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DEFINITION: v. To remain calm, steadfast and ploddingly systematic in the midst of a huge freaking disaster. n. A person who systematizes everything from their morning routines to personal relationships.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Modusopergandhi: /mode us op er gan dee/ No matter what crisis happened at work or at home, Randy was a real modusopergandhi. He planned every detail, faithfully crossed achieved tasks off his to-do list and never allowed another’s failure to plan to constitute an emergency on his part. He was the safety officer and very concientious about prevention and procedure. It then came as a great surprise to everyone, including him, when his girlfriend became unexpectedly pregnant. But then these things can happen when you are Randy… Etymology: Modus Operandi (Latin for an unvarying or habitual method of procedure) & Gandhi (political and spiritual leader during India’s struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948. He always appeared calm and collected through physical and emotional strife)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Modusopergandhi:

CharlieB, 2011-04-15: 06:39:00
🙂

libertybelle, 2011-04-15: 07:35:00
cracked me up!!!

Compunonpluss: /compu non plus/ As flames engulfed the building, Jack compunonplussed about to complete his filing before he escaped through the window. Etymology: compulsive nonplussed Created by: heb319.

Indexhaustive: /in-decks-orst-ive/ In the face of disaster, Sarah got tunnel vision. As her exasperated boyfriend pakced his suitcase to leave for a new life, she followed him round and indexhaustively rearranged the books he wasn’t taking into alphabetical order. Etymology: index (to put into order) + exhaustive (tiring out, draining) + ex (former partner or spouse) Created by: CharlieB.

Comments on Indexhaustive:

Nosila, 2011-04-15: 11:30:00
cute

Crisystematic: /cry-sis-tim-at-tick/ Being a trauma physician with OCD, Dr. Bank was very crisystematic; he would literally pull a flow chart out of his lab coat for each and every code blue that he worked on. You would think after 20 years of practice he would rely on his memory for some of it.

True Story!! Etymology: crisis + systematic

Created by: libertybelle.

Comments on Crisystematic:

libertybelle, 2011-04-15: 07:34:00
Also – this illustration made me lol this morning!

Nosila, 2011-04-15: 11:30:00
good one!

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DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Incountenance: /in cown ten ants/ Jeff had a serious problem, particularly when he was around the ladies. He could not read faces or facial expressions. Because of it, he often misinterpreted the reactions he received from the fairer sex. Jeff suffered from incountenance and as a result, when he wanted them to stay, they wanted him to go! Etymology: Incontinence (involuntary urination or defecation; indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures) & Countenance (the appearance conveyed by a person’s face;the human face) Created by: Nosila.

Misinterprefacetion: /mis-in-ter-pre-face-tion/ Jase was the king of misinterprefacetion, especially when it came to women. One day he thought he saw a “come hither” look on Miss Muffet’s face and thought he might get lucky. In reality it was a look of horror because of a spider that sat down beside her (spiders creeped her out). So when he smiled at her she shivered and ran away, leaving him totally confused. Etymology: misinterpretation: to interpret, explain or understand correctly + face Created by: mrskellyscl.

Expressinsensitive: /ikspreshinsensitiv/ Spock is so focused on logic that he often puzzled by human emotion. He can be expressinsensitive. Etymology: expression (the look on someone’s face that conveys a particular emotion) + insensitive (showing or feeling no concern for others’ feelings) Created by: artr.

Missedemeanour: /miss-duh-mean-er/ As Bill threw his paper aeroplane across the classroom, Mr Smith frowned. Bill mistook his stern expression for one of delight, promptly grinned and set about making an entire air force from his maths text book. He wasn’t being naughty, it was just an unfortunate missedemeanour. Etymology: Missed (failed to notice or understand) + demeanour (facial appearance) + Misdemeanour (misbehaviour) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: v. To be so immersed in a virtual world that you forget about your responsibilities to the physical world — like your job, your family, or even feeding and washing yourself. n. A person who lives exclusively in their imagination.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cyberecluse: /sībərekloōs/ Graduating from high school has not been a good thing for Julie. Sure, she will be heading off to college soon but for now she has become a cyberecluse. Her Facebook account is the most active thing in her life. Etymology: cyber (of, relating to, or characteristic of the culture of computers, information technology) + recluse (a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people) Created by: artr.

Imagaddict: /i maj ad dikt/ I am sick and tired off looking in through the window and seeing you imagaddicting while I enjoy the sun outside. Etymology: imagination (the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses) + addict (a person who is obsessed with something in particular) Created by: grahaff.

Facebookworm: /fays book worm/ Felicia is a facebookworm. She has foresaken the boring everyday world to spend her time surfing for long lost people she knew way back when, people she used to work with and new friends from all over the world. Most of these people she used to know, she barely said 2 words to in the past. But now her witty conversations (OMG, 2 die 4)occupy her every moment. She now has over 10,000 friends…what a socialnetwork butterfly! Etymology: Facebook (social networking site) & Bookworm (someone who immerses themselves in reading, to the exclusion of other activities) Created by: Nosila.

Simulationship: /sim-u-la-tion-ship/ Jenna withdrew from her family and friends in favor of the simulationships she made in Second Life. There she dated a handsome avatar she met at a virtual rock concert and almost had enough saved up to buy her own island. Etymology: simulation: the representation of the behavior or characteristics of a system through the use of another system, especially designed for the purpose + relationship: an emotional or other connection between people **Second Life is a free 3D virtual world where people can socialize, connect, create pseudo lives and even work. Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it’s so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.

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Xerocks: /zee rox/ Walter was so excited by his latest science project. He was able to xerocks himself exactly. This way he figured he could actually be in two places at once. Yes, his new reproductive machine would xerocks his world and make him filthy rich! Too bad, Walter, that you did 2 things wrong: a) there is no way to distiguish you from your creation and b) if you were going to make another human, perhaps a handsome one would have been the smart thing to do! Etymology: Xerox (to duplicate, reproduce) & Rocks (to be moved or swayed powerfully with excitement, emotion) Created by: Nosila.

Appropirate: /ap-pro-pirate/ Fred would appropirate anything he found on the internet to use and share with his social network friends. He would download and copy apps, music, documents, photos and even books. Unfortunately, he ran into real trouble when he shared an app he had pirated with the person who created it. Etymology: app:software applications used on mobile electronics such as iphones or tablets; appropriate: to take or obtain; pirate: one who steals and plunders – to copy and distribute software without permission Created by: mrskellyscl.

Loonux: /loo nuks/ He used loonux to develop his huge network of loonies. Etymology: loon linux Created by: galwaywegian.

Cloningenuous: /klone-in-gen-u-ous/ It never occured to Matt that his recycled opinions weren’t original. Even if he could acknowledge this fact, he was such a cloningenuous that he’d assume the person he’d knicked his ideas from would be flattered. Etymology: cloning (identical copying or imitation) + ingenuous (naive, innocent) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: n. A feeling of euphoria which occurs when you finally quit your boring, mind-numbingly dull, and emotionally unrewarding job. v. To quit your job and feel good about it.

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Quitillation: /kwitlāshən/ Joe should be concerned. He should be worried how he is going to pay his rent or make his car payment. Instead all he feels after resigning from his soul-sapping job is quitillation. Etymology: quit (resign from a job) + titillation (stimulate or excite, esp. in a sexual way) Created by: artr.

Resignelation: /rez sig nel ay shun/ When he got home from work, Freddie was uncharacteristically joyous. His wife was puzzled, as he normally was depressed and sad. He said he was feeling resignelation as he had quit his deadly dull job once and for all. She worried about the bills, but Freddie was too excited to care. He didn’t have to be a rodeo clown anymore! Etymology: Resignation (the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession, or job etc.) a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign from your job;& Elation (a feeling of joy;an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression)

Created by: Nosila.

Yippeefortyfive: /yip pee fawr tee fye vvv/ The sense of yippeefortyfive was enhanced briefly with the succesful part insertion of his report into his line managers…. erm, backup filing system. Etymology: yippee, p45 Created by: galwaywegian.

Jobilation: /job-i-la-tion/ The morning after I win the lottery I’m going to get up and go to work with glee and jobilation because I can finally tell the boss to stick his job in his happy place. Etymology: job + jubiliation: great joy Created by: mrskellyscl.

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