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DEFINITION: n., 1. The process by which pairs of socks are washed, dried, and then separated perhaps never to be reunited again. 2. The place where lost socks disappear to. v. To lose your mate in the wash.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Soaparation: /so per ay shun/ Jenny’s socks felt like laundry day was family court. They went through a soaparation process and at the end of the cycle, they were not together as a couple. Most seemed to weather the wash and rinse okay, but few survived as a pair through The Drying Game. Etymology: Soap (cleansing agent) & Separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
Created by: Nosila.

Pairnomore: /pe(ə)rnōmôr/ Joyce has a great collection of fun and funky socks. She keeps them in sorted baskets, new, in need of repair and pairnomore for ones that have one of the partners MIA. She believes that there may be a portal to another dimension somewhere in her laundry room, perhaps in the dryer. Etymology: Pair (a set of two things used together or regarded as a unit) no more (nothing further) play on paramour (a lover, esp. the illicit partner of a married person) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n., A slow computer with insufficient memory; also, a slow-thinking husband. v., To take an extraordinarily long time to respond to a relatively simple request.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Terminil: /tərmənil/ Despite Jason’s claim of being as smart as a computer, when Jane asks for an opinion, all she gets is buffering. Their relationship is just about terminil. Etymology: terminal (a device at which a user enters data or commands for a computer system and that displays the received output) + nil(nothing) Created by: artr.

Amigamigo: /am eee gam eee go/ she was unhappy with her amigamigos memory, anniversaries, birthdays always crashed. Also, there was the issue of his floppy thing. Etymology: amiga amigo Created by: galwaywegian.

Pokeyman: /po kee man/ When Polly could no longer wait for her slow computer, she complained to her husband, Paul. He took forever to process her request and so she decided she could not rely on her pokeyman to help her play her Pokémon anytime soon.
Polly has now upgraded her computer and her husband. Etymology: Pokey (slow) & Man (male spose) & Wordplay on Pokémon (Video games series) Created by: Nosila.

Compudurrh: /Kom-pyu-derrh/ oh no. Lisa’s compudurrh had crashed AGAIN. it would break at random times, and it drove her MAD. Etymology: Computer.
Durrh – sound made when mocking a stupid person Created by: CrayonWarrior.

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DEFINITION: n., The withering glare one casts down on a non-existent trip-hazard after stumbling for no apparent reason. v. tr., To fixate on an imaginary object, or person, in order to externalize the blame for one’s own shortcomings.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fauxcus: /FO-kus/ He fauxcused on Jim as the person responsible for the empty cookie jar. Etymology: faux, focus Created by: flyingheadlice.

Glowerpower: /glaow er pow er/ When Sally teetered on way too high shoes, she had more than one occasion to use her glowerpower. She would stumblegrumble and aimblame when she had a griptrip and almost wiped out. Everything but the killer shoes was a haltfault. Her walkknock should be blamed insteasd on her stylerevile and pridestride. Etymology: Glower (to stare;look at with a fixed gaze) & Power (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority)
Created by: Nosila.

Witherump: /wee-thur-ump/ Whenever David tripped up he would witherump the ground, aiming to blame a non existant trip hazard Etymology: Wither – to stare at with hate.
Hump – small bump Created by: CrayonWarrior.

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DEFINITION: n., The fear that your service representative will retaliate after you have complained. v., To be afraid of bad service because you complained about it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Retailiation: /re tayl ee ay shun/ When Gerda complained to her hairdresser that she did not like the colour and cut given to her the day before, she demanded a new free colour and cut the next month. Although she feared retailiation, the hairdresser grudgingly obliged, foregoing her commission. Gerda’s fears were unfounded, as purpily, uneven, fuzzy, fried hair is all the rage now! Etymology: Retail (the selling of goods or services to consumers) & Retaliation (avenge;action taken in return for an injury or offense)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Retailiation:

galwaywegian, 2011-08-12: 06:24:00
I’ll buy that!

Clereckage: /klərekij/ Despite the fact that everything in her order was wrong, Joyce was kept quiet. She feared the clereckage that might occur if she complained. Etymology: clerk (a person employed in an office or bank to keep records and accounts and to undertake other routine administrative duties) + wreckage (something that has been badly damaged or destroyed) Created by: artr.

Waitaliaphobia: /way-tal-i-ah-FO-bee-ah/ Leonard has determined that Sheldon does not have waitaliaphobia, as he continuously offends Penny with no fear of repercussions. Etymology: waiter retaliation phobia Created by: flyingheadlice.

Compain: /kum payn/ She felt good after her bitching session, but the compain would be along presently Etymology: complain pain Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp — just to make sure it’s fresh.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gaspirate: /gas pir ayt/ They called Barney the bloodhound, because he would gaspirate every object that came into his hand. It was embarrassing enough for friends when he did it in restaurants and stores. But when he started doing it to new people he’d meet, they just had to keep a sniff upper lip and hope he would not describe what he smelled. Etymology: Gasp (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open) & Aspirate (inhale;suck in air, along with whatever smells accompany said lungful) Created by: Nosila.

Tactonate: /TAK-toh-nate/ He likes to tactonate his belly button lint. Etymology: tactile, nasal Created by: flyingheadlice.

Inscentivised: /in sent iv eye zd/ his dog was inscentivised around anyone who asspirated Etymology: incentivise scent Created by: galwaywegian.

Compulsniff: /kəmpəlsnif/ Gerry is obsessed with how things smell. Everything he uses must smell just right. He will compulsniff everything he touches. Last week he returned his new car to the dealership because it didn’t have enough new-car smell. Etymology: compulsive (resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge) + sniff (draw in air audibly through the nose to detect a smell) Created by: artr.

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