attempt the high jump, but I got so scared that I freezetried.
Etymology: Like freeze-dried, but with "tried."
Deerheadlighted
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: deer-hed-lie-ted
Sentence: many people become dearheadlighted when they see a beautiful and/or famous person they want to talk to and therefore cannot fulfill this goal.
Etymology: Everybody knows the deer-in-the-headlights look which comes from deer being locked into staring at the headlights of an approaching car which disables them from running away from said object.
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
Whitbatter
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: with-bather
Sentence: its seems to me , he's withbatter
Etymology: WITHout BATTerys
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COMMENTS:
ha! ha! - wordmeister, 2007-02-08: 15:11:00
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Northpoleaxed
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: north/pole/axd
Sentence: The thought of rejection completely northpoleaxed him leaving him frozen in place like frozen tag.
Etymology: north pole + poleaxed
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.
Comments:
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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