Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v. intr., To compensate for emotional rejection by trying to change one’s appearance through aggressive dieting, exercise and/or plastic surgery — common among aging divorcees.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Rebait: /re bayt/ When Stanley Kupp went trawling for female companionship after his nasty divorce, he decided he needed to rebait the old Stanley hook to make himself look attractive. Alas, no amount of dieting, exercising, tanning or surgery could undo the 28 years’ married toll on his former athletic shape. Time and again, he could hear that old play-by-play in his head…”He shoots, He doesn’t score!” Etymology: Re (to do again) & Bait (to lure, entice, or entrap)…wordplay on rebate (to get a little something back) Created by: Nosila.

Superfacial: /Su – per – fae – shul/ Nancy was in her 40s and newly single, so she made her appointment at the clinic to be superfacialled. Etymology: Superficial – Facial, or other means of rejuvenation Created by: Mrgoodtimes.

Mendorphins: /men dohrr finns/ She started to feel good about herself after the first 10k, the mendorphins kicked in as she saw the guys in the mirror checking out her tush Etymology: endorphins, mend, men Created by: galwaywegian.

Metamorfailosis: /metəmôrfāləsəs/ After his wife left, Bruce went on a gym spree. Fellow patrons knew him as big guy in the wet sweats. He expected a huge change. He experienced metamorfailosis. Caterpillar in. Caterpillar out. Etymology: metamorphosis (a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one) + Fail (be unsuccessful in achieving one’s goal) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n., A type of guilt associated with a lapse in brand loyalty; especially when caught surreptitiously zipping the “wrong” coffee by your barista “friend”. v. To secretly switch brands.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Starbuckle: /stahr buk el/ She always proudly walked the extra five hundred metres to the indiecoffeeplace, but it was raining, her feet hurt and she starbuckled Etymology: starbuck buckle
Created by: galwaywegian.

Perkotraitor: /purk – ooo – tray – tore/ Honey felt like a peerkotraitor. Ben bought her a gift bag of Starbucks coffee but each morning, she brewed a fresh pot of Folgers and poured it in the “Starbucks” mug. She didn’t know how to tell him that she liked cheap coffee better. Etymology: Perkolator – device used to brew coffee or a person who brews it + traitor – someone who is not loyal and betrays a cause or trust. Created by: mweinmann.

Badvertise: /bad ver tyze/ Latte Kafeen swung by the local coffee bar on the way to work each morning for her usual double double decaf mocha machato frothy made with brown cane sugar and skim milk. It was tasty, but took about ten minutes to create by the time all the steaming and foaming and brewing was complete and cost eight bucks. One morning when running late and a bit broke, she opted for a plain small coffee ($1) at the local convenience store. Of course, that was when she ran smack into Christa the Barista from her usual java purveyor out on the street. Latte’s feeble fumbling was a poor atttempt to hide the brand name on her cup and instead served to badvertise her guilt. She never returned to the fancy coffee bar after that, lest revenge was put upon her defection in the form of a foreign and icky substance in her cup. Etymology: Bad (not good;keenly sorry or regretful;nonstandard) & Advertise (make publicity for;call attention to) Created by: Nosila.

Newtimer: /noōtaɪmər/ Joan’s barista thought she was a faithful customer. What he didn’t know is that she is really a newtimer, checking out whatever is advertised as ”the latest and greatest”. She has been known to buy a second cup just to cover her treason. Etymology: new (not existing before) + two-timer (deceive or be unfaithful to) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n., A syndrome afflicting the recently separated in which the “ex” (i.e. ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, or even an ex-mother-in-law) appears to be more attractive than ever before. v., To be attracted to your “ex”.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Exuality: /ekshoōalitē/ Now that they are separated Mark finds that Lisa exudes exuality. To make matters worse, she was promoted and is now Mark’s boss. Etymology: ex (a former husband, wife, or partner in a relationship) + sexuality (capacity for sexual feelings) Created by: artr.

Exchantment: /eks chant ment/ When Smedley ran into his ex-wife, Sharon, he barely recognized her. She was coiffed, slim, fashionable and apparently madly in love with her companion. After his initial jealousy, Smedley found himself falling under exchantment. Smedley, however, was no Prince of Darkness, so he was unable to even catch her eye…she was smitten by her new hubby,Ozzie. Etymology: Ex (previous or former love) & Enchantment (a state of capturing interest as if by a spell) Created by: Nosila.

Reargoggles: /Reer – gog – uhls/ Spike felt his stomach churn when she walked in the room, his reargoggles filled his heart with regret once he saw his ex in her new sweatsuit. Etymology: Rear (behind) – Goggles, similar to beer goggles, an altered reality Created by: Mrgoodtimes.

Oculex: /Oc-u-lex/ Henry VIII looked down upon Kathryn’s body and for a brief moment felt oculexative now that she had gone. Etymology: Ocular – Of or relating to the eye. Ex- previous or former. -ative Of, relating to, or associated with. Created by: wordslikevenom.

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DEFINITION: v.tr. To join a line-up of people just because the line is there, even though you have no idea what line is for.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Quepulsion: /kyoōpəlshən/ If there is a line Ken can hardly contain his urge to jump in. He found true ecstasy when he took his quepulsion to Disney World. Without even knowing what each line was leading to he stood for hours, sometimes vacating a line before taking a particular ride to join a different line. Good thing he went on his own. Etymology: queue (a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed) + compulsion (an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way) Created by: artr.

Queuerious: /kew ree us/ When George saw the huge line of people waiting outside the clinic, he was so queuerious that he had to stand in line with them. Hours passed by and finally when he got to the door, he discovered it was a sperm bank’s donation blitz. Not only did he make $100, but Queuerious George now has offspring running around town. Etymology: Queue (line up,a line of people or vehicles waiting for something;form a queue, form a line, stand in line) & Curious (eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others’ concerns)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Queuerious:

galwaywegian, 2011-05-30: 03:34:00
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Iline: /i-line/ I iline all the time, not knowing it. It is such an unusual habit for me. I just line up, if I know what it’s for or not. Etymology: I- myself
line- to line up Created by: grahaff.

Voorsanging: /Voor-san-ging/ Rudolph’s predilection for voorsanging sometimes meant that Christmas presents wouldn’t arrive on time. Etymology: Voorsanger, Jessica: Performance artist and organiser of the American collective ImprovEverywhere. ‘Voorsanging’ may have first occurred outside Louis Vuitton’s Bond Street shop on 4 August 2010 whereby the collective enacted ‘random queuing’ . Created by: wordslikevenom.

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DEFINITION: n. A chosen mating partner who is not well-accepted by one’s parents. v. To fight with one’s parents over the selection of a suitable mate.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Romeohno: /romee o no/ When Juliet brought her fiance home to meet the folks, her father called him Romeohno. Her parent’s hostility just increased her determination to marry her true love. When asked why she wanted to spite her folks, she answered quite simply, “Forsooth,I love him and when we wed, I have the chance to change my name from Juliet Capulet. If my parents had really loved me, verily they would not have picked such a rhyming name to torture me!” Etymology: Romeo (ardent male lover in Shakespeare play Romeo & Juliet, who was the son of the Montague Family, feuding enemies of Juliet’s Capulet Family)& Oh No (a term to describe fear or regret…and used by Mr.Bill on the old SNL skits, just before something awful happened) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Romeohno:

CharlieB, 2011-05-27: 09:04:00
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Hubbysnubber: /hÉ™bÄ“snÉ™bÉ™r/ Mary’s mom never liked anyone she dated. She didn’t think anybody was good enough for her little princess. Now that she has married, mom has become a hubbysnubber, alternately ignoring and snarking his every action. Etymology: hubby (husband) + snubber (one who rebuffs, ignores, or spurns disdainfully) Created by: artr.

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