Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: n. A pop culture entertainment property, which has transcended itself and become a de facto religion with legions of devotees, prescribed rituals and sacred texts.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Abbasolution: /ab ba so loo shun/ After the competition met their “Waterloo” at Eurovision, ABBA became a cult religion that has lasted over 30 years. Yes, ABBAcadaABBAra! and the faith ABBAsolution was Bjorn, where new followers say “I do, I do, I do, I do, I do”, to it everyday. The group’s, “I have a Dream” became mantra for others as well. It’s “The Name of the Game” that many ordinary people take sABBAticals and ABBAdicate their responsibilities to become “Super Troupers”, spending all their “Money, Money, Money” on music, paraphanalia and tickets. (I mean “Does Your Mother Know?”) One of the Bennyfits of this faith, is that you can “Take A Chance On Me” and meet some “Fernando” or “Chiquitita” who will say: “Lay All Your Love On Me” and make you a “Dancing Queen” after you belt out that fine old hymm (him?)…”Gimme, Gimme, Gimme A Man After Midnight!” “Knowing Me, Knowing You” it’s the best they can do, because they do not believe in ABBAstinence. “Mamma Mia”, this ABBAsolution has spread from ABBArdeen to Addis ABBAba to ABBAsynnia and even ABBAtibi, Quebec (“Voulez-Vous?”). The ABBApeal is mAgnethic to devotees Anna-Frieda to join in. Instead of saying Amen…fans say, “Thank You For The Music!” and “SOS”…Save Our Souls, ABBAsolutely!) Etymology: ABBA – Famous Swedish Foursome (Agnetha,Bjorn,Benny & Anna-Frieda) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and released their first album in 1975 and went on to top the pop charts for years, only to have had recent revivals of new generations of fans since the release of Mamma Mia, the stage and movie musical) & Absolution (forgiveness;formal redemption as a religious act in the sacrament of the penance) & Solution (a set of values;a statement that solves a problem or finds answers) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Abbasolution:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 13:07:00
Wow! VERY thorough, Nosila…as usual, you excel.

scrabbelicious, 2008-08-12: 17:46:00
Shake a tea-towel tell me what’s wrong and absolution may be hours.

readerwriter, 2008-08-13: 04:43:00
You are ABBAsolved of any sins associated with the creation of this word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-13: 08:19:00
Another good word and great story

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-13: 08:19:00
Another good word and great story

Phenomicon: /Fe-nom-i-con/ It is hard to believe that a simple TV show could become a phemonicon for a whole generation. Etymology: Phenomenon + Icon Created by: artr.

Comments on Phenomicon:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 14:42:00
I know…it’s revolting.
Great word.

Warholygrail: /war-holey-grayle/ The quest for the warholygrail causes millions to seek their 15 minutes of fame. Etymology: Andy Warhol + holy grail Created by: bookowl.

Comments on Warholygrail:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 13:18:00
Artsy, arcane and inspired.

scrabbelicious, 2008-08-12: 17:42:00
Could spark a holy war. Bananas.

Nosila, 2008-08-12: 20:52:00
So Andy Warhol’s Campbell Soup Can could indeed be Can-A-Lot, the new Holy Grail Musical…

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-13: 08:16:00
Congrats: i tried to put Andy in there; but failed!

Genremania: /zhan – rah – main – ya/ Webster was absolutely hooked on various forms of Jazz to the point that it had become an obsession bordering on spiritual devotion and he spent most of his waking hours listening to it and searching for more on Youtube. Etymology: Blend of ‘genre’ (a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like) and ‘mania’ (excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Genremania:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 13:11:00
I’ve seen this before- born-again jazzophiles who then scorn all other genres. Tragic.

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DEFINITION: n. The euphoria felt when sticking one’s hand surreptitiously into a barrelful of rice, peas, or other legumes.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pulsoothe: /Pull-soo-the/ Mary-Anne had to be apeased or she would easily develop migraine, the only way to soothe her pulse was to allow her to delve deeply into the nearest hill of beans or pulsoothe. Etymology: Dolly mixture of 1. Pulse and 2. Soothe. Pulse n. Vital sign of life or a class of edible vegetable or grain. Soothe v., to ease. Created by: scrabbelicious.

Comments on Pulsoothe:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 13:15:00
Hill of beans- like it, like it!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-13: 08:10:00
love it; great blend

Peaphoria: /pee-fawr-ee-uh/ Wiggling her hand around deep in the barrel of split peas and closing her eyes was a sensation that shifted her mind into the ultimate state of peaphoria.
Etymology: PEAPHORIA – noun – from PEA (the round, edible seed of the pisum sativum, of the legume family) + EUPHORIA (a feeling of great happiness and well-being) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Peaphoria:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 22:10:00
LOVE those legumes. Isn’t peaphoria the capitol of illinoise?

Paradrice: /pare-a-drice/ Slipping off to the market near work and dipping her fingers into the cool vat of silky rice was nothing short of paradrice. Etymology: paradise + rice Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Paradrice:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-11: 17:19:00
…until they caught her.

Gleedipity: /glee-DIP-ee-tee/ Sarah was a obsessive compulsive dipper, whose gleedipity was the bane of shopkeeepers everywhere. Etymology: GLEE: open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation. DIP: 1. to put the hand down into a liquid or a container, esp. in order to remove something (often fol. by in or into)DIP 2. Sl. to pickpocket, a pickpocket: ie: to “dip” your hand surreptitiously into someone pocket. ITY: state or condition, and with SERENDIPITY in mind Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Gleedipity:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-11: 17:12:00
Inspirational OCD. Good one, O-bob!

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-11: 19:40:00
gleepidity doo dah

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DEFINITION: v. tr. To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Grumbledrone: /Grum-bel-dro-n/ Marge was the biggest grumbledrone ever, she would continually go on and on about something but would never do anything to rectify the matter. Today it was the ‘foul’ taste of the coffee again. However, no matter how much she hated it, she still refused to bring in her own favourite brand.

Etymology: Grumble(complain or protest in a bad-tempered way) + Drone(to speak tediously at length) = Grumbledrone Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Grumbledrone:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:23:00
Man- SO MANY good words today!
GRUMBLEDRONE has a GREAT sound.
Nice imagery it generates.

Mustang, 2008-08-08: 07:43:00
A drone is also (n.) An idle person who lives off others; a loafer. Eggzullent word.

Nosila, 2008-08-08: 22:44:00
Good word…another Hairy Potter reference?? Keep on Rowling on the River!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-09: 18:40:00
Good word

Gripescence: /grahyp-es-ents/ Every office has two, or three incessant bitchers (women) and bastarders (men) who complain about every detail and do nothing about it except be bitchers and bastarders about anything and everything. This evil underlying gripescence is the single most distructive force in the workplace.
Etymology: GRIPESCENCE – noun – from GRIPE (complain constantly; grumble) + QUIESCENCE (being at rest; still; inactive, or motionless) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Gripescence:

Nosila, 2008-08-08: 00:40:00
Amen, Brother! It’s usually perceived that the women at work bitch, but the men provide valuable work-related feedback!!!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-09: 18:41:00
I like it

Carpidle: /KAHR- plydl/ Bob carpidled about everything, going through life without ever once demanding to see the manager. Etymology: CARP: to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil; IDLE: to pass time doing nothing. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Carpidle:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:21:00
Crazy Carpidleing is despicable. I love the word.

Mustang, 2008-08-08: 07:41:00
Sure cant complain about a word like that.

Moanotonous: /mone ot tennus/ Mona Lott never said a positive word in her life. She was famous for her endless, moanotonous harangues. She found a soulmate in her co-worker, Beef Grizzle, the Whine-Stoned Owwwboy! They spent many hours grumbling, griping, muttering, squawking and bitching about everything and everyone at work. Luckily, they had no friends or lives, so their complaints were work-driven.
After their new boss warned them about their bad-apple effect on the whole retail team, they still could not resist tirading about her mean streak. I mean, after all, even though they changed the name of their department to Customer Service, it was still really The Complaint Department. It’s just a pity that most of the moanotonous activity came from their own 2 employees! Etymology: moan (complain, gripe, grumble, whine or an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)& monotonous (tediously repetitious or lacking in variety or sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Moanotonous:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:18:00
Hilariously appropriate. Scored again!

TJayzz, 2008-08-08: 09:25:00
Very funny sentence, good word too!

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-08: 10:53:00
groanoh!! thanks for the welcome back

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DEFINITION: v. tr. To seek approval from your boss by emulating their style, mannerisms or affectations. n. A person who uses such techniques to win favor.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Bosstitute: /bos stit toot/ Irma had survived many bosses in her long career. She developed many survival skills to weather the changes brought on by the next best manager she’d get stuck training. One secret to her success was to bosstitute herself. She figured out early that these guys had such egos, they loved nothing better than gazing in a mirror. So she reinvented herself to copy traits or physical qualities of each boss. There was Rex the cowboy boss, whose inspired her chaps and stetson. There was Richard the Ivy League yuppie who inspired her 3 piece pin-striped suits and designer briefcase. There was Howie, the used car salesman, who inspired her polyester suit and open neck Aloha shirts. There was Hubert the nerd, who inspired her mismatched clothing and pocket protector and glasses with white tape on the frames. And there was the womanizer, Jake, after whom she dressed like a rake. She couldn’t wait to greet her new boss, Davinder Ravinder Pinderjit, in her new Nehru jacket with a marigold lei. Yes, Irma was definitely a bosstitute, a working girl and a hustler! Etymology: boss (chief, leader, person in control) & substitute (copy; a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another;act as a replacement) & prostitute (to sell ones self for money or favors) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Bosstitute:

scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 04:51:00
An entire cast to bossitutes, they should put you on charge. Accompished effort there nosy. S

metrohumanx, 2008-08-07: 18:16:00
A true classic ! We must have worked in the same place in another life.

Guest, 2008-08-07: 18:51:00
I love it. It rolls right off the tongue and into the ears of gossiping co-workers.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-08: 01:04:00
Very neat.

Panderox: /pan-der-ox
/ With a vice-president position available, individuals being considered for the position panderox the boss at every possible opportunity. The secretaries have a chart keeping track of who is the biggest panderoxing fool.
Etymology: PANDEROX – PANDER + XEROX – verb – from PANDER (To cater to the tastes and desires of others) + XEROX (to copy, reproduce, or duplicate)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Panderox:

scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 09:52:00
indupitably, what a pandora’s box we weave. good word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-08: 01:08:00
original and clever

metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:09:00
I once saw a panderox in an asian zoo.

Identichief: /I-den-tee-cheef/ Everyone thought that Martin had lost the plot when they saw that he had started to identichief the boss by dressing exactly the same and even dyeing his hair grey in order to look like him. But Martin had the last laugh when his crafty ploy worked and the boss promoted to head of his section thus doubling his salary. Etymology: Identical(exactly alike or the same) ORIGIN Latin identicus + Chief(the head of an organisation, having the highest rank or authority) ORIGIN French from Latin Caput ‘head’ = Identichief Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Identichief:

scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 04:59:00
Put that thief back where you borrowed it chief, word.

metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:12:00
I hope Martin was demoted to low man on the scrotum pole.

Sycopyphant: /si-CAH-pee-fuhnt/ Everyone knew Cathy was a complete suck-up, always doing whatever the CIO, Mr. Srinivasan, wanted. But jaws hit the floor when she came into the meeting room today. She had risen to the level of complete sycopyphant, cutting her hair short, dying it black, and wearing a Nehru jacket identical to what her boss always wore. The two were almost indistinguishable. Etymology: SYCOPHANT: a servile self-seeking flatterer + COPY an imitation or reproduction of an original Created by: TimTheEnchanter.

Comments on Sycopyphant:

Nosila, 2008-08-07: 23:26:00
Good word…like a psychopyphant maybe???

metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:15:00
Great paragrab Tim the E…

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DEFINITION: n. A prop (e.g. papers, files or any non-functional equipment) used to create the illusion of busyness. v. tr. To use such a prop to mask inactivity.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fileofaux: /Fy-el-o-foe/ Tarquin never went anywhere without his fileofaux, he wanted everyone to think he was extremely busy doing a very important job, when really he was just loafing around doing as little as possible. Etymology: File(a folder for keeping loose papers in order) + Faux(artificial,imitation) ORIGIN French false = Fileofaux. See also filofax(a loose-leaf notebook for recording notes) ORIGIN representing a colloquial pronunciation of file of facts Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Fileofaux:

scrabbelicious, 2008-08-06: 06:48:00
Fawny collision of meanings there TJ. Good word!

metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 16:25:00
File a foe under fiendish!

Nosila, 2008-08-06: 21:52:00
Great minds think alike…I had toyed with that word as well…isn’t that fauxbulous!

Phantofiles: /fan-toe-files
/ Joe had six different coloured sets of phantofiles he alternated at various times of the day to keep ‘The Man’ off his case and to demonstrate his industriousness and multitasking abilities. “Damn, he’s good!” thought his boss. “He’s been working on six different projects today and it’s only noon.” Joe’s phantofiles put him in line for a raise.
Etymology: PHANTOFILES – noun – from PHANTOM (an appearance, or illusion without material substance) + FILES (a container, or folder for keeping
papers in order)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Phantofiles:

Nosila, 2008-08-06: 00:50:00
I worked with a guy that did that…he got away with it until his new female boss figured him out and gave him the boot!

scrabbelicious, 2008-08-06: 06:43:00
pesty female bosses!

metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 11:25:00
What datum lurks in the hearts of men?Only the Phantofile knows.

Camoufraud: /CAM – oh – frod/ Maurice is a complete phony, inept in his job and short of actual job knowledge so in order to deceive his employers and fellow employees he regularly committed camoufraud, carrying file folders and other work related objects in an effort to create the illusion that he was fully engaged in work efforts. Etymology: Blend of camouflage and fraud. Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Camoufraud:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 16:47:00
There was abuffoon called Maurice__Who carried around a valise__He shunned so much labor__not even his neighbor__could say if he’s live or deceased.

lumina, 2008-08-06: 23:51:00
The best!

Shirkprop: /SHURK-prop/ Bob was a fauxbullient gizbo, but most of all a he was a scheming skirkprop. Etymology: SHIRK: One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the
performance of duty or labor& PROP: any movable articles, item or objects used on the set of a play or
movie; Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Shirkprop:

Mustang, 2008-08-06: 05:35:00
Bob sounds like a complete fauxny. Shirkbait? Good word!

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