Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: n. A non-threatening term to describe the procedure of cutting vocal cords on yappy dogs, which makes it sound like a good thing — after all, they will never bark again. v. To remove the vocal chords.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Yapendectomy: /yap pen dek toe mee/ Fifi was so excited. She loved going in the car with her “Mommy”. A car ride meant a run in the off-leash park or a free dog cone from Dairy Queen. Today Mommy had told her she was going to get a yapendectomy…she was so excited she barked all the way there. When they pulled up to the building, Fifi realized it was the same place where her brother Rover had gone when he had gotten tutored! Etymology: Yap (bark in a high-pitched tone)& Appendectomy (surgical removal of the vermiform appendix) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Yapendectomy:

artr, 2009-08-31: 06:33:00
Great, now my kid won’t go to his tutor!

Frogmentation: /frôgmentāshən/ When anybody asked, Rudy told people that had undergone a vocal frogmentation. He felt that it sounded less extreme and less selfish then having the vocal cords of his yappy little dog cut. Etymology: Frog [in the throat] (Temporary hoarseness caused by phlegm in the back of the throat) + augmentation (improvement) Created by: artr.

Yippysnippy: /yip-py-snip-py/ Owner: “Peanut, your incessant barking has kept me from sleep too often. It’s time to go to the vet and see what can be done.”
Peanut: “Yippysnippy” Etymology: wordplay on Yippy-Skippy — a sarcastic answer to anything you have to do or something that doesn’t sound fun. Also can be used when you don’t give a damn about something and want to use sarcasm (Urban dictionary). Yip: the shrill bark of a small dog + Snip: to sever with a small cut or incision Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Yippysnippy:

Nosila, 2009-08-31: 13:23:00
Skippy peanut butter…

Woofediting: /wuf – edet – ting/ Sparky was excited to go for woofediting. He thought it meant that he would emerge with a smooth, silky voice that would fit with his image….as a “Dog About Town”. Etymology: woof, editing Created by: mweinmann.

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DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Visionairy: /viz zhun err ee/ Vincent was a visionairy who worked in an apiary. No, he did not look after apes, he was a beekeeper, who was always abuzz with new ideas. He would drone on and on to his co-workers about his revolutionary ideas, like planting mini-video cams on the bees’ backs to make cute movies for the Internet. He would wax poetic about spelling bees…bees who would spell out words. His friends thought he’d bee better off using a comb on his hair, playing his Queen cd’s while actually becoming a worker and using some cream on those hives! Etymology: Visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight;a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible adjective:not practical or realizable; speculative) & Airy (not practical or realizable; speculative;characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air) Created by: Nosila.

Minutiopia: /mi-nyu-she-o-pi-a/ Larry’s lack of ability to see the small picture was due to his minutiopia. Mary took him to the opthamologist, but unfortunately, there was no script there to help his oversightedness. Etymology: minutia: a small or trivial detail + opia: suffix that indicates a visual condition or defect(as in myopia – the inability to see distances or short sighted) Created by: mrskellyscl.

Horizonized: /hÉ™-ˈrÄ«-zÉ™n-rÄ«zd/ v. He was so horizonized that he could never focus on how to pay attention to the little details of how to reach a big goal. Instead, he stumbled through life unable to see the potholes because he couldn’t stop focusing on the horizon.

n. His horizonization was the worst. The man walked around with bees on his face, his fly unzipped, and some part of breakfast dangling from a lip corner, yet he was completely oblivious to it all because he was a slave to the big picture but a zombie on the day-to-day. Etymology: Horizon – the boundary one sees in the furthest distance where sky meets earth as far as they eye believes. Also from Greek present participle of horizein meaning “to bound, define”
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Mesmerize – Which is the eponymous word for what F.A. Mesmer did, which was to hypnotize. Created by: Buzzardbilly.

Comments on Horizonized:

jrogan, 2009-08-28: 23:01:00
Slave and zombie all at once — great image

Nosila, 2009-08-28: 23:41:00
Great word…horizontal thinking at it’s best!

Utopitan: /yoōtōpətən/ John*s boss is a Utopitan. He has never been introduced to a practical detail that he can*t ignore, much to the pain of his employees. Where others can*t see the forest for the trees, he can*t see the trees for the forest. This is especially bad for someone who owns a tree trimming service. Etymology: Utopian (modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic) + pita (pain in the ass) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n. A “natural process” which, smokers believe, makes cigarette butts magically disappear. v. To clean up someone else’s butts.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Disintokration: /disintōkrāshən/ Just about every car sold in America is equipped with an ash tray. Many go unused because smokers believe in disintokration, that magic process by which their butts, wrappers and even packaging go up in smoke just like the cigs themselves. A quick flick of the wrist and all responsibility is done. Etymology: disintegration (the process of coming to pieces) + toke (the drawing of a puff from a cigarette or pipe) Created by: artr.

Comments on Disintokration:

Nosila, 2009-08-27: 15:21:00
Sadly, too true! Good Word.

Confagation: /kon fag ay shun/ When Virginia Slims started dating the Marlborough Man (Smoky to his friends), she worried not what would happen after they butted out their emberous reamains. She believed that the natural process of confagation would remove the reminders of their nicotine assignations. She was partly right, as often there would be a fire after they left the area and the coffin nails smouldered and flared up. Etymology: Conflagration (a very intense and uncontrolled fire) & Fag (finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)

Created by: Nosila.

Buttification: /but-ti-fi-ca-tion/ Because she loved the park, Norma engaged in buttification every weekend so that visitors, especially the children, wouldn’t have to put up with the sights and smells of tobacco waste. Etymology: beautification: to make or become beautiful + butt: the discarded end of a cigarette. Created by: mrskellyscl.

Cigarbage: /see-gar-bage/ Jonathan inhaled deeply, while his girlfriend complained (again) about the cigarbage on their living floor. He dropped his cigarette to the floor and carefully stubbed it out. Then he turned to her letting out a puff of smoke, and said, “What garbage? I don’t see garbage.” Etymology: cigar + garbage Created by: jrogan.

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To offer unquestioning support and enthusiasm, when perhaps, some “constructive criticism” would be more helpful. n. Support which is given without restraint or consideration.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Slopport: /slop – port/ Rufus often gave Genevieve overwhelming slopport for her ideas and projects. No matter how ill-contrived and illogical her ideas were, he found a way to “cheer her on” and enthusiasticly encourage her endeavors. Etymology: slop (the waste by-product of the distilling process;wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk), sloppy (haphazzard), support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of, backing) Created by: mweinmann.

Backpateror: /BACK-PAT-ER-OR/ Harold’s always so nice. He really came thru as my backpateror when I started my hampster milk empire. Etymology: A good ol Pat on the Back + Awesomer + Terminator Created by: idavecook.

Enthusipid: /enθoōsipid/ The company seems to fling itself from one dissaster to another, perhaps attributable to to the corp of enthusipid managers who can stand up and cheer for any idea presented. They can get behind anything as long as it doesn*t require them to think. These bandwagoneers are just as quick to jump camps if the program they were supporting receives any flak. Etymology: enthused (say something that expresses one*s eager enjoyment, interest, or approval) + insipid (lacking vigor or interest) Created by: artr.

Enfooliasm: /en-fool-lee-azm/ Mark was so emboldened by his coworkers enfooliasm that he marched into his Boss’s office and demanded a raise. Etymology: enthusiasm +fool Created by: jrogan.

Comments on Enfooliasm:

Nosila, 2009-08-26: 19:17:00
Good word…please give us a good sentence too to amuse us wordsmiths!

mweinmann, 2009-08-27: 07:43:00
great word and sentence!!

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DEFINITION: v. To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery. n. A person who has difficulty accepting praise.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stompliment: /stomp – le – ment/ Douglas turned every compliment into a stompliment as he could not accept them.
Instead he ignored or stomped all over anything positive that people said about him. Etymology: stomp, compliment Created by: mweinmann.

Disacclaim: /dis-ac-claim/ Gwen disacclaimed Gary’s attempt at showering her with compliments and hid in the ladies room until he gave up and went away. Etymology: disclaim: to deny the validity of; repudiate + acclaim: praise enthusiastically Created by: mrskellyscl.

Kudoschop: /koo dose chop/ If a handsome guy paid Helen a compliment or chatted her up, she took it in stride. But when a loser in her office called Troy… an unkempt, loud jerk, tried to sing her praises, she always gave him a kudoschop. Afterall, she did not want to end up being Helen of Troy… Etymology: Kudos (an expression of approval, compliments and commendation) & Chop (strike or hit sharply and suddenly) & Play on Judo Chop (The act of taking your hand and making a chop motion on a persons shoulder near the neck area while saying in a loud manner, “Judo chop-HAI!”)

Created by: Nosila.

Flatterflop: /flatərfläp/ Every time Jim tries to give Judy a compliment it turns into a flatterflop. Judy is so self-deprecating that she sometimes apologizes for the air she breathes. Etymology: flattery (excessive and insincere praise) + flop (a total failure) Created by: artr.

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