Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v. To leave a minute quantity of something in a bottle or container. n. A person who never finishes off the last bit of milk, mustard or whatever, because they want to leave the job of replacing it to someone else.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Refillaphobe: /re-fill-a-fobe/ Both of my sons are refillaphobes….every time I go to get a sip of milk out of the carton, two drops triclke down my frustrated throat. Etymology: refill……self explanatory
“phobe” from the word “phobia” which is associated with fears of certain actions, or circumstances. Created by: logan260.

Deplenish: /dee-plenish/ Tom refused to devour the dwindling ketchup supply and open the new bottle in the cabinet. Instead, he would deplenish; using the most minute amounts imaginable to flavor his burgers, leaving just enough to make Jan want to repeatedly injure his person. Etymology: Deny + Replenish Created by: dekra.

Smidgentoad: /smi jen tode/ Tony was a smidgentoad. He left bottles, cans and other food containers with just a smidgen of the goods in them. He was lazy and figured if he did that, he would never be responsible for cleaning out or buying replacements. His actions however had left just a smidgen of love left in his girlfriend Maria and she decided to throw him out with all those empty containers. Etymology: Smidgen (a tiny or scarcely detectable amount)& Toad (ugly amphibian;derogatory term for a person) & WordPlay on Pigeon-Toed Created by: Nosila.

Emptier: /emp tee r/ “Why is there always an almost empty bottle of something in the fridge, Doug? Ugh, you are such an emptier!” Etymology: Empty Created by: Koekbroer.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who gets completely disoriented whenever they try to do more that one thing at a time. v. To make a big mess because you are trying to do too many things at once.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Monotasker: /moh noh tas ker/ That Doug is such a monotasker, He just spilled his nachos because the movie started. Etymology: mono + task Created by: Koekbroer.

Multitaxing: /muhl-tee-tak-sing/ Nobody wants to admit how slow-witted Jeremy is, afterall, he is the boss. Doing more than one thing at a time is multitaxing for him. He often has to hold his breath to form a thought. Etymology: multitasking (the carrying out of two or more tasks at the same time by one person) + taxing (to make heavy demands on; strain) Created by: artr2.

Disorientexpress: /dis oree ent ex pres/ Between operating the TV remote, eating, drinking burping and talking on the phone and to the TV set, Bruno was working the disorientexpress. He set the record for making the fastest mess on the couch for his wife Debbie to try and clean, as she cooked dinner, watered the plants, did the laundry and dishes,fed the pets, balanced the books, vacuumed and got tomorrow’s lunches for everyone ready. It’s true, a woman’s work is never done… Etymology: Disorient (confuse, muddle,flummox) & WordPlay on Orient Express (The Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train service originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. It ran from 1883 to 2009, from Paris to Istanbul.) Created by: Nosila.

Multicrasher: // Etymology: multi plus crash Created by: aljoseph.

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DEFINITION: v. To see beauty in the midst of a complete disaster. n. The ability to see beauty in the rainbow hues of a toxic oil spill, or in the remnants of a poster torn down long ago, or in the subtle cracks in the plaster of a cheap, cold-water flat.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Beautastrophous: /Byou-tas-truh-fuss/ Not only was Linda ambidextrious, but she was beautastrophous as well. As we stared at the morning dew steaming off the burnt stumps of the forest fire, she exclaimed, “It’s so beautiful.”…. Etymology: 1) “Beau”-from beauty
2) “tastrophous” from castasrophe
3) “ous” indicating the presence of an ability as it pertains to a person. pertaining to a person’s ability. Created by: logan260.

Comments on Beautastrophous:

logan260, 2012-04-27: 11:07:00
Beautastrophy would be the word for the ability in general, but my word is as it is connected to a person.

Beautifail: /bew-tih-fale/ She had a habit of seeing the beautifail in any situation, like the bright green and brown hues of the compost pile, or the colored styrofoam floating in the blue ocean water. Etymology: Beautiful + Failure Created by: dekra.

Stavine: /Sta-Vine/ Jim and Linda’s water heater has a terrible leak. Upon moving for repairs Jim noticed an unusual water spot. Linda right behind him yelled and pointed, “Jesus!”. Jim in shock, bowed his head and said “It’s so stavine”. Etymology: Stain: A discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Divine : pertaining to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
Created by: BeauKnows.

Floptimism: /flop tim izm/ Sally was driving with her boyfriend Kevin. Unfortunately, he sped too much, skidded,flipped and did a lot of damage to their car. Was she mad? No. Sally, who had chronic floptimism, thought thankfully that Kevin would not notice the crack she had put in the windshield last week or the broken off mirror so much now… Etymology: Flop (fail utterly; collapse)& Optimism (a general disposition to expect the best in all things;the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)
Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To assess an individual’s current mental state, or identify hidden personality traits, through careful analysis of their hairstyle. n. A method of psychoanalysis based hairdos and don’ts.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Failohan: /Fail-O-han/ Starting off in a parent trap. Later becoming a mean girl on a freaky Friday. Then driving a Volkswagen bug “fully loaded”, spells disaster. That’s not a bad hair day! That’s a failohan. Etymology: Failing and Lohan Created by: BeauKnows.

Ponytelltale: /poh-nee-el-teyl/ Anne is usually quite meticulous with her appearance. She spends a fair amount of time in the morning getting her hair just right. It doesn’t require tips from Sigmund Freud to pick out her bad-mood days. The ponytelltale sends co-workers scurrying in every direction but in her path. If all she has done is cram her locks into a scrunchie the world better look out. Etymology: ponytail (an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely) + telltale (a thing serving to reveal or disclose something) Created by: artr2.

Toplockraphy: /top-lock-ruh-fee/ Jane’s toplockraphical signs indicated that she prefers her wild nights on the carpet as opposed to more conventional furniture, based on the residual static electricity swirling about her like a psychotic halo. Etymology: topographical….assessing geography based on the upper appearance of the earth.

locks…….hair Created by: logan260.

Psychiatress: /sigh kai ah tress/ definately a bad hair day, on so many levels, her psychiatress said in clipped tones Etymology: psychiatrist tress Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: n. Something, or someone, that/who always seems to break or fall apart, just when you need it/them the most. v. To fall apart just when you need to get it together.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Vacellate: /va sel layt/ Mona’s phone was often on the fritz. It never happened when robocall election polls came through, heavy breathers or debt consolidation recordings happened. It would only vacellate when Mona needed it for emergencies, work calls, making important appointments or talking to cute guys on the 1-900 numbers. Etymology: Vacillate (to be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action)& Cell (Cellular telephone) Created by: Nosila.

Quitessential: /kwit-uh-sen-shuhl/ Marsha assumed that the owner’s manual had a typo when it described her new computer as quitessential. Not so. All too often, when she was at a crucial juncture in a tabulation, it would just quit. She wouldn’t even get the dreaded blue screen, just a few Chinese-looking Kanji characters and a shutdown. When she had the characters translated, they said “I have a headache, goodnight”. So much for buying a cheap PC from the back of a van. Etymology: quit (of the pure and essential essence of something) + essential (absolutely necessary; indispensable) Created by: artr2.

Emergencyalater: /emergence-see-u-later/ Dan always disappeared when it came down to crunch time, definitely an emergencyalater kind of guy. Etymology: Emergency + See you later Created by: dekra.

Iphoneular: /I-Phone-U-Lar/ Etymology: Iphone + Failure Created by: BeauKnows.

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