Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v., To search for and find a pen to write down an important note, only to discover that the pen does not work. n., A moment in time when the only pens you can find, are pens that do not work.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Plastick: /plastik/ Tommy thought he had a drawer full of pens. When he went to use them he found one plastick after another. He might as well have a fistful of tongue depressors. Etymology: plastic (a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc) + stick (a thin piece of wood that has been trimmed for a particular purpose) Created by: artr.

Birony: /by ro nee/ The birony was that when Eddie needed a pawn to record a message, he could never find one. Nevermind all his pens were MontBlanc’s, Crosses and other expensive names, none worked properly, not even the uBICuitous free ones he collected! Etymology: Biro (a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper)& Irony ( incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs) Created by: Nosila.

Peninsulate: /pen en suh late/ I knew the answer, but I didn’t couldn’t call in to win, because I was peninsulated — all of the pens I found were dead. Etymology: pen (ink writing instrument) + insulate (isolate), parallel to peninsula (an isolated spit of land) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

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DEFINITION: v., To swap your lousy lunch for a way tastier one found in the shared office fridge. n., A lunch which is borrowed from a coworker and will not be returned until after it has been consumed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hamburgerlary: /ham burg er lar ee/ His m.o. – he came in very early to the office each day to ketchup on his paperwork. That way, he could take an earlier lunch break than the others. In reality it gave him an opportunity to raid the office fridge and take the nicest lunch for himself. He relished this form of hamburgerlary, for one of his coworkers always brought a tasty home-made hamburger to be zapped each day for lunch. You mustard admit, it was a clever plan, until he was caught with his hands on someone else’s buns. He was now in a real pickle, because his boss was cheesed off… Etymology: Hamburger (a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun) & Burglary (to steal;theft) Created by: Nosila.

Lunrob: /lun-rob/ The tuna salad sandwisch that Hilda brought for lunch was a victim of lunrob from the office refrigerator. Etymology: lunch and rob to steal Created by: Kealtyrock.

Refrigeraider: /rifrijəreɪdər/ Roger has taken to disguising his lunch after a run-in with the workplace refrigeraider. He now uses a green marker on his sandwich bag to make it look like the bread is moldy. The only issue he faces is whether or not someone will see his handiwork and throw it away. Etymology: refrigerator (an appliance or compartment that is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink) + raider (a person who quickly and illicitly takes something) Created by: artr.

Lynchbox: /linch boks/ I’ll have to trade this spamwich for a lynchbox in the break room. Etymology: lynch (extralegal punishment) + box (< [lunch]box) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

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DEFINITION: v., To create the impression that you are deathly ill and represent a potentially lethal bio-hazard risk, so that your boss will ask you to “take the next couple of days off”. n., A faked illness.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Skypeochondria: /sky po kon dree ah/ Judy just could not face another Friday or Monday at her boring job, so she called her boss to beg off work. Judy suffers from skypeochondria and whether it is kneemonia, toelio, affluenza or another organ recital, she videos her dog’s yucky mouth to show off her illness of the day. If her boss had a brain, he’d wonder at the sounds of seagulls and crashing waves in the background… Etymology: Skype (video phone service) & Hypochondria (chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments)

Created by: Nosila.

Homerrhagicize: /home uh raj uh size/ We had home plate seats for the World Series, so I had to homerrhagicize or my boss would come checking up on me. Etymology: Home + [hemo]rrhagic (bleeding) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Breda: /bra(long a)-da/ I never get vacations so I had to breda to my boss. Etymology: Break-To pause or stop and day-like monday Created by: icefoxgothic.

Replillicate: /Reh plah ih la cayt/ Etymology: Created by: tumblebehr.

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DEFINITION: n., A feeling of regret and helplessness, which occurs once you realize that you have just sent out an erroneous email (i.e. one full of stupid mistakes). v., To send out an email and wish you hadn’t.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Errmail: /er mayl/ When Sid sent out that message to all his friends, co-workers and relatives about his boss, it was obviously an errmail. The witty but ascerbic content of his comments was undermined by his spelling and grammar errors, to the point that the message was all but indecipherable. Sid learned that day that if you send out a chablis-mail, you need to follow it with an apology-mail! Etymology: Err (mistake;incorrect) & Mail ( the system whereby messages are transmitted) & e-mail (electronic mail) & Wordplay on airmail Created by: Nosila.

Catastrophemail: /kətastrəfēmāl/ ”Why do they put the send button next to the delete button?” ”Why do they put the send button next to the delete button?” Jerry’s game of typing nastygrams to many of his friends, never intending to send them, blew up in his face last night. What damage control can there be for a catastrophemail sent to his boss calling her an ignorant, insipid cow? Somebody hacked his account? It was a joke? He was drugged? Today should be an interesting day at work. Etymology: catastrophe (an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster) + email (messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network) Created by: artr.

Tofin: /To-fing/ I tofin so badly I type: af he aket rather than at the market. Etymology: none Created by: icefoxgothic.

Ohbuggerpants: /O-bugger-pantz/ “Ohbuggerpants! Who’s f*cking wonderful great clever idea was it to put ENTER and DEL at such close proximity to each other” Etymology: Oh!: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident
Bugger!: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident
Pants: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident Created by: wordslikevenom.

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DEFINITION: n. The unexpected moment of horror when you realize that you’re sharing your bathroom shower with thousands of rapidly replicating fungi, commonly known as orange slime. v. To be colonized by orange slime.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Yucklorange: /yuk luh rahnj/ A shiver of yucklorange ran through Sally after she read about hidden bathroom fungi investations. Etymology: Yuck (exclamation of disgust) + l’orange (from duck l’orange, a popular water fowl recipe) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Slimetime: /slyme tyme/ Every morning for Elly was slimetime. Despite her efforts to clean the old shower, in the 24 hours since her last one, a renewed colony of orange bacteria had multiplied. Today she was ready, as she had bought a heavy-duty anti-fungal cleaner to eradicate the colony. Yes, it was a grunge match, muck my words! Etymology: Slime (any thick messy substance) & Time (a person’s experience on a particular occasion)
Created by: Nosila.

Curtaint: /kərtānt/ Gloria used to feel clean when she bathed in the morning. This is not the case since she noticed the fungi growing on her shower curtaint. Etymology: curtain (a piece of material suspended at the top to form a covering or screen, typically one of a pair at a window) + taint (contaminate or pollute) Created by: artr.

Naranjitude: /na ran jeh tood/ the naranjitude made me slip in the shower. Etymology: Created by: tumblebehr.

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