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DEFINITION: v. To instinctively answer your cell phone ring, even when caught in a somewhat compromising position. n. The instinct to answer your phone

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cellavery: /sell ay veree/ Rosie could never resist that siren’s call, her cell phone. When that mechanical song rang, she forgot all else in her haste to avoid missing an important call. She was in fact endentured to cellavery, even when entwined with another person. She had lost many a fond young lover to her compulsion, as few could compete with her encellavement. Especially since her ringtone played “Hit the road, Jack”. She needed a he-mancipator to re-charge her love battery before it was too late… Etymology: Cell (cellular phone) and sounds like Slavery ( the state of being under the control of another person or thing or force)

Created by: Nosila.

Pavlophonian: /pav-low-phone-ean/ Jed knew that the call was from a girl at work who had a crush on him. He didn’t fancy her and avoided her in the office. He also knew his girlfriend on the other side of the bed would probably hear everything. But such was his pavlophonian response to his ringtone, he couldn’t stop himself snatching up the phone and jabbing at the answer button. Etymology: Pavlovian (a conditioned reflex) & phone (communications device) Created by: CharlieB.

Nookia: /nuu keee aaaaaaah/ His coitus was so regularly interrupted by the phone, he dubbed it his nookia Etymology: nokia nookie Created by: galwaywegian.

Hiphonetics: /Hi-phone-et-ics/ The guy totally has Hiphonetics or something. He answered the phone even though we were in the shower together! Etymology: Hello, Hi, Phone, Phonetics Created by: BemaSelf.

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DEFINITION: n. The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning. v. To suddenly realize that you are going to fail.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jackandjilt: /jak and jilt/ Jill knew the moment she walked down the aisle that she was having second thoughts about marrying Jack. She was experiencing a jilty conscience, because she realized she didn’t know Jack. So when she got up to altar, she decidsed to jackandjilt him. It would have worked better if he was actually there, but Jack had felt the same way and besides Jill would only be jillous of his beautiful wife and children! Etymology: Jack (a small worthless amount;tool for exerting pressure or lifting) And Jilt (cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly;a woman who jilts a lover) & wordplay on Jack & Jill from fairy tales
Created by: Nosila.

Blunderstruck: /blun-der-struk/ Right as he was about to complete his assignment, he became horribly blunderstruck Etymology: blunder, thunderstruck Created by: rikboyee.

Bannsaboteur: /ban-sab-at-er/ Sarah was so close to tying the knot with her darling John. If only her evil nemesis cousin hadn’t turned up to the reading of the banns waving a copy of Sarah’s current marriage certificate. I mean, she and Trevor hadn’t seen each other for ages: it was a divorce in all but name. Couldn’t her stupid bannsaboteur relative see that? And where was John, anyway? Etymology: banns (public notice of forthcoming marriage) + saboteur (one who commits an act of destruction) Created by: CharlieB.

Eurekaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh: /you reeeeek aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah/ her eureekaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh moment came with the suddenness of a cartoon coyote realising that he had left the cliff top three metres ago Etymology: eureka aaaaaaaaaagh Created by: galwaywegian.

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Nosila, 2011-04-21: 19:41:00
meep meep

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DEFINITION: n. An overbearing or pushy salesperson who makes you want to leave a store rather than look around and buy something. v. To aggressively sell something to someone who doesn’t want it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Asswholesaler: /all hoel say lor/ He suggested to the asswholesaler that he park his car of the week somewhere it was anatomically impossible to so do. Etymology: asshole wholesaler Created by: galwaywegian.

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Nosila, 2011-04-20: 21:34:00
🙂

Conflograte: /kon flog rayt/ You just knew that Harvey was on commission to earn his celery the minute you walked into the produce shop where he worked. He was berry aggressive, in fact, he had bean known to conflograte the goods so forcefully, that he beet people into submission. Harvey had no pear, but had grape expectations when it came to selling. He could squash the competition’s prices. People often felt so burnt by his transactions that they were chard. Harvey felt no guilt about his aggressive behaviour and continued, kumquat may. Etymology: Conflagrate (cause to start burning) & Con (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property;deprive of by deceit) & Flog (to promote aggressively; to force into action;to sell by whatever means)

Created by: Nosila.

Clejerk: /kləjərk/ Jody did a quick lap around the store to find the few items she needed trailed by the worst clejerk she had ever encountered. His ”May I help you?” came across more as an accusation than an offer of help. With a quick ”No, thank you” to keep him at bay, she grabbed what she needed and headed back to the front of the store only to be accosted in the checklout line. ”Are you sure that’s your size?” Etymology: clerk (an assistant who sells goods in a retail store) + jerk (a contemptibly obnoxious person) Created by: artr.

Shopressor: /shop-res-er/ Kevin was so excited about the prospect of someone buying one of his hand made silk shirts, that he unfortunately morphed from laid back salesman to fidgety shopressor. Etymology: shop (to buy merchandise) + oppressor (someone who puts pressure on others) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: v. To injure oneself physically, or to be reduced to a state of mental incapacity, when attempting to open shrink-wrapped CDs, DVDs or software. n. Packaging that is painfully difficult to open.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Wrapscallion: /rap skal leon/ The Cd’s and Dvd’s were so painful to open, that George suspected an unscrupulous wrapscallion plot was afoot. Yes after careful examination, he decided it was a nefarious scheme, the same one which kept the elderly from getting at their meds’ bottles. Or the unenlightened to try and open a package of sticky notes. Why even the clever new knife designed specifically to open such hard plastic packages came in one…what was the world coming to??? Etymology: Wrap (packaging;the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped) & Rapscallion (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Wrapscallion:

libertybelle, 2011-04-19: 08:10:00
brilliant!

Boobywrap: /boōbērap/ Jerry bought a new video game. It turned out to be a boobywrap. He cut up his fingers so badly getting the package open that he had to wait a week to try out the game. Etymology: booby-trap (a thing designed to catch the unwary) + wrap (cover or enclose) Created by: artr.

Stinkwrap: /stink- rap/ After fighting the stinkwrap keeping me from my much sought after Sims game, I finally broke down and chewed the plastic off. I would have been more upset, but I did grow up during hte time when new CDs came in a plastic cage, making it impossible to listen to them before you could get home and cut away the plastic with bolt cutters. That was the 90s version of stinkwrap. Etymology: stink (as in that stinks to voice displeasure) + shrinkwrap Created by: libertybelle.

Comments on Stinkwrap:

Nosila, 2011-04-20: 21:34:00
smelly good…

Gitwrapping: /git-rap-ping/ The supermarket bosses were laughing up their sleeves. Not only were their gullible consumers buying thousands of unnecessary bog-offs, they’d get home and be unable to successfully open the gitwrapping. Subsequent frustration would inevitably lead to broken DVDs and the consumer would have to go back next day and buy a replacement. Kerching! Etymology: git (offensive slang for a stupid or annoying person) + wrapping (protective covering on merchandise) + giftwrapping (pretty paper used to cover presents) Created by: CharlieB.

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Nosila, 2011-04-20: 21:36:00
you have a git for this…

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DEFINITION: n. The sacrifice a mother makes when she gives everything to her children, including life itself, and then simply lets them go. v. To give someone everything and then watch them walk away.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sprogression: /sprog-resh-shun/ Cynthia was sad to see her first born leave home – particularly in such a flippant and nonchalant manner. But she sighed and waved, knowing that her thankless task of bringing up baby was a natural sprogression. Etymology: sprog (slang for child) & progression (advancing, moving forward) Created by: CharlieB.

Progeflee: /präjəflē/ Theirs was a dysfunctional household. As each child approached the age of majority the urge to progeflee became stronger and stronger. Some went off to college, some found friends to room with. None made any effort to move back home. Etymology: progeny (a descendant or the descendants of a person) + flee (run away from a place or situation) Created by: artr.

Sacribyes: /sak rib ize/ After her tenth child was born, Melba knew it was time to start giving her sacribyes to the older kids. Not that she wanted to, but they were 19, 20 AND 21 and needed to get out in the world to make their own way. Besides, she would still have 7 at home under age for now to look after. Her biggest worry was what would she do when this last little one left the nest…because she had given up all her identity to raise him and his siblings.How much of her own self was there left? Etymology: Sacrifice (endure the loss of;the act of losing or surrendering something)
& Byes (a farewell remark;) and rhymes with Sacrifice Created by: Nosila.

Martyrnal: /mar-terr-nul/ She started sacrificing all of her outside interests when her martyrnal instinct kicked in Etymology: martyr, maternal Created by: rikboyee.

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