Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: n. A person who regularly sulks inside cafes and coffeehouses all day, contributing nothing more to their world than a pout. v. To glower angrily at the state of world affairs while remaining inactive and unemployed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stewbucks: /stu-bucks/ Sara spent her days and unemployment cash brooding at Stewbucks after losing her job as a cashier at Wal-Mart for not welcoming people. “Being a cashier is too hard,” she thought, “because they want you to be cheerful all the time.” Etymology: stew: be in a huff, sullen, resentful + starbucks: well-known chain of coffeehouses Created by: mrskellyscl.

Staryucks: /starr yeukks/ the staryucks always take the best seats in the cafe and the solitary readers always take the largest table. Etymology: starbucks yuck Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Staryucks:

Nosila, 2010-07-16: 23:00:00
Just like people on airplanes who grab the window seats and then either read all the way there or worst stil, draw the blinds so no one can see where they are going…don’t get me started!

Grumpause: /grum pawz/ They are in there every morning like clockwork. Nursing one coffee for 2-3 hours every day. In fast food places, coffeehouses and other places with free refills and free bathrooms. The Grumpause. They complain about everything…the weather, politics, doctors, kids today and how they don’t build things like they used to. They complain about the cost of everything and sort out the world’s problems without actually doing anything. The next day, they start all over again…they’ve told so many stories so often, they can’t remember. They are retired…they put in more time here than they did at their jobs. They mainly do this as an S.O.A…Spousal Avoidance Opportunity! Etymology: Grump (a bad-tempered person) & Pause (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something) & Grandpas (the fathers of your father and mother)

Created by: Nosila.

Pouterpoof: /poutərpoŏf/ As a runway model Percy is always a candidate for American Idle. His employment is always at the whim of the current crop of hot designers. The glowerclass is not as popular as the perky boys just now. Percy has tried to break of his pouterpoof designation with little success. He attempted a smile last week and almost ended up in the hospital emergency room when nearly-atrophied facial muscles cramped. Etymology: pouter (one who pushes one’s lips or one’s bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive + poof (an effeminate man) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n. A computer programmer who corrects software problems by bugging the users, rather than debugging the software. v. To pinpoint the blame for any defects in a product, especially a software product which you have created, on “illogical” end-users.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pogrommer: /poe grom mer/ Gerd the Nerd, King of the Keys, WiFi Art Thou was on his usual grumpy morning rounds. It was always demeaning for a man of his superior intellect and
obvious supreme being status to have to help the peons in data entry sort their miniscule problems. And so he conducted his morning pogrommer act, successfully designed to terrify and cower. But when he deigned to enter the murky waters of the call centre, he was blinded by the beauty of the end-user. She had long gold plaits and looked so helpless and vulnerable, so he went gently on her. He found himself thinking of her all day and dreamed that night that his Big Fat Geek Wedding would soon be a reality. Etymology: Pogrom (organized persecution of an ethnic group, in this case, blonde end-users) & Programmer (a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs)

Created by: Nosila.

Logidiot: // Etymology: Created by: GMoan.

Dissinformation: /disinfərmāshən/ Lawrence is quite sure of his programming skills. When something doesn’t work the way he expects, he is preemptively sure that it is caused by user error. He has been known to spread dissinformation, belittling anyone who would dare question his skills. Etymology: diss (act or speak in a disrespectful way toward)+ misinformation (false or inaccurate information, esp. that which is deliberately intended to deceive) Created by: artr.

Dikoder: /dik-oder/ Richard was berating Sally for crashing his flawless program. She insisted that it was not user-error, and that there had to be an issue with the code. He continued to be petulant, and finally Sally said, “Hey, stop being such a dikoder Richard!” Etymology: Possibly a combination of British army slang for “male appendage” circa 1891 and the latin “codex”, or book of laws. Created by: Kallystie.

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DEFINITION: n. A cashier or customer service representative who is so busy chatting with their friends or coworkers that they ignore their customers. v. To be serviced by a very annoying customer service representative.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Asshier: /a-ssh-ier/ The clerk was talking on the phone and completely ignoring me. I waited there, while my, once frosty cold, can of soda started getting warm. Finally, I stated… “Asshier! Can I get some service before my soda starts boiling in this heat?”
Etymology: Asshier is a combination of the words ass and cashier. Created by: Kallystie.

Cashneer: /kash neer/ Joel is a customer service nightmare. He thinks customers are just there to annoy him and interrupt his more interesting pursuits. Joel is a cashneer. He neither knows nor cares why they are paying him. See Joel fail another secret shopper audit. Sorry, Joel, but you should have realized that the poor customer you detest gives your boss the money to pay you. Being paid is something you no longer have to worry about! Etymology: cashier(a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
& Sneer (a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls; a contemptuous or scornful remark;smile contemptuously) Created by: Nosila.

Cellsrep: /cells-rep/ Adept at multitasking, Sean excelled as a cellsrep by chatting with his girlfriend, waiting on customers and doing his geometry homework all at the same time. Etymology: cells: cellular + rep (short for representative) as in sales rep. Created by: mrskellyscl.

Asswholesaler: /assss hoe llll say lur/ If she had her way this asswholesaler would need to be re-tailed Etymology: wholesaler asshole Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Asswholesaler:

Nosila, 2010-07-16: 01:03:00
good one!

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DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Qoise: /kwoy-ze/ I was laying in bed, unable to fall asleep, when all of a sudden I heard a noise. The noise was odd…something I had never heard before. I nudged my boyfriend and asked, “Did you hear that qoise?” He mumbled something unintellilgable, rolled over, and fell back asleep. I was left to ponder what that qoise was. Etymology: Qoise is that combination of the word questionable and noise. Created by: Kallystie.

Insomnoises: /in som noy zes/ Morphea Wakemore had moved into her first new house recently. She loved the location, the layout and features of the new place. It was an older home, with a colorful past, but it gave her the character she wanted. Everything was perfect except for the insomnoises. She might drop off at her regular bedtime, but every night at 2:45 am the sounds started. Creepy, strange and eerie noises that kept her awake for the rest of the night. When she checked with her realtor, she was assured this was a common complaint in her new home town of Amityville. Etymology: Insomnia (an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness)& Noises (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) Created by: Nosila.

Imagounds: /Image-ounds/ Vicky lie awake, staring up[ at the ceiling, eyes wide. Her breathing quickend as even more imagounds entered the room. There was a small thump, a squeak, a creak, a skitter. What was that!? Could it be….Yes, yes it was! The sound of a heartbeat, a HUMAN heartbeat! She sat up straight in bed, her hand on the knife she had kept stored beneath her pillow, ready to strike-but there was no one there. Etymology: Imagined, as in the act of imagining, + Sounds, as in noises. Created by: Moonstar.

Comments on Imagounds:

Nosila, 2010-07-13: 23:59:00
Poe-etic tense to it!

Cacoffiny: /ka kofff in eeeeee/ The cacoffiny continued with the creaking hinge noise followed by the floorboard creaking noise and the strangest musty smell…….. Etymology: cacophony coffin Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Cacoffiny:

Nosila, 2010-07-14: 00:00:00
ok…I’m now sppoked!

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DEFINITION: v. To be offered regular encouragement, unwavering support and subtle but unrelenting criticism based on the worry that you may not be realizing your “full potential”. n. The helpful but sometimes annoying advice given by a mother to a child.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Admomish: /ad-mom-ish/ Lena knew that to raise her son properly she would have to encourage him and admomish him daily, even if he didn’t want her advice and council. Etymology: admonish: to reprove gently but earnestly, expression of criticism + mom Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Admomish:

galwaywegian, 2010-07-12: 09:29:00
nice

Recommomdations: /rekÉ™mämdāshÉ™nz/ Tim’s mother is always ready with recommomdations for just about everything he does. The recipe? One part advice and one part criticism. Tim’s formula? Two parts ignore! Etymology: recommendation (advise or suggest something as a course of action) + mom (one’s mother) Created by: artr.

Mentormenting: /men tor men ting/ Since he was small, Joey’s Mama was on his case to do better and make her proud. Although she always gave him a kiss after, she used the mentormenting style of coaching for her baby boy. When he got 98% on his tests, she’d say things like “That’s great, but why didn’t you get 100%?” Despite her he went into politics and eventually was voted Vice President, an awesome accomplishment. But of course, although proud of him, she still wants to know why he didn’t make it to President! Etymology: Mentor (a wise and trusted guide and advisor) & Tormenting (extreme mental distress;the act of harassing someone;torment emotionally or mentally) Created by: Nosila.

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