Verboticism: Substitantrum
DEFINITION: v. To take the frustration and anger you receive from one person and redirect it towards another person, usually of lower status. n. An act of aggression directed towards an individual or object that was not the source of provocation.
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Escapegoat
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: es kayp gote
Sentence: When Cheryl's mother got on her back and made her angry, Cheryl tended to make her boyfriend Mark her escapegoat. Afterall, he did not have the smart comebacks her Mom did.
Etymology: Escape (an avoidance of danger or difficulty)& Scapegoat (someone punished for the errors of others)
Transferangst
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) trāns'fər-ängkst
Sentence: Helga's repeated attempts at communication with her lazy and incompetent boss would invariably lead to a nightly transferangst of unprocessed frustrations to her husband and children.
Etymology: transfer[ence] + angst
Taggression
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: tag/gre/shun
Sentence: Taggression is a game best played with masochists.
Etymology: tag (you're it) + aggression
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COMMENTS:
like it! - galwaywegian, 2008-05-23: 13:22:00
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Subfursive
Created by: melodydrama
Pronunciation: sub-fur-siv
Sentence: Judging by the manic gleam in her eye, Bob could tell his grandmother was in a subfursive mood.
Etymology: Sub- below, lesser fury- anger ive-having a tendency to Having a tendency to express anger to someone lesser
Frustanger
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: frust anger
Sentence: Dont mess with my frustanger
Etymology: frustration and anger
Proxiscerate
Created by: Blegvadd
Pronunciation: prox-ISS-ehr-ate (verb); prox-ISS-ehr-it (noun)
Sentence: The phone conversation with her mother so infuriated Melissa that she immediately looked for someone to proxiscerate in her stead.
Etymology: Literally, to disembowel (eviscerate) by proxy.
Victimidate
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: vic-tim-i-date
Sentence: Sue was known to victimidate anyone who got in the way of her wrath. Whether at work or home she let everyone know that she was definitely the alpha bitch in the pack.
Etymology: victim: a scapegoat-one who suffers for the errors of others; whipping boy + intimidate: frighten into submission; browbeat or bully
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COMMENTS:
wow, I\'ll avoid her! - splendiction, 2009-07-04: 00:13:00
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Plebeianimosity
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pli-bee-an-uh-MOS-i-tee/
Sentence: Every time the Regional Vice President of Sales would visit Howard's boss, the door would close, but snippets of shouting could be overheard in the hallway; phrases like "under margin!" and "over budget!" were common ones. Then when the VP left, Mr. Cross would emerge to browbeat and threaten to fire the entire office staff. This sort of plebeianimosity would usually last a week or so before things got back to normal.
Etymology: Plebeian - a member of the common people; a member of the lower classes (From Latin plēbius "of the common people" [of ancient Rome] in distinction from the priveledged patrician class) + Animosity - a hostile feeling or act (from Latin, animosus "bold, spirited")
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COMMENTS:
...late submission from me — oh well. - Tigger, 2008-05-25: 02:55:00
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Deciberate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: des-uh-bi-REYT
Sentence: When things went wrong in the Office, Bob's unique management style immediately swung into top gear. Hapless newcomers, he had to show them who was in charge, were randomly singled out and vexcoriated. And not to let sleeping dogmas lie or trembling tyros touch base with tranquility, he deciberated them with a dictatorial delight. However, we all know about the best laid plans of mice and maniacs; don't we ? Well, it seemed that Bob didn't. For just before noon on April 1st, and under terrible stress to explain to the Managing Director why he had not meet last month's sales targets, he eyed a underling sauntering aimlessly around the office with strange box in his hands. With volcanic verbosity he erupted in a rage, yelling incoherently at the poor lad about the importance of ancillaries. Perplexed, but with patience, the young fellow endured Bob's rambling threats of dire and dismissal until, at last, he had a chance to speak up. Apolegetic in carefully explaining to Bob that he fully understood the problem of the missed targets, he assured him that, in future, all pizzas ordered for the monthly luncheons shall have anchovies.
Etymology: DECI: as in decimate, to select and punish by lot every tenth person; or randomly, without forethought, by chance. Nowadays, used incorrectly (pedants note) for "destroy a large portion of". BERATE: to chide vehemently; to scold, censure angrily or severely.
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COMMENTS:
wow Bob, we must have been on the same wavelength with this one - love your word - similar yet very different than mine - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-23: 09:03:00
Good one...that's what Bob gets for giving people a pizza his mind! - Nosila, 2008-05-23: 21:18:00
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Transfuriate
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: trans fuer ee ate
Sentence: Never transfuriate a fast food line cook. You don't even want to know what they can do to your food.
Etymology: trans as in trans-fer, + furiate from infuriate
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Mustang, 2008-05-24: 00:00:00
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