Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v. To injure oneself physically, or to be reduced to a state of mental incapacity, when attempting to open shrink-wrapped CDs, DVDs or software. n. Packaging that is painfully difficult to open.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Troublewrap: /TRUBB-bull-rap/ The troublewrap around the new Sinking Dead game took Jim two hours to open. Etymology: trouble + bubblewrap Created by: Discoveria.

Comments on Troublewrap:

Rhyme79, 2012-09-10: 10:03:00
Nice!

Shrinkcrap: /shrink – crap/ I could not open skrinkcrapped package.

My brain was getting shrinkcrapped after counting packing peanuts for an hour.

New, secure package will feature ShrinkCrapTM
it will require a special chemical catalyst to open, that will be available to authorized service dealers.
Etymology: shrink -crap Created by: ldikarev.

Cellopain: /sell oh payn/ The cellopain was exacerbated by the broken Windows Etymology: cellophane, pain Created by: galwaywegian.

Plastimental: /plass-tee-men-tall/ New CDs make me plastimental!
I wish companies would realise the plastimental nature of shrink wrapping. Etymology: A combination of the words ‘plastic’ and ‘mental’. Created by: Rhyme79.

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DEFINITION: n. A momentary feeling of relief mixed with lingering dread, which occurs when your boss marches past the piles of unfinished work on your desk. v. To sigh with relief after your boss marches past your desk

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Bloss: /blawss/ Julie felt a huge sense of bloss after her manager rounded the corner without spotting her behind the unfinished weekly Sales Reports. Etymology: bliss + loss + bless Created by: Discoveria.

Blork: /bl-aw-k/
“You know when you’re totally blorking ‘cos your boss didn’t talk to you? I had it three times today. I nearly died of blork.”
“OMG! I had a major blork just then. My boss is a total slave driver but he didn’t notice me slacking for a change.” Etymology: The words ‘boss’, ‘pile’ and ‘work’ all squashed together into a semi-coherent sounding sort of word. Created by: Rhyme79.

Comments on Blork:

Discoveria, 2012-09-09: 14:34:00
Is she having a blockage or a blorkage? Great word.

Slackawin: // Totally slackawinned my boss. He never knew a thing! Etymology: Created by: unreal5.

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DEFINITION: n. The sacrifice a mother makes when she gives everything to her children, including life itself, and then simply lets them go. v. To give someone everything and then watch them walk away.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Giventry: /giv-en-tree/ When she mother gave him the money she would have used to buy a condo in Hawaii to start his business, Bradley was moved to tears by his mother’s giventry. Etymology: From the children’s book, The Giving Tree Created by: thesmeagle.

Nurturifice: /NERT-shur-reh-fice/ Ma Maribel put aside her own wishes as she spent half a lifetime to nurturifice her children, only to watch dry eyed as the left the ‘nest’ to pursue their own interests. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘Nurture’ (rearing, upbringing, training) and ‘Sacrifice’ (the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim) Created by: Mustang.

Kidtropia: /kid-tro-pia/ As summer went on she felt kidtropia looking at her garden from the wheelchair.

True feeling of kidtropia enveloped him as he watched his spaceship leap into the unknown time and space. Etymology: kid, kids. – atrophia (in this case ‘self’ is atrophied in order to make room for needs of the child) Created by: ldikarev.

Parentharsis: /parr-EN-far-siss/ After her son Jack left home to start at university, Mary felt a great sense of parentharsis. Etymology: parent + catharsis (release from strong emotions) Created by: Discoveria.

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DEFINITION: v. To remain calm, steadfast and ploddingly systematic in the midst of a huge freaking disaster. n. A person who systematizes everything from their morning routines to personal relationships.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Calmamity: /kalm-AM-itty/ Now matter how dire the situation or severe the emergency, Lionel always maintained an air of serene calmamity, never losing his cool and handling matters quickly and completely. Etymology: Blend of ‘calm’ (Not excited or agitated; composed) and ‘calamity’ ( a disaster or misfortune, esp one causing extreme havoc) Created by: Mustang.

Sociologue: /So see oh log/ “That damn Dane, always the sociologue! With everything so organized all the time, the need to sociologue spins me right ’round!” Said Lucielle so sharply that it made her own head hurt. Etymology: Socio: L. Socius (companion) + Logue: Gk: Legein (say, count) Created by: AlouattaPigra.

Analofile: /anal-O-file/ / We are expanding our local offices and looking for skilled, synergetic, analofiles.

/ Alternative spelling – analophile, analophil

/ Derivatives – analophilia Etymology: anal(-retentive) + -phile (Greek – love, friendship) Created by: ldikarev.

Steadyeddy: /sted dee ed dee/ When Ed Dodds was faced with flooded streets in his hometown, after tornadoes and torrential rains, he remained calm and helped his neighbours. He organized boats to help steadyeddy them to higher ground and safety and kept up their spirits. He would have been eligible for a some kind of hero award, had he and his boat not ended up being beamed into a passing UFO spacecraft.Now his neighbours all call out to the skies,
“E.D., phone home”. Etymology: Steady (steadfast, calm, reliable) & Eddy (swirling whirlpool or whirlwind and a guy’s name) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Recognotso: /rek-ehg-NAWT-so/ Milton was an absolute recognotso when it came to reading facial expressions and body language, always learing after the fact that the conclusions he had reached regarding others were simply ‘not so’. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘recognition’, ‘not’ and ‘so’ Created by: Mustang.

Badfacedfrank: /(Bad-Faced-Frank)/ Hey man, you are a badfacedfrank because you couldn’t tell that I was sad. Etymology: Bad-mal
Faced- eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Frank- a boy’s name Created by: shishkabobb.

Unfacialable: /un-fase-y-al-able/ He is so unfacialalbe that he couldnt tell his mom was angry. Etymology: un:not fac:face ial:Expression able:able Created by: Eequal5.

Alibressive: /a-lib-ress-iv/ The man was alibressive when he thought the woman liked him by her smile Etymology: a-without
libr-read
essive-expression Created by: k3nbr33.

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