Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. To speak to an animal using an invented language.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Poochuguese: /pooch u geez/ When Maria cuddled her dog, she spoke fluent Poochuguese. She switched to Felinese when talking to her cat and Pintoguese when talking to her pony. Etymology: Pooch (pet dog) & Portuguese (Iberian Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil; Portuguese Water Hound, a breed of domesticated dog from the Algarve region of Portugal) Created by: Nosila.

Critterchatter: /CRIT-ehr-chat-ehr/ Felicity had such a deep emotional bond with her pets that she even developed an extensive critterchatter, a language that only she and her pets understood. Etymology: Blend of ‘critter’ (animal) and ‘chatter’ (light conversation) Created by: Mustang.

Kittycattychittychatty: /kit-ee-kat-ee-chit-ee-chat-ee/ When Joan wants light uninvolved conversation she indulges in kittycattychittychatty with her cat, Mr. Lint. When she has a problem to work out it’s a bowwowpowwow. Etymology: kitty cat (a pet name for a cat) chitchat (light conversation; casual talk) Created by: artr.

Spoilspiel: /sp-oil-sp-eel/ Mariah’s husband says that one day the dog will tell her to shut up with the spoilspiel and hand her a dictionary. Aww Arabella arhhy arey aww, said Minnie to her beloved pooch. Etymology: Spoil- pamper or overindulge. Spiel- glib speech. Created by: Rhyme79.

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DEFINITION: n. A self-image disorder characterized by an inability look at, share, or even recognize pictures of yourself, unless they have been photoshopped to perfection. v. To fall in love with a photoshopped image yourself.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Iconceit: /ikon seet/ Patricia’s iconceit allowed her only to see herself as a perfect woman, with all her perceived flaws airbrushed away. Her own Mother failed to recognize the fauxpat. Etymology: Icon (image;identifiable idol; a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface) & Conceit (the trait of being vain and conceited)
Created by: Nosila.

Narcissisicko: /nar-sis-SIC-oh/ Imogene is a prettier than average girl but seems to be a bit of a narcissisicko who’s insecure about her looks to the point of not being willing to let others see photos of herself unless and until they had been altered by one means or another to the point of near perfection. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘narcissism (n. inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity) and ‘sicko’ (n. a person who is mentally or morally sick) Created by: Mustang.

Airbrushism: /ehr-brush-izum/ Samantha’s severe airbrushism was diagnosed after her friends noticed that all the mirrors in her apartment were covered with photoshopped images of her. Etymology: airbrush (to remove detail as if by an airbrush) + ism (suffix) Created by: Discoveria.

Flimmage: /fuh-lim-age/ I think you’ve got a case of flimmage going on there. That’s a picture of you, only it doesn’t show your freckles, your eyes aren’t blue and there’s no moustache. Etymology: ‘Flawless’ and ‘image’ squeezed together, with an extra ‘m’ just for the hell of it! Created by: Rhyme79.

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DEFINITION: v. To make the same mistake over and over again even though you know it’s stupid. n. A compulsively repeated mistake.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gafflexes: /ga’ flex iz/ The doctor said his gafflexes were in perfect condition: he always repeated the same mistake at least twice. Etymology: Gafflexes n. pl. (gaffe: mistake) + (reflexes: the body’s automatic responses to stimulus.) Created by: hyperborean.

Blunderlust: /blun der lust/ After one beer, Joey was programmed for blunderlust…he’d make the mistake of ordering one after another until he’d found yonderlust. His errors were costly, causing him squanderlust. And the next day he felt wonderlust at why his head pounded like thunderlust. Etymology: Blunder (error, mistake) & Wanderlust (strong or irrestible impulse or urge) Created by: Nosila.

Repetigaffe: /reh-PET-eh-gaf/ Being intensely dense, Leonardo quite frequently would ignore the fact that he’d made a silly mistake and would repetigaffe again and again. Etymology: Blend of ‘repetition’ (n. the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) and ‘gaffe’ (n. a noticeable mistake) Created by: Mustang.

Redumbdant: /re-dum-dent/ I know that eating an entire bag of salt and vinegar chips is going to leave me with a belly ache and a stinging mouth as it’s done every other time, but I just can’t help being redumbdant. Etymology: redundant + dumb. Also – i love love the drawing – made me lololol Created by: libertybelle.

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DEFINITION: n. The horrible pain that comes from pulling a bandage off of hairy skin. v. To inflict pain or injure when removing a bandage.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Screap: /s-kuh-REEP/ OMG! Stop screaping me! Call yourself a nurse?! You’re not a nurse! You’re a crazy, sadistic, crazy sadist! Argh! STOP IT! Etymology: A mixture of ‘scream’ and ‘rip’ with a portion of ‘scrape’, which to me, is a pretty painful sounding word. Created by: Rhyme79.

Depilatorture: /dih-pil-uh-tawr-cher/ Most people subscribe to the “yank it off quickly” technique when it comes to removal of fur-laden band-aids. Slow removal is considered depilatorture. Etymology: depilatory (a mild liquid or cream that will temporarily removing unwanted hair from the body) + torture (the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty) Created by: artr.

Feelastoplast: /fee las to plast/ When Doctor Pepper began to pull the sticky bandage off Norman’s hairy arm, Norman could feelastoplast the agony long before it even started. Etymology: Feel (produce a certain impression/sensation) & Elastoplast (an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds)
Created by: Nosila.

Skinflagration: /skin-fleh-GRAY-shun/ Hector yelled with the pain he felt across his skin as the large piece of tape was yanked off, calling it a skinflagration, as the sensation of burning was so intense. Etymology: Blend of ‘skin’ and ‘conflagration’. (fire; especially: a large disastrous fire) Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: v. To obsess over, and fantasize about electronic gadgets even though you can never figure out how they actually work. n. A beautiful but useless gadget.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Inflappuation: /in flap u ay shun/ When he saw her pink electronic device, Kenny had an attack of inflappuation. Like a magpie obsessed with shiny things, he was attracted to all things from cyber space. So bemused was he that he failed to notice Wendy’s “device” was actually her container of Secret deodorant. That is why it is strong enough for a man, but made for a woman! Etymology: Infatuation (an object of extravagant short-lived passion) & App (short for application…a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task) Created by: Nosila.

Technilogigoof: /tek-neh-LODJ-eh-gewf/ Roger fancied himself to be very hip on evolving technology but he was, in fact, a technilogigoof, harboring much misinformation and many misperceptions, among them believing that RAM is a Dodge truck and an IPad a medical dressing used in eye injuries. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘technology’ (n. the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life) and ‘goof’ (n. a foolish or stupid person) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Technilogigoof:

Rhyme79, 2012-10-01: 11:17:00
Haha! I love your sentence today Mustang. 🙂

Guessmo: /guess-moe/ To Jimmy anything with a seemingly random stream of letters and numbers after its name is a guessmo. The new iFadpad 7X37tz comes with a free firewall and is a shiny thing of beauty. But Jimmy didn’t know if he could talk to his mum with it or if he was supposed to attach it to his wall and let it download the internet into his brain. Maybe it was just a fire alarm. Etymology: A play on the word ‘gizmo’. Having to guess at the function of a gadget due to a lack of technological knowledge. Created by: Rhyme79.

Nerdbrain: /nurd-breyn/ John has to have every new device or gadget that hits the market. The only problem is he is such a nerdbrain that he can barely figure out how to open the package much less than make it work. The good thing is that he has pristine items to trade in or re-sell when the new one comes out. Etymology: nerd (stupid or ridiculous person ) + birdbrain (a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person) Created by: artr.

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