Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Logobogus: /-lo-go-bo-gus-/ Q.: “I heard you broke up with Wendy. What gives?”
A.: “Couldn’t stand that LOGOBOGUS bubblehead. I mean so she’s into the Italian designer labels. OK. I’ve put up with that. So she can’t afford to buy the real stuff and has to settle for cheap knock-offs. OK. I’ve put up with that too. But you can’t buy stuff that spells ‘Gucci’ with a ‘C’ and an ‘H’ and then brag about it!!!”
Etymology: LOGO – (fr. Greek ‘logos’ – word) a trademark image (e.g. Michelin Man, McDonald’s golden arches); BOGUS – (modern slang) fake, false, phony, counterfeit, sham Created by: XMbIPb.

Counterfiat: /kown ter fee yat/ Frederico Felonio was not just a suave playboy and wannabe mafioso, he actually owned synthetic samples of famous Italian brand names. He had fake Ferrugamo shoes, phoney Fendi bags, artificial Armani suits, plastic Prada products,pukey Pucci,mock Moschino, copy Cavalli and worst he drove a counterFiat. Many would think he was an imitation Italian or worse a Soprani Soprano… he tried to get out, but they kept pulling him back in! Etymology: Counterfeit (make a copy of with the intent to deceive; not genuine; imitating something superior) & Fiat (Fiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino: Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Counterfiat:

artr, 2010-05-12: 06:29:00
Very alliterate.

Mockshock: /mäkshäk/ In a major case of mockshock, Hannah found that the fabuloss designer top she bought from a road-side vendor was not what it was purported to be. The first time she washed it, it virtually dissolved. It must have been made of opulint. Etymology: mock (not authentic or real) + shock (a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience) Created by: artr.

Comments on Mockshock:

Nosila, 2010-05-12: 11:24:00
It was a mockcident…

XMbIPb, 2010-05-12: 17:24:00
Darn… I should have thought of this one!
🙂
Good job, ARTR.

Uplabel: / -ÊŒpˈleɪbÉ™l-/ “Your shirt looks kind of uplabeled. Are you sure it’s really designer wear?”
“Jamie’s shoes aren’t Prada ones. When I was alone in his room, I saw the corresponding shoe box. Those hooves are an uplabel.” Etymology: up-label; label: (transitive) to put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something); uplabel therefore is to label something up, as in “to upgrade sth.” antonym: downlabel Created by: freiflug.

Comments on Uplabel:

Nosila, 2010-05-13: 00:34:00
Up-roarious

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DEFINITION: n. A person who engages themselves in several different communication channels at the same time, without paying attention to any of them v. To constantly switch your focus between cellphone calls, text messages, emails, and anything else that beeps.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Polycrastinator: /-po-li-kras-tÉ™-nāt-or-/ Unlike their kinfolk – PROcrastinators (i.e. those who do nothing all day), POLYcrastinators can do many nothings all at once, which makes them look extremely busy and productive. Etymology: POLY – (fr. Greek) many;
CRASTINUS – (fr. Lat) tomorrow, next day, future
Created by: XMbIPb.

Flippoyant: / -ˈflɪ.po-É™nt-/ “My students exhibit a great deal of flippoyance during my lectures.”
“If Yuki wasn’t so flippoyant, I would enjoy spending time with her a lot more.” Etymology: flippant: lacking respect or seriousness, showing levity; pert
flamboyant: showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc. Created by: freiflug.

Twittertasker: /twit-ter-task-er/ Janie was such the twittertasker that some speculated she could update her facebook with the txt message she sent in response to the tweet from her from BFF in a matter of seconds. Etymology: Twitter- The popular micro-status site.

Multitasker- A person capable of performing multiple actions and maintaining various priorities at the exact same moment. Created by: cmonkey24.

Transmissionary: /trans mish shun aree/ Julie was incapabale of going anywhere without being plugged in electronically to the rest of the universe. She was a true tranmissionary, spreading the word of multitasking communications to the rest of the world. The only problem was that Julia’s real fix was not in reaching others to chat, but simply training her fingers to fly over keys as fast as she could. But Julia…do it in your home, not in your car! Hang up and drive! Etymology: Transmission (the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted;an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted;communication by means of transmitted signals) & Missionary (someone sent on a mission, especially a religious or charitable mission

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Transmissionary:

XMbIPb, 2010-05-11: 18:44:00
I loved the “missionary” part. Makes me think of a prior definition from two weeks ago (see: “coitentious”) 🙂

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DEFINITION: v. To seek compliments and/or support by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one’s life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bait.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shuckster: /shuk ster/ Melanie was a shuckster. Everytime she was given a compliment, she’d turn it into a negative, so that people would have to compliment her more to convince her it was sincere. When Georgia complimented her on her new purple dress, Melanie said she thought it made her look fat. Then Georgia would insist that the colour suited Melanie so well. Finally Georgia, who had not had any compliments in a long time, got fed up with Melanie’s act in demureness. Georgia told her flatly to enjoy any compliments she got now, because in 25 years, 2 kids and a divorce later, she probably wouldn’t be able to fit that little purple dress anymore. Georgia knew from whence she spoke. Etymology: Shucks (an expression of disappointment or irritation;something of little value…phrase Aw Shucks, is Characterized by a shy, self-effacing, often unsophisticated manner, intended to show humble reaction to compliments) & suffix “-ster” (Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.) Rhymes wkith Huckster (a seller of shoddy goods) Created by: Nosila.

Psudoselfaspersinate: /-sudo-self-as-per-zhe-nate-/ “You can’t even imagine how long it takes me to do my hair in the morning,” complained Wanda. “First, the darn thing has to be shampooed and conditioned. I can’t event tell you about the blow drying… then… hello…. my 200-dollar highlights are all askew and need to be gelled into the right place…” Wanda wasn’t going to stop until she finally got a compliment on her hair fashion. She will have to wait for a long time. Lorna, who just lost all her hair to the second cycle of chemotherapy was in no mood for her sister’s PSEUDOSELFASPERSING bullsh^*t. Etymology: Pseudo (fr. Greek – false, fake, spurious).-.-.-.-. Self (fr. Old. Eng. – one’s own person) .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Aseprsion (fr. Lat. – to sprinkle someone; modern meaning[since late 16th century] – bespatter with slander.) >>>>>>> OVERALL MEANING: to falsely slander oneself.
Created by: XMbIPb.

Comments on Psudoselfaspersinate:

XMbIPb, 2010-05-10: 02:01:00
aaaagggghhh…. dear readers, please note. The correct spelling of this word is p-s-E-u-d-o-selfaspersinate (with an “e”) … deeply embarrassed, XMbIPb

Egoboost: /e-go-bue-st/ “Do i look as skinny and pretty today as i did yesterday?”
“stop egoboosting.” Etymology: boost comes from the latin root buest which means “to raise” or “increase”. ego comes from the latin root ego which means “self” so the direct etymology literally means “to raise self” Created by: abbyg.

Comments on Egoboost:

oliviasull, 2010-05-10: 12:42:00
noice werd!

Flatterplant: /-flætÉ™rplænt-/ “By telling me how hard it is for good-looking women to find an honest guy, Karen flatterplanted me.”
“Jessica needs to be constantly reminded of her stunning physique and overall popularity. She can’t survive one day without a compliment. She’s such a flatterplant.” Etymology: flatter: to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour;
to enhance someone’s vanity by praising them; to portray something to advantage

plant: (transitive) to place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow;
(transitive) to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit Created by: freiflug.

Comments on Flatterplant:

artr, 2010-05-10: 12:29:00
Good combo.

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DEFINITION: v. To leave your pet, child or lover in the care of a friend or relative who teaches them a stupid trick or bad habit. n. A stupid trick or bad habit learned from a caregiver.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Zootard: /-zo-o-tard-
(note: each of the “o”s is a distinct sound as in “zoology,” for example; -zu-tard- is INcorrect)
/ Q. “Can you believe it?! We left our pet beagle with my idiot brother-in-law for a mere fortnight and that zootard taught it how to leg-hump anyone who sits in my favourite recliner!”
A. “What’s so strange about that? I thought all dogs leg-hump?”
Q. “Male dogs do. But Betsy’s a bitch!”
Etymology: zoo – fr. Greek for “animal”
-tard – a slang root derived from the word “retard”
Created by: XMbIPb.

Unclewd: /É™ngkÉ™loōd/ The kids loved it when Uncle Lew came to visit or to babysit. Cindy is a bit hesitant to ask him to watch the kids. She was never sure what unclewd trick or stunt he would teach them. Last time it was **pull my finger** for the 2-year-old. The time before that, Michael Jackson-style crotch grabs for the 4-year-old. What next? Etymology: uncle (the brother of one*s father or mother or the husband of one’s aunt) + lewd (crude and offensive in a sexual way) Created by: artr.

Pollygraft: /paw lee graft/ When the family went on their long vacation, they had left their green conure, Polly, with Uncle Mikey to “birdsit”. Polly had developed an good vocabulary saying things like “Hello”, “I love you”, “Give me a kiss” and of course, “Polly wanna cracker”. After they had taken Polly home, they noticed strange words crept into his vocabulary. Phrases like “Hand over all your money”, “Just co-operate and no one gets hurt” and “Curses, it’s the cops” were liberally sprinkled with swear words through his everyday chats. Horrified, they confronted Uncle Mikey and he admitted that he had pollygraft Polly and had used him in some of his criminal activities. Uncle Mikey was then polygraphed himself and sentenced. These days, Mikey is the one locked up in a cage and Polly now sings “Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna doi when they come for you?” Etymology: Polly (common name for a Parrot or other talking bird) & Graft (corrupt actions of official: the use of dishonest or illegal means to gain money or property by somebody in a position of power or in elected office
or money obtained corruptly: something obtained illegally by taking advantage of high position or office)…Wordplay on Polygraphed (a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) most commonly called a Lie Detector when used in police interrogations)

Created by: Nosila.

Corrupet: /kor-rup-pit/ Don’t let Uncle Mikey stay home alone – he’ll corrupet the parrot again!

Our cousin corrupetted the parrot again! Etymology: corrupt + pet Created by: parm289.

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DEFINITION: n. The feeling of anxiety created by the realization that you’ve arrived at a social event “wearing the wrong thing”. v. To arrive at a social function and suddenly realize that you are you are completely over-dressed or worse — under-dressed!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cretincouture: /-kre-tin-cu-tur-
alt. -kre-tin-cu-chur-
/ “Not realizing that a clown outfit does not qualify for ‘casual Fridays’ at his new banking job, Kim abstained from any other forms of cretincouture like Hawaiian shirts, parrot-head hats, and bow-ties that squirt water.” Etymology: -cretin – a medical condition formerly know as “dwarfed and deformed idiot” used to be common in Alpine communities due to lack of iodine, causing hypothyroid state (disease of the thyroid gland; goiter); modern meaning: just an average idiot without an underlying medical condition .
-couture (Fr.,) n. – dressmaking, fashion design
Created by: XMbIPb.

Fauxparel: /fo par el/ Mitch, the Aussie hunk in the office, showed up at Brenda’s house wearing nothing but a skimpy speedo, high heels and Drag Queen make-up and jewels. Brenda in her best dress suit was shocked. With her boss and co-workers present and aghast, Mitch had a feeling of fauxparel…or in his case, fauxperil. To answer her dismayed expression, he said, “You did say it was a Gayla tonight, right?” To which she replied, “I said, GALA, not Gayla and how is it you just happened to have all this campy gear”? “Now I feel like a right flaming Galah!” cried Mitch. Etymology: Faux Pas (French, literally false step…a socially awkward or tactless act) & Apparel (clothing in general;provide with clothes or put clothes on)
P.S. Galah (Australian term for a Rose Breasted Cockatoo. “Galah” is also derogatory Australian slang, synonymous with ‘fool’ or ‘idiot’. Because of the bird’s distinctive bright pink, it is also used for gaudy dress. Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Fauxparel:

splendiction, 2010-05-06: 21:35:00
Hilarious! Terrific blend, Nosila!

Anxietshirt: /angzī-itēʃərt/ Hal was very happy to hear that his new company followed the practice of **Casual Friday**. He was less than happy when he discovered that their definition of casual was allow employees to loosen their ties and maybe take off their suit jackets when not with a client. On his first Friday Hal needed to make a quick u-turn to change out of his jeans and anxietshirt. The raised eyebrows might have been because he was too casual, certainly not helped by his choice of a logo-emblazoned shirt from the fashion brand fcuk. Etymology: anxiety (a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease) + t-shirt (a short-sleeved casual top, generally made of cotton, having the shape of a T when spread out flat) Created by: artr.

Tangsttop: // After seeing her son’s teacher’s eyes perusing her cleavage during the conference, Jane realized she’d pulled a tangsttop by wearing such a revealing camisole. Etymology: Tank top + angst Created by: TheStorialist.

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