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DEFINITION: v. To habitually object to and contradict other people's statements, especially if they include any facts or opinions. n. A person who finds fault what other people say no matter what it is, and lets them know it.
Verboticisms
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Contraryan
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon trayr ee yan
Sentence: Marian, Marian, quite the Contraryan, You argue with everyone you know, If your friend had said rain or shine, you would have said, snow! When warned of the truck, you said it was a van and that was your final answer, Your Teutonic pride should have told you it was actually a very fast Panzer.
Etymology: Contrary (very opposed in nature or character or purpose) & Aryan (according to Nazi doctrine, a Caucasian person of Nordic descent) & Panzer (German armoured tank)
Ornodict
Created by: Echos
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She hung up the phone, sick of his ornodicting everything she said.
Etymology: From "ornery" and "dictate"
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COMMENTS:
Very emotive words! Great etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:31:00
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Contrattitude
Created by: DiPpO
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The teacher dismissed the students remarks, stating that his contrattitude would get him trouble some day.
Etymology: contra + attitude, no need for explenations, is there?
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COMMENTS:
Brings that negative attitude right out of the lines of the definition. Great word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 20:59:00
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Negatiff
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: neg-eh-tif
Sentence: Roland almost always has a negative attitude and no matter what topic arises he invariably launches a juvenile and always bitter negatiff with much acrimony and and rude contradictions.
Etymology: Blend of 'negative' (lacking positive qualities, disagreeable) and 'tiff' (a petty quarrel)
Painsay
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: PANE say
Sentence: Everything with her is an insult, and I get tired of the constant painsay.
Etymology: GAINSAY: to contradict PAIN: to be someone who annoys
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COMMENTS:
A panesay has lots of windows of opportunities! - Nosila, 2009-01-05: 18:09:00
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Autofault
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: aw - toe - fawlt
Sentence: Jim was an autofault specialist. No matter what anyone said, he would contradict or correct the statement. Moreover, he had something negative to say about everyone. I know he would really criticize this sentence since it is not clever and contains no interesting story. He is already critizing my lack of originality in illustrating my Verbotomy word today. I will wait for his comments below and just try to ignore them.
Etymology: Automatic (to operate independently of thought control (involuntary), Acting or done as if by machine; mechanical) + Fault (the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection)
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COMMENTS:
I think I know Jim. - Mustang, 2009-01-05: 19:27:00
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Internoper
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: in ter nope er
Sentence: We all know the ultimate intruder, that ruder person, who obsessively interjects to disagree with anything anyone says. The ultimate internoper that constantly interrupts, intercepts and interferes in any intercourse, to naysay and negate, everything everyone said.
Etymology: INTERLOPER, NOPE. INTERLOPER - intruder; as one who intrudes on anything anyone says. NOPE - to disagree, to naysay.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-05: 10:35:00
like it silvery tree person! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-05: 12:20:00
Hey Silvery, this is great...captured the meaning well. - mweinmann, 2009-01-05: 16:22:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2009-01-05: 19:29:00
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Zigele
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /zi-ge-le/ (note: the stress is on the first vowel of the word)
Sentence: WOMAN No.1: “So I tell my Moishe: ‘Don’t climb up that ladder. You’re no spring chicken!’ And what does he tell me? He tells me: ‘I’m no spring chicken, but I still know how to change a light bulb!’ And I say: ‘Don’t change that light bulb. We will call Isak. He will change the light bulb.’ And what does my old ZIGELE say? He says: ‘Go away woman. I will change the light bulb!’ So now he’s a triple impotent, can you imagine?” WOMAN No.2: “A triple impotent? What is a triple impotent? How do you go from changing a light bulb to being a triple impotent?” WOMAN No.1: “Well he fell. I tell you, that ZIGELE fell off the ladder. It was a really bad fall. Oi, vei…” WOMAN no.2: “So what? What does it have to do with impotence? What is triple impotence?” WOMAN no.1: “Well… he was a regular impotent before, you know… except now he has two broken hands and he bit half his tongue off.”
Etymology: ZIGELE (fr. Yiddish) - a goat
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COMMENTS:
So Moishe is now geschnecktigezoik? Oi, who knew! That story made me verklempt! - Nosila, 2010-05-20: 17:55:00
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Hipsterjection
Created by: brasstax82
Pronunciation: hip-stir-ject-shun
Sentence: Tom quickly realized in the apple store that the rumors he heard weren't as stupid as he thought, but he was just falling victim of constant hipsterjection after hipsterjection.
Etymology: Hipsters- Duches that constantly correct or disagree with people. Objection- to disagree with
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-03-11: 21:51:00
Well done, Biscotti and James!
Thank you Silvery! I won't rebutt a compliment. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James