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DEFINITION: v., To seek out old acquaintances even though you never really knew them that well, or liked them very much, in the first place. n. An old and unwanted friend who has suddenly reappeared.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pastsociate: /past so she ayt/ At the high school reunion, there was something vaguely familiar to Gary about the redhead in the eighties attire. When he read her nametag, “Bobbie”, he knew she must be a pastsociate, but just could not place her. It was only after she spurned his offer of a drink together that he remembered her as Robert, the bully from Music Appreciation Class. Talk about a stereo-type becoming a faux-know gaffe! Etymology: Past (earlier than the present time; no longer current)& Associate (Acquaintance;a relationship less intimate than friendship)
Created by: Nosila.

Reunionsult: /re-YUNE-yin-sult/ Germond loved to go back to his hometown each year to meet up with old classmates, and he’d invariably seek out his former detractors to hammer them with reunionsults and to boast about the great success he’d achieved in his life. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘reunion’ and ‘insult’. Created by: Mustang.

Alumnerd: /uh-luhm-nurd/ Jim was looking forward to his class reunion. He really wanted to catch up with his old friends. Instead he somehow found himself caught in a corner with the alumnerds. Etymology: alumnus (a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university) + nerd (an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit) Created by: artr.

Pasthole: /pas’hole/ You got a phone call from John Smith? What did that pasthole want? Etymology: a blend of “past” and “@55hole”, someone from your past that you never really cared for but for somereason, later in life, they seek you out for either friendship or because they need something from you. Created by: hellohime.

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DrWebsterIII, 2012-11-01: 17:34:00
Truly humorous !

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DEFINITION: n., Cautionary advice provided by parents to their children, often makes no logical sense but carries enough emotional weight to affect the child’s behavior. v. To warn of danger through the judicious use of exaggeration.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Nitpeck: /nit – ‘pek/ Henny Penny was always nitpecking her child repeatedly to the point of his premature hair loss! Etymology: from nitpick (pedantic,scrupulous( but more annoying when pecked with a sharp beak or tongue) Created by: DrWebsterIII.

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Nosila, 2012-10-31: 01:56:00
Pullet-ically correct word!

Scarefication: /skair-uh-fi-key-shuhn/ Mother hen believes in the use of scarefication to keep her chicks in line. A little lie here, an exaggeration there, all pecked into their little psyches until they are afraid to do anything wrong. Etymology: scare (to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm) Scarification (scratching, etching, burning/branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification) Created by: artr.

Poultrygeist: /pol tree guyst/ Chickenita Bantama had a hard time persuading her youngest chick,Henny Youngman, to eat his feed. She finally had to resort to scare tactics and told him the tale of the poultrygeist. It was a scary ghost chicken that came after little chicks that did not eat up their supper. It worked for her, even if some thought it was fowl play…Happy Halloween! Etymology: Poultry (a domesticated gallinaceous bird) & Poltergeist (a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder)

Created by: Nosila.

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DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-31: 11:24:00
LOVING YOUR STORIES

Parentrauma: /PAIR-ehn-trah-mah/ Though her intentions were good the cautionary advice she gave her kiddies was always extreme and always created excessive parentrauma in their little minds and hearts. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘parent’ and ‘trauma’ (an experience that produces psychological injury or pain) Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: n., Cautionary advice provided by parents to their children, often makes no logical sense but carries enough emotional weight to affect the child’s behavior. v. To warn of danger through the judicious use of exaggeration.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Scarefication: /skair-uh-fi-key-shuhn/ Mother hen believes in the use of scarefication to keep her chicks in line. A little lie here, an exaggeration there, all pecked into their little psyches until they are afraid to do anything wrong. Etymology: scare (to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm) Scarification (scratching, etching, burning/branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification) Created by: artr.

Nitpeck: /nit – ‘pek/ Henny Penny was always nitpecking her child repeatedly to the point of his premature hair loss! Etymology: from nitpick (pedantic,scrupulous( but more annoying when pecked with a sharp beak or tongue) Created by: DrWebsterIII.

Comments on Nitpeck:

Nosila, 2012-10-31: 01:56:00
Pullet-ically correct word!

Parentrauma: /PAIR-ehn-trah-mah/ Though her intentions were good the cautionary advice she gave her kiddies was always extreme and always created excessive parentrauma in their little minds and hearts. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘parent’ and ‘trauma’ (an experience that produces psychological injury or pain) Created by: Mustang.

Poultrygeist: /pol tree guyst/ Chickenita Bantama had a hard time persuading her youngest chick,Henny Youngman, to eat his feed. She finally had to resort to scare tactics and told him the tale of the poultrygeist. It was a scary ghost chicken that came after little chicks that did not eat up their supper. It worked for her, even if some thought it was fowl play…Happy Halloween! Etymology: Poultry (a domesticated gallinaceous bird) & Poltergeist (a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder)

Created by: Nosila.

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DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-31: 11:24:00
LOVING YOUR STORIES

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To secretly snap up and gobble down a small bit of food left on a dish, wrapping or pot. n., The small bits of tasty food, like melted cheese or veggies, that stick to food wrapping.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Exscrapolation: /ecks-scrap-oh-LAY-shun/ Eloise has the disgusting habit of exscrapolation wherein she scrapes and licks bits of food from wrappers, bowls, even other peoples plates, leaving those items clean as a whistle. Etymology: Play on the word extrapolation. Meaning the consumption of scraps of food. Created by: Mustang.

Resifood: /Rez-eh-food/ Taking the last bite of her twinkie, she relished in the bonus resifood left on the twinkie’s rectangular holding plate. Etymology: Residue+food Created by: youmustvotenato.

Wrapperscraps: /rapp-uh-scrahh-pss/ The best part of a yoghurt is the wrapperscraps. Licking the lid might be something you wouldn’t do at the Queen’s table, but we all do it anyway. Besides, if I dined with the Queen, I’d be a bit disappointed if she only dished up yoghurt for us to eat. I’d at least expect something I’d struggle to pronounce, like some obscure cheese or rare cabbage or something. Etymology: Wrapper – packaging or cover. Scraps – left over morsels. Created by: Rhyme79.

Reminant: /rem in ant/ When Sal spotted Emily licking cheese off wrappers again, he knew she was displaying her reminant mode. Like cattle and antelope that enjoy their food over and over, so did she. It would have been less embarrassing for him in McDonald’s if she had just cleaned off her own wrappers… Etymology: Remnant (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)& Ruminant (any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments) & Ruminate(chew the cuds or deeply reflect upon something) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. What boyfriends and husbands do while they are waiting their girlfriends and/or wives to shop. n. A person doing such a thing.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Manticipate: /man tis ip ayt/ When Sergio went to the Big Mall with his fiancee, Carmela, to find her a great outfit, he knew it would take all day. He was able to manticipate by doing guy things at the shopping haven…drink expresso, check out the games store, watch a game on the big screen and buy lottery tickets. It was worth it when his princess came out with clothes and accessories to die for, even if it left him lighter in the wallet… Etymology: Man (adult male) & Anticipate (wishing with confidence of fulfillment;wait with expectation)
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Mallschlump: /mawl-shlump/ While most men might get fidgety when their wives browse thru the stores, Marty takes great delight in an opportunity to just mallschlump, wherein he’ll cruise around from business to business checking out babes, window displays and oddball people. Etymology: blend of words ‘mall’ (n. large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants ) and ‘schlump’ (v. to loaf or idle) Created by: Mustang.

Betrudge: /bih-truhj/ When Jill wants to go shopping she likes to take Tom with her. She’ll bounce from store to store like a lioness on a hunt. He’ll betrudge along behind her like a trailer with flat tires. They’ve been together long enough that he knows when to nod and when to grunt something like “That look great on you”. Etymology: begrudge (to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow) + trudge (to walk, especially laboriously or wearily) Created by: artr.

Anticapprasion: /An-tiss-uh-pray-shun/ Thinking of his credit card bill and the countless bags from Macy’s, passed the time during his anticappraision. Etymology: From (anticipation: in waiting) + (appraise: judge value) Created by: SethelMerman.

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