Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v. To prevent someone from participating in an undesired activity by engaging them in another activity which makes it impossible to do the first. n. Two things cannot be done at the same time.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Disstract: /dis trakt/ When Sonya’s boyfriend, Skippy, was “in the mood” and Sonya wasn’t,which was often, she’d put him off by trying to disstract him. She’d complain about his breath, his hygiene, the fact that he never took her out or bought her nice things. By the time she was done, his ardor was cooled as surely as if she had thrown ice water over him. He never did figure out that this disstraction was the antidote to Viagra. Etymology: Diss (treat, mention, or speak to rudely) & Distract (draw someone’s attention away from something) Created by: Nosila.

Dimswitch: /dimswich/ Jill’s boyfriend Donny is not the sharpest tool on the bench. If he starts to perform embarrassing bar tricks at a party she employs her patented dimswitch technique, a.k.a. the ooh-look-a-shiny-thing tactic. It never fails. Etymology: dim (not bright) + switch (change the position, direction, or focus of) Created by: artr.

Sublimatention: /sub-lim-a-ten-shen/ Karen used sublimatention successfully to redirect Ron’s focus from a bad behavior to a good one. Now, instead of nose mining in public, he cleans his glasses. Etymology: subliminal: below the threshold of conscious perception + sublimate: direct energy from a socially improper behavior to an acceptable one + mate: spouse + attention: concentrated focus of the mind Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: n. An ingrained habit which is so entrenched in individual’s personality that they practically have an identity crisis if anyone tries to change it. v. To try to modify a person’s instinctive behavior and/or unconscious habits.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Bodyfy: /bod if fye/ He had looked so cute and cuddly hanging upside down from that tree in the Amazon. She brought him home as part of her anthropological study. She called him Seth the Sloth. But now, she was trying to bodify him. Too late, she realized that without the 3 toes on each foot and the ability to climb trees, Seth was just like her ex, Marvin. Except Marvin was never awake this much and his eyes were not as intelligent. Etymology: Body (the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being) & Modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) Created by: Nosila.

Reformatetion: /re-for-mate-shon/ Kat determined at the altar that Martin needed altered so she began the reformatetion as soon as they left the church, despite his protestations and begging her indulgence. Etymology: reform; to improve by alteration, correction of error or removal of defects; to cause a person to give up harmful or immoral practices + reformation: act of reforming or state of being reformed + mate: spouse Created by: mrskellyscl.

Alterbrasion: /ôltərbrāzhən/ Cindy has done her best to help her boyfriend work on his bad habits. He remains unchanged, seemingly unscathed by her efforts. She, on the other hand, has more than one alterbrasion to treat. Her doctor tells her that she is lucky the friction that developed between the two of them didn’t cause her to burst into flames. Etymology: alter (change or cause to change in character or composition) + abrasion (the process of scraping or wearing away) Created by: artr.

Addicthab: // Etymology: Created by: AynW26.

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DEFINITION: n. An ingrained habit which is so entrenched in individual’s personality that they practically have an identity crisis if anyone tries to change it. v. To try to modify a person’s instinctive behavior and/or unconscious habits.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Reformatetion: /re-for-mate-shon/ Kat determined at the altar that Martin needed altered so she began the reformatetion as soon as they left the church, despite his protestations and begging her indulgence. Etymology: reform; to improve by alteration, correction of error or removal of defects; to cause a person to give up harmful or immoral practices + reformation: act of reforming or state of being reformed + mate: spouse Created by: mrskellyscl.

Bodyfy: /bod if fye/ He had looked so cute and cuddly hanging upside down from that tree in the Amazon. She brought him home as part of her anthropological study. She called him Seth the Sloth. But now, she was trying to bodify him. Too late, she realized that without the 3 toes on each foot and the ability to climb trees, Seth was just like her ex, Marvin. Except Marvin was never awake this much and his eyes were not as intelligent. Etymology: Body (the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being) & Modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) Created by: Nosila.

Alterbrasion: /ôltərbrāzhən/ Cindy has done her best to help her boyfriend work on his bad habits. He remains unchanged, seemingly unscathed by her efforts. She, on the other hand, has more than one alterbrasion to treat. Her doctor tells her that she is lucky the friction that developed between the two of them didn’t cause her to burst into flames. Etymology: alter (change or cause to change in character or composition) + abrasion (the process of scraping or wearing away) Created by: artr.

Addicthab: // Etymology: Created by: AynW26.

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DEFINITION: v. To unintentionally encourage bad behavior by responding to it in a manner that incites even worse behavior. n. A response designed to stop bad behavior, which paradoxically produces more of it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Nagression: /nag resh shun/ Rhoda Rage always lectured her spouse,Red, about the importance of defensive driving. She also pointed out potential hazards to him along the route…like a person crossing the road, a mile ahead. Or a red light, three blocks away. Although she could not drive herself, she was an expert on what he should be doing. But all her cautions became a form of nagression and irritated the heck out of Red. Her constant comments made him nervous and edgy. He took his frustration out on other motorists. They eventually split up, because he wanted to take another Rhoda and she did not want to see Red anymore. Etymology: Nag (remind or urge constantly; bother persistently with trivial complaints;worry persistently) & Aggression (violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked;deliberately unfriendly behavior; the act of initiating hostilities;a disposition to behave aggressively;a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack)

Created by: Nosila.

Motivile: /mo-ti-vile/ On their last date, Lea learned why “motivile” rhymes with “juvenile.” When she mentioned his bad driving habits he acted like he was fifteen years old, shouting out loud and being contrary by driving like a maniac. Etymology: motivate:to provide an incentive for behavior + vile: loathsome, disgusting, contemptible Created by: mrskellyscl.

Exacerbait: /ex ass er bate/ Jill would constantly exacerbait Jack to complete exasperation; I think that’s why he’s now her ex. Etymology: Exacerbate & Bait
Created by: theCountess.

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Nosila, 2010-07-21: 00:15:00
Good one

Contradick: /käntrədik/ Katy has just about had it with her boyfriend. He is such a contradick. Whenever she suggests a change to his behavior, he re-doubles his bad behavior to prove his independence. Etymology: contradictory (mutually opposed or inconsistent) + dick (slang: jerk) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v. To use animal training techniques to improve and direct the behavior of other people. n. A technique which uses the principles of animal training to solve a human behavioral riddle.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Spousebreak: /rhymes with housebreak/ If all men are dogs, where’s a man-whisperer to teach women how to spousebreak them? Etymology: Housebreak Created by: skeeterzirra.

Beaubedience: /bōbÄ“dÄ“É™ns/ Jill believes in beaubedience. Her boyfriend knows how to behave because she has taught him well. Just last week when he spilled milk on the kitchen counter, she rubbed his nose in it and barked at him. At least she has given up smacking him with rolled-up newspaper. Etymology: beau (a boyfriend or male admirer) + obedience (compliance with someone’s wishes or orders or acknowledgment of their authority) Created by: artr.

Reinforcemen: /re-in-force-men/ Paula used both positive and negative reinforcemen to get whatever she wanted. Her technique included the rewards of steaks, sports, beer, and the occasional night out with the boys; however, she discovered that sex could be used both positively as a reward and negatively by withdrawing the reward when appropriate. Etymology: reinforcement: technic whereby the delivery of a stimulus, good or bad, after a response increases the likelihood of the behavior repeating. + men: creatures that have been test subjects for women since the dawn of civilization Created by: mrskellyscl.

Pavlovpotion: /pav lov po shun/ Valentina trained dogs for a living, so it was no surprise that when she wanted her boyfriend, Charlie, to do her bidding, she had a method. She fed him a pavlovpotion and he would do anything for her without question. Etymology: Pavlov (Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)) & Love Potion (a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it)
Created by: Nosila.

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