Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: n. A clever remark, especially a “comeback line” to an insult, which does not come to mind until it is too late to be delivered; often leads to the gnashing of teeth. v. To think of something clever after it’s too late.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Retorture: /ree tort chur/ Drew always became tongue-tied after the tart-tongued Ramona passed him by at school and made one of her blistering comments to him. It was only after she departed that he would think of something clever in return. This retorture replayed like a video in his head all night. He was so busy trying to be the witty racontuer that he failed to realize that she only did this to get his attention because she liked him. Etymology: Retort (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)& Torture (torment emotionally or mentally;the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean)

Created by: Nosila.

Disslate: /diss-lay-te/ “UGH! I disslated again Sophie!”
“That is the best disslate I ever thought of!” Etymology: Diss (“comeback line” to insult back someone) & Late Created by: arlouxo.

Numback: /nəmbak/ She cut him to the quick with her biting remark. All he had was a numback. Like the line from the Three Stooges, ”I’m trying to think but nothing happens”, He’s trying to speak but nothing happens. Etymology: numb (deprive of feeling or responsiveness) + comeback (a quick reply to a critical remark) Created by: artr.

Rejoinduh: /re-join-der/ Bill’s witty riposte to his annoying colleagues came too late. He’d fallen into the humiliating trap of failing to think of a witticism, only a rejoinduh. Etymology: rejoinder (a reply, a riposte) + uh! (an exclamation used to indicate doubt or hesitation) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: n. The unpleasant physical and/or psychological effects, which occur after watching the entire season of a TV show, non-stop on DVD. v. To watch an old TV series on DVD with stopping to think.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sitcomatose: /sit-kom-uh-tohs/ The couple’s sitcomatose was debilitating after watching the Knight Rider series from the inception of turbo boost, to the point at which the car could practically fly on autopilot. Etymology: Sitcom – Comatose or Sit – Comatose Created by: Mrgoodtimes.

Detestpatterned: /dee test pat turnd/ Each spring Joe and Melba had a tv marathon and picked an ancient tv series to watch in it’s entirety for that weekend. After the sluggish weekend, which also meant little physical activity and way too much junk food, they went into a guilty funk of self-loathing…they were detestpatterned. This spring’s weekend was no exception, when they watched the entire “Beverly Hillbillies” series, black & white and then coloured versions. By Sunday night, they had strong Ozark accents, had eaten possum in many forms, drank Granny’s moonshine (rhematis’ medicine) and carved their pool cues into pot passers for when they sat at the fancy eating table in the billiards room. Joe also learned how to play “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” on his fiddle! Well, doggy… Etymology: Detested (disliked intensely; felt antipathy or aversion towards) & Test Pattern (A geometric chart transmitted by a television station to assist viewers in adjusting reception…since tv was not 24-7 in the old black & white tv days, the test pattern came on a while before the show started and was the last thing you saw on after the National Anthem played…boy does my age show!)

Created by: Nosila.

Wireuleaving: /y-r-u-leave-ing/ Tilly was in tears. Phil had said nothing to her in the last 48 hours, apart from ‘Yo, bruv’ when she’d handed him a cup of tea. Given that he went to Eton and spoke with a public school accent, this was infuriating. As she carried her suitcase to the front door, he didn’t even look up, just grunted, ‘wireuleaving?’ Etymology: The Wire (popular TV series) + why are you leaving? (question asked of one partner by the other on the departure of the latter) Created by: CharlieB.

Ickathon: /ikəθän/ What started as a dare, ended as a ickathon as a group of friends spent their vacations watching Green Acres episodes non-stop. Besides the psychological effects of spending so much time with such insipid drivel several of the women and one of the guys took almost a week to loose the Eva Gabor-esque accent. Etymology: ick (exclamation used to express strong distaste or disgust) + marathon (a long-lasting or difficult task or operation of a specified kind) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n. The art of sneaking to the office kitchen without having to take orders from your colleagues for coffee, or tea, or anything… v. To sneak in and out of the office kitchen without getting caught.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Coffeelude: /käfēloōd/ Down the back stairs, around to the side of the building, into the loading dock entrance, up the service elevator to the 5th floor and back down the stairs and a few quick steps to the snack room. This is the formula Georgia uses to coffeelude ”Could you get me” requests from co-workers. Now she needs to explain to her boss why a coffee break takes her 30 minutes or more. Etymology: coffee (a drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub) + elude (evade or escape from) Created by: artr.

Secreat: /sea-crete/ Fiona wasn’t mean. It’s just that with ten colleagues all wanting no sugar, just black, not too strong, special hand-sewn tea bag brewed for the time it takes the earth to rotate one inch…. she’d never get any work done. So she resorted to a carfty bit of midday secreation. Etymology: secrete (to hide) + eat (to cosume; to chew and swallow food) + secret (something kept hidden or concealed) Created by: CharlieB.

Grubterfuge: /grub tur fewj/ He was a master of grubterfuge. he moved with speed and stealth invisible to almost everybody, but usually leaving a faint smell of soup in his wake. Etymology: subterfuge, grub Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Grubterfuge:

Nosila, 2011-03-07: 14:41:00
Supermanestrone!

Stealthyeating: /stelth ee eet ing/ Jane Bond was the Queen of stealthyeating. She’d be sitting at her desk one minute and a minute later she’d have a full meal miraculously appear at her work station. No one could figure how she made it to the kitchen and back without anyone knowing. Little did they know their mild-mannered administrative assistant had been trained by the CIA in covert cusinary capers. Etymology: Stealthy (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed) & Wordplay on Healthy Eating (Conciously ingesting only nutritious foods) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Stealthyeating:

galwaywegian, 2011-03-07: 13:49:00
she must have been from Cavan (where they eat their dinner from a drawer)

Nosila, 2011-03-07: 14:39:00
She was definitely from the Copa Cavana

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James

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DEFINITION: n. A specialized inability, or area of “chosen incompetency”, based on an individual’s need to avoid certain unpleasant tasks. v. To avoid responsibility by claiming incompetence.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Circumevent: /sir kum eev ent/ Brad was able to make garbage day a circumevent until he discovered one day that the new Waste Engineer was a cute chick. While she worked all summer taking away refuse, he volunteered to take out the family’s garbage. But once September came around, he was back to his old tricks. She had gone back to school and there was no longer any eye candy removing his trash. Etymology: Circumvent ( avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) & Event ( something that happens at a given place and time;a special set of circumstances) Created by: Nosila.

Incompretence: /in-com-pre-tense/ Marcus expended more effort on his displays of incompretence than he would have done on actually finishing off his chores. He was a real laboor. Etymology: incompetence (lack of ability) + pretence (the act of pretending; a false claim) Created by: CharlieB.

Empleon: /EM-ple-on/ my husband can be an empleon when he ‘doesn’t know’ how to wash the car. Etymology: Created by: ArtistInTraining.

Incompedense: /1nkɑmpədəns/ Josh has shown in numerous ways that he is a smart kid. He has successfully completed a number of video games. His grades are good. But when his mom asks for assistance, he is the picture of imcompedense. Etymology: incompetence (not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully) + dense (stupid) Created by: artr.

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To engage in an emotional debate over the small, yet somehow surprisingly important details in a simple game. n. An emotional game player

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gamerage: /gāmərāj/ John is a very mellow guy. Bumper-to-bumper traffic? No problem. Long lines at the grocery? Not an issue. Somebody already submitted the word he devised for Verbotomy? Gamerage! Etymology: gamer (a person who plays a game or games, typically a participant in a computer or role-playing game) + rage (violent, uncontrollable anger) Created by: artr.

Contesty: /con-test-ee/ Jez was a REALLY competitive player. If he sensed his opponent wasn’t paying sufficient attention he would get all contesty and yell, “This is NOT just a GAME!” Etymology: contest (a formal game in which two or more players compete and attempt to win) + testy (irritably impatient, touchy) Created by: CharlieB.

Ludocrous: /loo doh krus/ People in the ping pong world were getting tired of his ludocrous behaviour as he screamed “You can not be serious!” everytime he missed the table. Etymology: ludicrous ludo Created by: galwaywegian.

Trivanal: /Triv-eyn-l/ Family game night never seemed to bring the group closer together due to little Juan’s trivanal need to overanalyze every minor detail of the game. Etymology: Trivial – Anal

Why do I emphathise with this definition…. Created by: Mrgoodtimes.

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James

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