Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v., To grasp the meaning of muddled texts like blog posts, emails and text messages where standard grammatical or spelling conventions have been ignored. n., The ability to read and understand confused or poorly written messages.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gobbledegeek: /GOB-ehl-de-geek/ As are all his associates, Lyndon is a total gobbledegeek who can instantly decipher the garbled lingo and abbreviations used by those who textmessage and post on blogs and forums. Etymology: Blend of ‘gobbledegook’ (language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand) and ‘geek’ (one who is knowledgeable about current technology) Created by: Mustang.

Geekcoder: /geek code er/ Josh could unravel any online message…he was a geekcoder of the top degree. If he had of lived 60 years earlier, he would have been called (The Man Called Incryted`. Etymology: Geek (nerd, computer whiz) & Coder (someone who can encrypt/decrypt secret messages) Wordplay on Decoder (translater of encrypted messages) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v., To put an unwanted houseplant, especially a seasonal or gift plant like a Poinsettia or Easter Lily, outdoors in hopes that it will die. n., An unwanted houseplant which has been left to nature.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sacrilily: /sak ril lilee/ After his Mother’s annual Easter visit and gift of an Easter Lily, Neil felt it was too painful a reminder of her unpleasant holiday with him. He therefore always made a sacrilily of the plant by placing it out on his frosty terrace. Etymology: Sacrifice (endure the loss of;destroy or kill) & Lily (any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers) Created by: Nosila.

Floracide: /FLOR-eh-side/ In a seemingly heartless attempt to commit floracide on an unwanted hideous tropical houseplant she had gotten as a gift, Gracie left it outdoors on the patio during the harshest part of the winter. Etymology: ‘Flora’ (Plants considered as a group) with the suffix ‘cide’ (from Latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in the formation of compound words) Created by: Mustang.

Dieffenbachiassassination: /dee-fuh n-bah-kee-uh-uh-sas-uh-neyt/ Debbie was never very good with house plants. She once killed a cactus that her mother-in-law gave her that had survived years of neglect. When her friend gave her a lovely house plant she planted it out front knowing full well that she was committing Dieffenbachiassassination. “It’s better that it return to nature than in my kitchen and end up in a trash can” she was heard to say. Etymology: Dieffenbachia(tropical flowering plants in the family Araceae noted for their patterned leaves) assassination (to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v., To call your cellphone when you have misplaced it, hoping that it will ring so that you can locate it. n., The sound of a lost cellphone.

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Calltrawl: /kawl trawl/ When Fred’s room got so messy that he’d lose his cellphone, he made a calltrawl from his landline to find it. Etymology: Call (a telephone connection) & Trawl (to fish for something;search) Created by: Nosila.

Hideandgobeep: /hahyd-n-goh-beep/ Jerry is one of the few people under 30 who still has a land-line phone. He never calls anybody on it. None of his friends even know the number. He only uses it when he plays hideandgobeep to locate the cell phone he misplaces at least three times a day. Etymology: hide-and-go-seek (one of a variety of children’s games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them) + beep (a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn or electronic device) Created by: artr.

Walkawave: // Etymology: Created by: walkawave.

Cellocator: /SEL-oh-cayt-ehr/ Brad was forever misplacing his cell phone or having it hidden under a pile of clothing or other items and he had become fairly adept with his cellocator method which consisted of calling his cell from another phone, hoping to hear it ringing. Etymology: Blend of ‘cell’ (cell phone) and ‘locator’ (a device for finding something) Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: n., A belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in almost every way, to modern, present-day technology. v., To wish that the today’s technology was just as good as it was in the past.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Geezertech: /gee-zer-tek/ Wally just doesn’t trust a phone that seems to be smarter than he is. He’s sure it is constantly pulling a fast one on him. He is much more at ease with his geezertech cell phone that he uses to talk to people and maybe, if he has to, send a text message. Etymology: geezer (an odd or eccentric man) + tech (technology) Created by: artr.

Nintension: /Nin ten shun/ Jamie’s nintension was that all cyber games be as easy and fun as the original ones he had played non-stop as a boy. Etymology: Nintendo (Japanese video game,literally translated means”Leave luck to Heaven” since 1974)& Intension (goal;aim;wish) Created by: Nosila.

Segasnooty: /SAY-geh-snoo-tee/ Elwood was thoroughly segasnooty, totally convinced that his old outdated video games were superior to even the latest and most complex games. Etymology: Blend of ‘Sega’ (video game) and ‘snooty’ (Snobbishly aloof; haughty) Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: v., To “surf”, or ride in a freestanding position on a bus, train or subway. n., A sport popular among transit riders who attempt to complete the entire commute in a freestanding position without using the handrails.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shuttleshuffle: /SHUT-ehl-shuf-ehl/ Lucille has always enjoyed the rocking and jolting of the subway as she rides to and from her work and other outings and has perfected a shuttleshuffle for her own entertainment as well as providing smiles for her fellow passengers. Etymology: Blend of ‘shuttle'(a bus, train, or airplane that makes frequent short trips between two places) and ‘shuffle’ (to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing) Created by: Mustang.

Crosstownboogie: /kraws-toun-boog-ee/ While some people are content to sit idly on the bus, Sally prefers to crank up her iPod and get her day started with a little crosstownboogie. Etymology: crosstown (a bus running primarily in a crosstown direction) + boogie (to dance energetically, especially to rock music) Created by: artr.

Subwave: /sub wayv/ When Maria rides the subway on her daily commute, she performs the subwave. She balances herself against the motion without holding on to a rail. It keeps her in practice for her vacations in Big Sur. Etymology: Subway (electric underground railway, public transport)& Wave (to emulate the motion of the ocean waves, as what surfers do) Created by: Nosila.

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