Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: To assert your right-of-way in traffic, even when it’s stupidly dangerous to do so.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Irroadsponsible: /ir-road-sponce-ible/ He again crossed 3 lanes of traffic without signaling, demonstrating how totally irroadsponsible he is. Etymology: irresponsible + road Created by: Stevenson0.

Carwinism: /Car – win -ism/ George is a terrible driver. The fact that he has survived to the age of 35 and has two kids is clearly a complete failure of the theory of carwinism. Etymology: Car (you know, a car) + Darwinism (the process of natural selection, by which unfit individuals are eliminated from the gene pool) Created by: jesster.

Carazy: /ca-ray-zee/ Carazy Carl careered along the Champs Elysee in his Corolla calling out to Camira drivers to get out of his way. Etymology: car + crazy Created by: petaj.

Suicideswiped: /Soo-uh-side-swypte/ Even though Rocky saw the car ahead turning left in the center lane, he mashed the gas and swung around and nearly got us suicideswiped in the process. Etymology: Suicide + sideswiped Created by: Kyoti.

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DEFINITION: To have a big fight over nothing, that is really a fight about money.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fiscalcuffs: /fiss-cul-cufs/ when the electricity bill arrived he knew they were in for another round of fiscalcuffs Etymology: fiscal, fisticuffs Created by: rikboyee.

Altercashion: /All-turr-kay-shen [or] All-turr-ka-shen/ It was hard to determine her statement “Can’t you take better care of our dog!” was an altercashion. My first clue was that we didn’t have a dog. Etymology: Altercation (a fight) + cash (money) Created by: ziggy41.

Fracashing: /Frack-a-shing/ Trudy, discovering that Eddie had secured a home equity loan and purchased a plasma television and a pool table for the game room, slid over the edge from disbelief to rage in about 7 seconds and began fracashing him for nearly two solid hours, during which time he could only offer his “pouty lip face” in a hollow, yet ineffective, attempt to persuade her to be reasonable. Etymology: Fracas+cashing Created by: Kyoti.

Fraydough: /fray-doe/ His morning Starbucks fix eventually entangled him in a nasty fraydough with his wife. Etymology: fray (fight), dough (money), and it rhymes with one of my favorite toys Created by: purpleartichokes.

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DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and — in emergency situations — flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Confidunce: /kon-feh-dunss/ Despite being highly qualified, Sue was a confidunce. She was last heard asking the mailroom clerk if he thought her hair color clashed with her title. Etymology: confidence, dunce Created by: purpleartichokes.

Adeptxiety: /uh-dept-zahy-i-tee/ Her psychiatrist diagnosed her problem as adeptxiety. Some of her friends called her insecute and felt she suffered from insecutity, but with a little flatterchatter her self confidence was back and she was over another bout of adeptxiety. Etymology: adept + anxiety Created by: Stevenson0.

Craveworthy: /crave-worthy/ Craveworthy Carla, was competent and cute, but suffered from an inferiority complex. Etymology: crave + praiseworthy Created by: petaj.

Amigreat: /am eye grate/ the amigreat hung in the air constantly adding to the tension Etymology: am i great Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: To be physically overcome by a sudden illness, disability, or even death when asked to participate in unrewarding activities — like work, or household chores.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Skillduggery: /skill-dug-ury/ Whenever a chore required his attention Bob took advantage of the masterful art of skillduggery. Etymology: skullduggery (Crafty deception or trickery) + skill (as in pretending he doesn’t have any) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Vigourmortis: /vig-er-mor-tiss/ when ever it was suggested that he go out and mow the lawn he went into a state of vigourmortis Etymology: vigour, rigor mortis Created by: rikboyee.

Workolepsy: /work-o-lep-sy / When things need to be done you can count on his workolepsy disorder to kick in. Etymology: work + narcolepsy Created by: Stevenson0.

Malaisy: /ma lay zee/ Dad always said he had a bad case of the malaisy. His tincture was 1182 ccs of Olde English, coupled with an extra large bag of Funyuns and four hours of game shows. It wasn’t often that he’d make his stalignant restitis the focus of his day, though. He run to the restroom quite often. Etymology: malignant + malaise + lazy Created by: jadenguy.

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DEFINITION: To share greetings, hugs, and kisses with old friends and familiar faces, while you desperately try to remember their names.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Memorafeeblia: /memor-ah-feeb-lia/ Memorafeeblia always hits him at the most awkward times – hopefully a wide smile and lots of nodding will get him through. Etymology: memorabilia + feeble + memory Created by: Jabberwocky.

Rewhonion: /re-hoon-yun/ the whole rewhonion had caused him a great deal of blanksiety Etymology: reunion, who … and nothing to do with onions… nothing at all Created by: rikboyee.

Dejawho: /deja who/ i know i’d seen her before i just couldn’t remember. i must be having deja who Etymology: deja vu + who Created by: loofarama.

Namnesia: /Nam-nee-zia/ My cousin Vinnie, suffering from namnesia, couldn’t remember the name of our Sicilian cousin Guido. thus making family reunions, baptisms, weddings and funerals uncomfortable. Etymology: Name+ Amnesia= Namnesia. Created by: MisUndrstd.

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