http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php Verboticisms: The latest invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers for today's Verbotomy comic and create-a-word challenge en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:16 EDT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:16 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Verbotomy.com help@verbotomy.com help@verbotomy.com http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=goose DEFINITION: n. A person who, despite professional lessons and incessant practice, cannot dance without looking like a ruptured goose. v. To dance in an awkward or clumsy manner. help@verbotomy.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:16 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=goose http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20217 Honkstrot: /honks trot/ SENTENCE:.When Xander Gander entered the local dance contest, Dancing With The Scars, he lived up to his reputation as the worst dancer in town. Jangled tangos, sad sambas, cheesy cha cha chas, jittery jitterbugs, wacko waltzes and dismal discos were all part of his dance card. What should have been a fabulous foxtrot turned into a horrible honkstrot. The judges cried fowl. Xander had to fly south to escape the dishonor he had brought on the dance academy, Poultry in Motion. ETYMOLOGY: Honks (sound a goose makes) & Trot (a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences) CREATED BY: Nosila. help@verbotomy.com (Nosila) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:14 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20217 http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=meating DEFINITION: v. To arrange with a friend to phone you with a "crisis" during a blind date, in case you need to make an emergency exit; n. A fake "emergency" phone call that is used to end a blind date. help@verbotomy.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 1:00:01 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=meating http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20216 Wolfoption: /Wul-fop-shun/ SENTENCE:."Sandra sure knows how to pick em. She was out with that nose-picker Dylan last night. I offered her the perfect wolfoption when i called her about my stubbed toe but she didn't take it!" ETYMOLOGY: Wolf- to cry wolf is to fraudulently raise alarm. from the modern parable The boy who cried wolf. Option- the availability of a choice in which to 'opt' CREATED BY: tbAG84. help@verbotomy.com (tbAG84) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 9:39:03 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20216 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20215 Emersis: // SENTENCE:. ETYMOLOGY: CREATED BY: AddaG. help@verbotomy.com (AddaG) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 8:47:20 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20215 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20214 Liephone: /līfōn/ SENTENCE:.Jill and Heather have a standing agreement. If either is out on a blind date the other is to liephone to report an emergency as an out from a bad evening. It’s amazing how many times Jill’s grandmother has been rushed to the hospital this year. ETYMOLOGY: lie (an intentionally false statement) + phone (short for telephone) CREATED BY: artr. help@verbotomy.com (artr) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 4:45:16 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20214 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20213 Liedescape: /lie-de-scape/ SENTENCE:.I need to come up with a liedescape before tonite. ETYMOLOGY: CREATED BY: edgegirl. help@verbotomy.com (edgegirl) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 2:26:41 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20213 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20212 Amourgency: /a moor jen see/ SENTENCE:.When Penelope arranged to meet her blind date, Pierre, at Le Cafe Bistro, she was very glad that she had arranged an amourgency call with her best friend Brigitte. Brigitte was to call ten minutes into their meeting and Penelope could use the opportunity to abort the mission if her date disappointed. The foul aroma which permeated Pierre and his clothing made that ten minutes seem like an eternity. Luckily she was saved by the bell and escaped from Pepe LePew just in time...eyes watering, breath held, gorge rising...need to throw away clothes and scrub down quickly...eewwww! ETYMOLOGY: Amour (French word for "love"... an intense feeling of affection;a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship) & Emergency (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action) CREATED BY: Nosila. help@verbotomy.com (Nosila) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:21:22 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=20212