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DEFINITION: v. To get what you wished for, but not exactly what you wanted. n. A wish come true that's a total let down.
Verboticisms
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Obliteraled
Created by: jboehnker
Pronunciation: uh blit' er eld
Sentence: Bob's hopes were obliteraled the moment he saw the twelve-inch pianist appear; the genie had obviously misheard his wish.
Etymology: obliterated + literal
Rueverie
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: roo ver ree
Sentence: Noah was no stranger to heartache and yearning. When he spotted the pretty brunette in the park, he was filled with a sense of awe and hope. His hopes of happily-ever-after quickly faded to rueverie when she gave him heck for staring at her. His dreams were further crashed when the voice which assailed his ears was that of a man...
Etymology: Rue (feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about) & Reverie (an abstracted state of absorption;absent-minded dreaming while awake;a sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment)
Wishwreck
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: wuish - rek
Sentence: Oliver was the victim of a wishwreck this week. This often happened to him. He would build up a fantasy about something or someone in his mind and when he finally got what he wanted, reality was often disappointing.
Etymology: wish, wreck
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COMMENTS:
Reality is for those who lack imagination - artr, 2009-07-28: 09:39:00
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Yeano
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: yee-no
Sentence: Yeano... thats not wat i wanted.
Etymology: yea!+ oh no!
Dreamsink
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: dreem-sing-k
Sentence: Doug wanted her so bad but it turned out to be a total dreamsink as soon as she opened her mouth.
Etymology: dream + heatsink (a heatsink dissipates heat)
Giftmiffed
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: gift-mift
Sentence: The red Ferrari was great, as far as it went. However,the fact that it was 3 inches long and in a little plastic box left Nigel feeling distinctly giftmiffed
Etymology: gift + miffed (unhappy, disappointed)
Wishfulfoulment
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: wish full foul ment
Sentence: He stopped tossing his ball from hand to hand for a moment. Slowly swaying his way was a hot princess...oh if he could only just speak to her. He accidentally dropped his ball. She picked it up. “I like this ball, can I keep it?” He stared, unable to speak. She noticed HIM!? She screached, “Stop staring at me! I guess I’ll keep it!” Sometimes wishfulfoulments will happen.
Etymology: A play on "wishfulfillment", "foul".
Erislapped
Created by: elstiko
Pronunciation: Air-Iss-L-appe-d
Sentence: After praying for relief form the drought, Mark was erislapped by torrential rains which destroyed his entire village.
Etymology: Slapped by Eris
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COMMENTS:
baloney! - elstiko, 2006-12-13: 23:12:00
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Wishboned
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wishbohnd
Sentence: The young comedian wanted more than anything to make the beautiful blonde in the front row laugh. He was completely wishboned when she started braying like a donkey with hiccups.
Etymology: wish (desire)+ boned (screwed)
Comments:
ATTENTION ALL PLAYERS: Round One is ending today and we will be declaring the first official Verbotomy winner!
We will start Round Two on Monday with fresh scores -- i.e. everyone starts with zero!
So please cast your final votes for this round's verboticisms today. Good luck!
wordmeister - 2006-11-24: 11:16:00
Good word chris. I have been giftmiffed a few times. Hey, does anyone know what the official title will be for the game winner? They should be able to come up with a good title. How about adding "VbD" to the playername since the winner should be awarded a "Doctorate in Verbotomy".
- 2006-11-24: 11:40:00
The winner (mother?) will be drunk with the power, so how about "Verbloto"?
- 2006-11-24: 11:48:00
Mother drunk?? Never!!! (heavy sarcasm)
- 2006-11-24: 11:50:00
the two styles of drawings seem blended now - very cool
Thanks!
deadpanwalking - 2006-12-05: 11:09:00
My vote's for Mother. Consistently clever. Having said that ... watch your back in round 2!