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, 2 Jul 2009 11:30:05 EDT Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:30:05 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Verbotomy.com help@verbotomy.com help@verbotomy.com http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=peanuts DEFINITION: v. To prevent someone from participating in an undesired activity by engaging them in another activity which makes it impossible to do the first. n. Two things cannot be done at the same time. help@verbotomy.com Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:30:05 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=peanuts http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18388 Procedo: /prow SEE due/ SENTENCE:.Sam’s parents accomplished the amazing! He made his bed, vacuumed the downstairs, took out the garbage - all before breakfast! The procedo was that he couldn’t eat until his chores were done. ETYMOLOGY: From PROCEDURE and DO - to do a set activity before another activity. CREATED BY: splendiction. help@verbotomy.com (splendiction) Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:28:56 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18388 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18387 Resequentiate: /ree - see - quen - chee - ate/ SENTENCE:.When Lenny's behavior went off-track, Mona decided to resequentiate him. ETYMOLOGY: re (again, repeat, change) sequential (one at a time), suffix "tiate" (as in initiate, substantiate) CREATED BY: mweinmann. help@verbotomy.com (mweinmann) Thu, 2 Jul 2009 8:17:25 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18387 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18386 Distractivity: /dis-trac-tiv-i-ty/ SENTENCE:.Jill learned to keep a distractivity in her purse for social situations with Jack. If he became bored, he would get into trouble. At her mother's dinner party she heard him start a lively conversation about the elections with Uncle Will. Quickly she pulled a Game Boy out of her purse and sent him into the game room to wait for dinner. ETYMOLOGY: distract: divert attention + activity: an educational aid designed to stimulate learning through hands-on experience CREATED BY: mrskellyscl. help@verbotomy.com (mrskellyscl) Thu, 2 Jul 2009 6:46:35 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18386 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18385 Haltitasking: /hôltētasking/ SENTENCE:.Sharon can't stand it when her husband has nothing to do, defined as spending hours playing video games. To keep this from happening she makes sure to keep a full complement of haltitasking items on his honey-do list. Today he is cleaning the dental molding on all the furniture with a toothbrush. ETYMOLOGY: halt (bring or come to an abrupt stop) + multitasking (the simultaneous execution of more than one program or task) CREATED BY: artr. help@verbotomy.com (artr) Thu, 2 Jul 2009 4:17:04 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18385 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18384 Slyversionary: /sly ver shun ary/ SENTENCE:.Sandra kept Simon's activities on a short leash. Whenever he wanted to do something she did not approve of, she would create a slyversionary attack. For instance, major sporting events on television were missed because that darn tv "acted up again" or "the cable was out". How could he join his buddies hunting when his rifle and hunting license were not to be found anywhere? You get the picture, but Simon failed to notice the coincidence of these events. ETYMOLOGY: Sly (marked by skill in deception) & Diversionary (an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack;a tactic that diverts attention) CREATED BY: Nosila. help@verbotomy.com (Nosila) Thu, 2 Jul 2009 2:33:52 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18384 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18383 Etaskulate: /e/task/u/late/ SENTENCE:.Jenny had such control over Joe that she could easily etaskulate him. A planned night out at the pub with Joe's friends, or a Saturday golf game was always interrupted by Jenny's sudden urge to have him learn knitting, or help her sort her fashion magazine collection. ETYMOLOGY: ETASKULATE - VERB - from EMASCULATE (to castrate; to deprive of strength, or vigor; to weaken) + TASK CREATED BY: Stevenson0. help@verbotomy.com (Stevenson0) Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:46:41 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18383 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13956 Flikker: /flikker/ SENTENCE:.stop this you flikker ETYMOLOGY: fucker and licker, witch you can't do in the same time.!!!! CREATED BY: josje. help@verbotomy.com (josje) Sun, 25 May 2008 4:05:42 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13956 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13934 Occusly: /OCCUpy+SLY/ SENTENCE:.To get him out of the house while the guests arrived for the surprise party, I occuslied him by begging him to walk with me to the store, and I made sure we took the long way. ETYMOLOGY: OCCUpy+SLY CREATED BY: rebelvin. help@verbotomy.com (rebelvin) Fri, 23 May 2008 1:08:00 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13934 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13933 Nulltitasking: /null/tee/task/ing/ SENTENCE:.He got absolutely nothing accomplished once he began nulltitasking. ETYMOLOGY: null + multitasking CREATED BY: bookowl. help@verbotomy.com (bookowl) Thu, 22 May 2008 1:32:27 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13933 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13932 Rehabitulate: /(n.) rē'kə-bĭch'ə-lāt'; (tr.v.) rē'kə-bĭch'ə-lā'shən/ SENTENCE:.In recent years, an effective form of rehabitulation for incessant smokers has proven to be non-stop eating -- doctors, however, are not convinced the disease isn't worse than the cure. ETYMOLOGY: re- = "again" + hab[it] + [cap]itulation = "the act of surrendering" CREATED BY: milorush. help@verbotomy.com (milorush) Thu, 22 May 2008 8:39:20 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13932 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13931 Distractitask: /di-strakt-ih-task/ SENTENCE:."Hey Jim, look over here! Pie!" Mary vigorously pointed to the counter where a freshly baked pie was waiting to be dished out, trying to think of a way to get him to stop playing pocket pool. Jim's eyebrows raised as he took his hands from out of his pockets to reach for a plate. Just then, Mary's best friend walked in. The distractitask was successful. ETYMOLOGY: distract + task CREATED BY: pieceof314. help@verbotomy.com (pieceof314) Thu, 22 May 2008 8:31:47 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13931 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13930 Cullduggery: /kuhl-DUHG_uh-ree/ SENTENCE:.Roxie disrailed any of Bob's less- than-desirable activities through a strict program of cullduggery. ETYMOLOGY: CULL: Something picked out and put aside or removed as unrequired; SKULLDUGGERY:Instance(s) of less than desirable behaviour. Deception, dishonesty, trickery. CREATED BY: OZZIEBOB. help@verbotomy.com (OZZIEBOB) Thu, 22 May 2008 8:03:47 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13930 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13928 Womanipulate: /wooh man ipp yew layt/ SENTENCE:.Anytime the Honkers games were televised, she would use her considerable stache of lingerie to womanipulate the situation. Anything to prevent the new couch being covered with beer and pizza stains. ETYMOLOGY: woman, manipulate CREATED BY: galwaywegian. help@verbotomy.com (galwaywegian) Thu, 22 May 2008 7:46:02 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13928 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13927 Etaskulate: /e/task/u/late/ SENTENCE:.Jenny had such control over Joe that she could easily etaskulate him. A planned night out at the pub with Joe's friends, or a Saturday golf game was always interrupted by Jenny's sudden urge to have him learn knitting, or help her sort her fashion magazine collection. ETYMOLOGY: ETASKULATE - VERB - from EMASCULATE (to castrate; to deprive of strength, or vigor; to weaken) + TASK CREATED BY: Stevenson0. help@verbotomy.com (Stevenson0) Thu, 22 May 2008 7:12:41 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13927 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13926 Vacilasectomy: /va/sil/ah/sec/tummy/ SENTENCE:.After his vacilasectomy Jim couldn't bear the thought of staying focussed on anything for more than a few seconds. ETYMOLOGY: vacillate + vasectomy CREATED BY: Jabberwocky. help@verbotomy.com (Jabberwocky) Thu, 22 May 2008 6:05:22 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13926 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13925 Solitarsking: /soll-it-asking/ SENTENCE:.It helps to be good at solitarsking when working with preschoolers and trying to avoid little fingers getting up to mischief. ETYMOLOGY: solitary (single, one) + task (job, activity) inspired by the term multitasking which is really what is expected when the boss says you need to be multiskilled. CREATED BY: petaj. help@verbotomy.com (petaj) Thu, 22 May 2008 6:04:06 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13925 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13924 Divertrickery: /Dy-ver-trik-eree/ SENTENCE:.To stop Ted's disgusting smoking habit, Sue thought she would try a bit of divertrickery, so she invested in a computer generated football game(football being his passion). Soon he was so engrossed in the game that all thoughts of smoking were forgotten, after all it does take two hands to use the control pad. ETYMOLOGY: Divert(to distract attention away from) + Trickery(A skilful act or scheme intended to outwit someone) = Divertrickery CREATED BY: TJayzz. help@verbotomy.com (TJayzz) Thu, 22 May 2008 10:06:40 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13924 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13923 Incompaticake: /in cum pat eee cayk/ SENTENCE:.Barry is so dense...Nina plays incompaticake with him all the time to get him to stop doing things she doesn't like. ETYMOLOGY: incompatible + patty cake (game that would entertain a nearly primordial person :) The funny thing is, this is a real definition out there in Behavior Analysis Academia.. The real term for the technique is called Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behaviors (DRI) CREATED BY: diyan627. help@verbotomy.com (diyan627) Thu, 22 May 2008 3:19:13 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13923 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13922 Subterguile: /SUB - ter - gile/ SENTENCE:.Ambrosia employed a two pronged game of subterguile on her couch potato fiance, Guilford, first distracting him with alluring smiles and suggestions and then offering other options to lure him away from another weeked of non stop gaming with his LAN buddies on his computer. ETYMOLOGY: Blend of subterfuge and beguile CREATED BY: Mustang. help@verbotomy.com (Mustang) Thu, 22 May 2008 1:30:34 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13922 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13921 Snubstitution: //SNUB-sti-too-shun// SENTENCE:.Amanda had learned that when her boyfriend was arguing with her, the best thing to do was turn on the TV and tune in the sports channel. By using snubstitution, she could give his aggression another target. He would still be yelling and shouting, but gradually his attention would shift to the athletes and announcers on the TV instead of screaming at her. Also, sometimes when he was trying to be sweet, Don would serenade her in public, but he had a lousy singing voice — so she would just kiss him repeatedly until he gave up. ETYMOLOGY: Snub - to suddenly check or stop the action of; to reject (from Old Norse, snubba "to curse, scold, reprove") + Substitution - something which the place of something else; replacement (from Latin, substitutus "put in place of another") CREATED BY: Tigger. help@verbotomy.com (Tigger) Thu, 22 May 2008 1:18:48 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13921 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13920 Distractionhero: /diss trak shun heero/ SENTENCE:.Hazel Nutt was not just a good homemaker, despite the fact that her spouse paid her peanuts to keep the house. Unbeknownst to her family and friends, she became a distraction hero on the weekends. Her mission, should she choose to accept it, was to break all the other nuts of their bad habits. Some were shell-shocked, some would pine, some would get caught pecan at things they shouldn't, some were pistachio every night after happy hour and some were just plain mixed nuts. Her spouse, Wal Nutt was one of the worst offenders, but she'd crack him yet. He was almond to be reckoned with and she knew if she ever wanted to run off to be with the handsome Filbert, living among the Brazil Nuts, she'd have to distractionhero Wall Nutt somehow. One night when Wall Nutt was again peanut attention to her, she put on classical music on their stereo. As he dreamily listened to the music, she smuckered up behind him and conked him on the head with a hammer. Yes, and she had picked the perfect Tchaikcashewsky music to do it to, too...The Nutcracker Sweet! ETYMOLOGY: Distraction (the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something or an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations) + Action Hero (someone who saves the day and uses their powers to fight for a cause) CREATED BY: Nosila. help@verbotomy.com (Nosila) Thu, 22 May 2008 1:14:24 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13920 http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=sloth DEFINITION: n. An ingrained habit which is so entrenched in individual's personality that they practically have an identity crisis if anyone tries to change it. v. To try to modify a person's instinctive behavior and/or unconscious habits. help@verbotomy.com Wed, 1 Jul 2009 1:00:01 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=sloth http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18382 Impulsonality: /Im pulse SON a li tee/ SENTENCE:.His impulsonality remained constant through his adulthood. At any social gathering he’d end up laughing hysterically, uncontrollably, at the funny mistakes of others. His laughing spasms were so unique and funny in themselves, friends and family would deliberately set them going by telling one of the well-known stories. Attempts to calm and quiet his raucous laughing fits were all unsuccessful as his laughs would turn into angry roars. His roars were as loud as his laughs, but frightening. It was best to keep him happy. ETYMOLOGY: From: IMPULSE and PERSONALITY. CREATED BY: splendiction. help@verbotomy.com (splendiction) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 3:10:37 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18382 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18381 Stpodity: // SENTENCE:. ETYMOLOGY: CREATED BY: neumer. help@verbotomy.com (neumer) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:24:38 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18381 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18380 Mehavior: /mee - hae - vur/ SENTENCE:.Our mehavior is what defines who we are....it is a combination of our thoughts, habits, actions and reactions to the world around us. It is what makes us unique; what defines you and me and sets us apart....I will get very upset if someone tries to change my mehavior because I might not know who I am anymore. ETYMOLOGY: me (referring to the person him/herself), behavior CREATED BY: mweinmann. help@verbotomy.com (mweinmann) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 8:23:48 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18380 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18379 Convertid: /con-vert-id/ SENTENCE:.Marlin resisted being convertid. To do housework was an affront to his manly identity and he was in crisis. Why can't he just go play some golf and let Jenna dust and everyone would be happy? Jenna thought this attitude was Neanderthal and swore that if she had a son he would be trained better. ETYMOLOGY: convert: to change something from one use to another; to cause someone to change opinion or belief + id: Freudian theory identifies ID as the division of the psyche that is responsible for unconsious instinctual impulses + ID: a form of identification that verifies status or maturity CREATED BY: mrskellyscl. help@verbotomy.com (mrskellyscl) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 6:48:55 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18379 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18378 Propensidensity: /prəpensədensitē/ SENTENCE:.Tomtom is a drummer, not by occupation but by avocation. He drums on his desk. He drums on his steering wheel. Air drumming puts holding hands with his wife out of the question. She has tried to alter his propensidensity but has given up. To save her own sanity she has replaced most of the furniture in their house with padded versions. ETYMOLOGY: propensity (an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way) + Density (the degree of compactness of a substance) CREATED BY: artr. help@verbotomy.com (artr) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 4:43:37 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18378 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18377 Alterigor: /al-ter-EE-gor/ SENTENCE:.Natasha wanted her fiancé, Rudy, to be more upbeat and have a more pleasant nature so she embarked on a campaign she called alerigor, hoping in time to make him over to match her idea of the perfect husband. ETYMOLOGY: Blend of alter and Igor CREATED BY: Mustang. help@verbotomy.com (Mustang) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 3:26:10 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18377 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18376 Transfurants: /trans fur antz/ SENTENCE:.No matter how often Sophie got after her unemployed boyfriend Sid to clean the house, he acted and looked like a three-toed sloth and actually made a worse mess. He slept 20 hours a day and despite her transfurants, he never got anything done. One day, she came home from work to find he was gone. When he returned 2 hours later, he had gone to see The Transfurmers at the cinema and still got no housework done. She was furious fur that and was later convicted of manslother. ETYMOLOGY: Transference ((psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst;the act of transfering something from one form to another) & Fur (dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals) & Rants ( a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion;pompous or pretentious talk or writing;talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner) CREATED BY: Nosila. help@verbotomy.com (Nosila) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 1:00:44 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18376 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18375 Rutate: /ruht/teyt/ SENTENCE:.For years Jenny tried to rutate Joe's extreme behaviours, but finally had to turn the job over to a licensed psychiatrist. ETYMOLOGY: rut (a fixed, or established course of life) + mutate (to change; alter) CREATED BY: Stevenson0. help@verbotomy.com (Stevenson0) Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:10:49 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=18375 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13957 Nosense: /nonsence/ SENTENCE:.To help you, correct you or help you is nosense. ETYMOLOGY: Not and your Sence as in your mind. CREATED BY: josje. help@verbotomy.com (josje) Sun, 25 May 2008 4:07:48 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13957 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13952 Fediosyncrasy: /ef-ee-dee-oh-SIN-kra-see/ SENTENCE:.A new rumor spreading around the office- the boss has a fediosyncrasy of dressing up like Wonder Woman and roaming the streets of Los Angeles at dusk, twirling a pink-and-white baton. ETYMOLOGY: Fe (chemical symbol for Iron) + idiosyncrasy CREATED BY: Christianack. help@verbotomy.com (Christianack) Fri, 23 May 2008 10:13:20 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13952 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13929 Mythang: /meye th ang/ SENTENCE:.His mythang involved swivelling his hips, which were roughly the same proportions as a small battleship, in a circular motion while raising his eyebrows in a very scary manner, whenever he heard hawaiian music, which thankfully was not very often. ETYMOLOGY: my thang as in thing CREATED BY: galwaywegian. help@verbotomy.com (galwaywegian) Thu, 22 May 2008 7:51:48 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13929 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13919 Ticstinct: /tĭk'stĭngkt'/ SENTENCE:.Lucinda tried putting her hand on his in a gentle way, the same in a harsher, more abrupt way, requesting, cadjoling, hosing with cold water, offers of sex, and brutal beatings but through none of her efforts was she able to break Fatima's ticstinct to scratch with her fingernails on the wooden arm of the futon they shared in the sitting room of their apartment. ETYMOLOGY: tic, a nervous or unconscious action or habit; instinct, an inborn pattern of activity CREATED BY: stache. help@verbotomy.com (stache) Wed, 21 May 2008 10:35:40 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13919 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13917 Ridiom: /RID-ee-um/ SENTENCE:.Every time Hugh met a woman, he could not help but stop to smell her hair. Despite numerous awkward encounters, a couple restraining orders, and a very quiet love life he refused to stop, saying “I can’t help it. I’m just a sniffer.” But after the unfortunate incident with the black-belt transvestite, his friends had no choice but to put Hugh through a quick ridiom session. ETYMOLOGY: Rid (to remove) + idiom (a style that is characteristic of an individual) CREATED BY: TimTheEnchanter. help@verbotomy.com (TimTheEnchanter) Wed, 21 May 2008 8:23:20 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13917 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13916 Contragene: /CONTRAry+GENEtic/ SENTENCE:.Try as she might, she could never contragene my obnoxious habits. ETYMOLOGY: CONTRAry+GENEtic CREATED BY: rebelvin. help@verbotomy.com (rebelvin) Wed, 21 May 2008 8:01:06 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13916 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13915 Habitugrate: /ha-bit-you-grate/ SENTENCE:.The severity of his habitugrate is to the point that the couch can't sleep without John sitting on it with a beer for at least 3 hours each night. ETYMOLOGY: Habit, and grate (like grating cheese). Like trying to file down a bad habit only to make it sore and red. CREATED BY: daniellegeorge. help@verbotomy.com (daniellegeorge) Wed, 21 May 2008 3:46:09 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13915 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13910 Ruttate: /ruht/teyt/ SENTENCE:.For years Jenny tried to ruttate Joe's extreme behaviours, but finally had to turn the job over to a licensed psychiatrist. ETYMOLOGY: rut (a fixed, or established course of life) + mutate (to change; alter) CREATED BY: Stevenson0. help@verbotomy.com (Stevenson0) Wed, 21 May 2008 11:26:36 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13910 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13908 Foibledagain: /foy/bulled/again/ SENTENCE:.Drat! Foibledagain! I just got her to stop chewing her fingernails and now she's chewing her toenails. ETYMOLOGY: foible + play on foiled again CREATED BY: bookowl. help@verbotomy.com (bookowl) Wed, 21 May 2008 10:25:54 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13908 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13907 Intrinsick: /in-trin-sick - I defy you to pronounce it any other way/ SENTENCE:.Gordon collapsed to the floor with a seizure every time his girlfriend tried to work on his intrinsicks. There was no way she would ever be able to get him to have a back, sac and crack wax. ETYMOLOGY: intrinsic (inherent, elemental, innate) + sick (unwell, suffering from a malaise) CREATED BY: petaj. help@verbotomy.com (petaj) Wed, 21 May 2008 5:51:55 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13907 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13906 Innerbentshun: /in/ur/bent/shun/ SENTENCE:.Chris' predilection for licking his plate after supper forced Sally to arrange an intervention. This quickly turned into an innerbentshun when Chris disappeared in to the kitchen with all the dirty plates and cutlery and licked them all clean. ETYMOLOGY: inner + bent(inclination, habit) + shun + intervention CREATED BY: Jabberwocky. help@verbotomy.com (Jabberwocky) Wed, 21 May 2008 5:50:15 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13906 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13905 Tundramentalist: /tuhn-druh-MEN-tuhl-ist/ SENTENCE:.Bob was a tundramentalist, impervious to, and suspicious of, change, with his mind and manner of living permanently frozen in extreme beliefs and practices. ETYMOLOGY: TUNDRA: A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the sub-soil is "permanently frozen" (like our friend's mind) and supporting low growing "vegetation" (like our friend's head) and "stunted"(like his personality) shrubs. Altho his body covering seems to show an adaptation to his environment. & FUNDAMENTALIST: Extreme conservatism in ones beliefs and practices. 2, One an (IST) with a TUNDRA (permanently frozen); MENT(al) (mind). CREATED BY: OZZIEBOB. help@verbotomy.com (OZZIEBOB) Wed, 21 May 2008 3:17:29 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13905 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13904 Alternature: /ALL - tur - nay - chur/ SENTENCE:.Thoroughly fed up with Artemis' slovenly habits, Mirabel devised a complicated alternature scheme wherein she planned to create changes in his long standing habits if only little by little. ETYMOLOGY: Blend of alter, alternate, and nature CREATED BY: Mustang. help@verbotomy.com (Mustang) Wed, 21 May 2008 2:03:23 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13904 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13903 Habitchuate: //ha-BICH-oo-eyt// SENTENCE:.A scorpion is standing on a riverbank trying to find a way across, when a fox happens along. The scorpion asks the fox to carry him on his back across the river. The fox agrees, on the condition that the scorpion doesn't sting him, and the scorpion agrees also. Halfway across the river the scorpion stings the fox anyway, dooming them both to drown. The fox asks, "Why would you do that? Now both of us will die." The scorpion said, "Don't habitchuate — it's just my nature." — Variation on a fable (possibly of Native American origin) ETYMOLOGY: Play on the word: Habituate - to accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure (from Latin, habitus "condition, demeanor") & Bitch [the verb] - to complain about; gripe (from Old English, bicce) CREATED BY: Tigger. help@verbotomy.com (Tigger) Wed, 21 May 2008 1:39:33 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13903 http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13902 Quirkchange: /kwerk chainj/ SENTENCE:.Quentin and Queenie Quinn were quintessentially the most quarrellous and quibblesome couple in Quebec. When Quentin would send a quip Queenie's way, she would quickfire back some quirky response. Sometimes their quarrels became so loud that the neighbours would call in the Quebec Police to quell the quake. Queenie decided to take a quantum leap and improve the quality of their lives. In a quandary and tired of quipping about quarters, quarks, quacks, quads, and quinine, she quaranteed them in their Quonset Hut for a week to try and question their quest for marriage quiet. Although Queenie had become a quirkchange artist, Quentin was still quick-tempered. Queenie quaffed quantities of quince wine quarts to quench her thirst and give her courage. She invited Quentin under their quilt and told him that although quirkchange would be impossible with him, she loved him anyway. He said, and I quote: "Join the queue!" and the quarrel resumed... ETYMOLOGY: Quick-Change (adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist") + Quirk (a strange attitude or habit) + Change (make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence) CREATED BY: Nosila. help@verbotomy.com (Nosila) Wed, 21 May 2008 12:40:25 EDT http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticism.php?vid=13902