Author: James Gang

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)

Toughpavlove: /tuff pav luv/ Anna used her psychological training to cure her boyfriend’s bad habits. She called it toughpavlove because through conditioned response and a reward/punishment system, she got results and a cleaner house. Her Yorkie, Poopsie, was however, quite immune to the same training and pooped everywhere. Etymology: Tough Love (The use of strict disciplinary measures and limitations on freedoms or privileges, as by a parent or guardian, as a means of fostering responsibility and expressing care or concern.) & Pavlov (Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs) Created by: Nosila.

Perpeturate: /per-PET-yur-ayt/ Using a system of punishments and rewards as she did with her doberman, Lucille attempted to perpeturate the same kinds of desired automatic responses from her boyfriend, Wilbur. Etymology: Blend of ‘pet’ (a pampered and usually spoiled child) ‘perpetuate’ ( to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely) and ‘saturate’ ( to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained) Created by: Mustang.

Rollrover: /rohl-roh-ver/ Jane’s husband snores terribly if he sleeps on his back. She got tired of poking him in the ribs to get him to roll over onto his side. Watching him clicker-train their dog inspired her. That night, when the snoring started, she used the clicker. He immediately rolled onto his side. Her rollrover technique was a success. No more broken nails for her. No more sore ribs for him. Etymology: roll over (a common trick dogs are trained to do) + Rover (a common dog name) Created by: artr.

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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)

Javaproblem: /ja va prob lem/ Sharon sat petulantly in her favourite coffee bar scowling as usual. She thought it made her look intellectual and intriguing… but to the other patrons, her body language said javaproblem? Etymology: Java (coffee) & Problem (Issue) and Wordplay on “Do you have a problem?” (facetious question)

Created by: Nosila.

Joebegone: /joh-bi-gawn/ Another sad day for Janice. It’s all she could do to get her jobegone self out of the house to share a good glower with folks at the coffee shop. Etymology: joe (coffee) + woebegone (sorrowful or sad in appearance) Created by: artr.

Espressionado: /es – press – yan – AH – do/ Definitely a cup ‘half empty’ pessimist, Shandra had become a devout espressionado…whiling away the days in her favorite coffee house, sipping espresso and griping and grumbling endlessly about politics, the econonomy, and people in general. Etymology: Blend of ‘espresso’ (a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans) and ‘aficionado’ (An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan) Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: v. To make something worse while attempting to make it better. n. A bad improvement.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Wimprovement: /wim proov ment/ When Cathy met Todd in High School, he was a brawny fellow, but lacking in refinement. Ten years later, they were wed, had 2 kids and Todd was now a big pudding of a man who was so whipped and broken by the demanding Cathy. She considered Todd her greatest wimprovement. Etymology: Wimp (a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy) & Improvement (betterment;change;progress) Created by: Nosila.

Remuddle: /re-MUD-l/ Simpson had set out to completely redesign and redo the interior of his home but lacking proper skills and experience his effort turned out to be a hideous remuddle rather than the upgrade he had envisioned. Etymology: Blend of ‘remodel’ (redo or makeover) and ‘muddle’ (to mix up in a confused or bungling manner) Created by: Mustang.

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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)

Computerpogromer: /kom pew ter po grom er/ Ivan the Terrible was the scourge of the Company because he ran his own personal little empire in the IT Dept. He terrorized the quasi-technical employees and carried out a reign of terror as a computerpogromer to the masses, making them fear turning on their computers each morning. Like all despots though, he was overthrown when the company outsourced his job overseas, in an effort to save money and lives. Etymology: Computer Programmer (a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs)& Pogrom (organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
Created by: Nosila.

Technillogicrat: /tech – neh – LODJ – uh – crat/ Having an overblown ego and chutzpah to match, Cranston was a technillogicrat in the extreme who would never admit ignorance but would always blame everyone and everything else for things he could not remedy. Etymology: Blend of ‘technical’ and ‘illogical’ with suffix ‘-crat’…member of a dominant class Created by: Mustang.

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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)

Snubscribe: /snub skrybe/ “It’s no wonder people shoplift”, Betty thought as she waited yet again at Customer Service to make a payment on her layaway. The cashier was going to snubscribe her again because he was too busy yakking on his cellphone on a social call. Fed up, she went to the Store Manager and told him loudly that the hardest part about shopping there was the fact that you had to wait endlessly for them to take your money. The Store Manager would have responded to her sooner, but he was too busy texting someone… Etymology: Snub (refuse to acknowledge;ignore) & Subscribe (receive or obtain by regular payment;pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals) Created by: Nosila.

Reprehensitive: /rep – re – HENS – uh – tiv/ Gabrielle was appalled at the abysmal response of the customer service reprehensitive who seemed not to even notice her even though she made several attempts to gain his attention. Etymology: Blend of ‘reprehensible’ ( Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy)and ‘representative’ (One that serves as a delegate or agent for another) Created by: Mustang.

Narcissistant: /nahr-suh-sis-tuhnt/ Jane stopped to pick up a snack at the convenience store and found that the term was an oxymoron. The narcissistant was also some kind of moron. His mother must have told him he was the sun and that all the planets revolved around him. His attitude was like, “wait your turn Uranus”. Etymology: narcissist (a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish)+ assistant (a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper) Created by: artr.

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