Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: n. An out-of-body, or out-of-brain, experience which occurs when faced with a demanding intellectual challenge. v. To lose your train of thought while trying to demonstrate your intellectual prowess.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cranidumb: /kray nee dum/ Marcia was experiencing an episode of cranidumb while she was writing her finals. She could not even complete the multiple choice questions because she temporarily had forgotten enything she ever knew. Forget about joining MENSA, she needed to find an Alzheimer’s specialist quickly… Etymology: Cranium (part of the skull that encloses the brain) & Dumb (not smart) Created by: Nosila.

Epiphanot: /ih-pif-uh-not/ Sarah studied diligently for the test but when time came to show what she knew, she was struck with an epiphanot. As Curly of Three Stooges fame said, “I’m trying to think but nothing happens”. Etymology: epiphany (a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something) + not (negative result) Created by: artr2.

Lapsody: /lap-so-dee/ Jake was bemused by the fact he had forgotten a whole page of his clarinet solo previously committed to memory – a lapsody in blue, as it were. Etymology: lapse – a temporary failure of concentration, memory or judgement.
rhapsody – an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling. Created by: fabdiva.

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DEFINITION: v. To deny that you have stupidly injured yourself for fear of punishment or ridicule. n. A person who won’t admit it when they shoot themselves in the foot (which they seem to do quite often).

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Disamvowel: /dis am vow el/ Wendy was always the first to disamvowel when she had hurt herself accidentally. But when she accidentally poked her eye out, she made more of a spectacle of herself than usual. Etymology: Disavow (deny;disclaim responsibility for) & Disembowel (remove innards) Created by: Nosila.

Deadnial: /ded-nahy-uh/ Denise has always been known as a contrarian. Whatever the subject, she will be on the opposite side of any argument than the majority. Last week she was involved in a car accident. She was declared DOA when she arrived at the hospital. In a serious case of deadnial, she sat up and demanded to be seen by a doctor. As long as refuses to believe in her demise she will probably stay around to contradict the status quo. Etymology: dead (no longer living) + denial (disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing) Created by: artr2.

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DEFINITION: v. To go to the store and buy something, but then to forget to bring it home. n. A person who forgets what they bought — until the credit card bill comes in.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shopnesia: /shop-nee-zhuh/ Ralph really enjoys shopping. He loves to find a discount. He gets a thrill discovering just the right item. His ecstasy wanes when he gets to the register. This is when shopnesia often kicks in. Thinking about the next task on his “to-do” list can circumvent picking up his acquisition and taking it home. The money he saves on bargains can quickly be spent in fuel as he returns to the store to retrieve the purchase he left behind. Etymology: shop (to visit stores for purchasing or examining good) + amnesia (loss of a large block of interrelated memories) Created by: artr2.

Spendementia: /spen-dee-men-sha/ Tricia came home elated over her purchase of the cute red leather platform heels from Macy’s – too bad she had a bad case of spendementia that day – she had already bought those shoes 3 weeks ago! Etymology: spend – to buy + dementia – cognitive disfunction that may occur as one ages Created by: libertybelle.

Buybye: /by by/ George always bought things and forgot them. He would buybye like that quite often and leave his purchases all over town. He also would forget where he parked his car, or as his wife put it, it was a cargo. Etymology: Buy (to purchase) & Bye (to bid adieu,short for goodbye) Created by: Nosila.

Mallnesia: // Etymology: Created by: algypug.

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DEFINITION: v. To yell at a store clerk for correctly doing something that is clearly part of their job. n. A shopper who believes, as a “customer”, it’s their duty to bother, berate and belittle the people who serve them.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cusstomer: /kuss tum err/ There is an old Irish proverb… The cusstomer is always shite Etymology: customer cuss Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Cusstomer:

algypug, 2012-04-01: 13:38:00
perfect.

Clientelloff: /klahy-uhn-tel-awf/ Kyle is a jerk. He somehow thinks it is his duty to correct any wrong behavior which is usually defined as anything different than what he would do. When he decided to to clientelloff the clerk she turned the tables on him and left him in clientears. Etymology: clientele (the clients or customers, as of a professional person or shop, considered collectively; a group or body of clients) + tell-off (to rebuke severely; scold) Created by: artr2.

Scornsumer: /skorn soo mer/ Wilbur was the ultimate scornsumer. The nicer a clerk or cashier was to him, the nastier he treated them. But Wilbur finally met his match in old Maxine, the gargoyle who worked in his local liquor store. She was a miserable old boot and gave him back the kind of treatment he dished out to service people. They have now been an item for 4 months… Etymology: Scorn (open disrespect for a person or thing; lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike) & Consumer (client, patron,someone who pays for goods or a service) Created by: Nosila.

Frankify: // Etymology: Created by: fabdiva.

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DEFINITION: v. To “adopt” a cute, baby, wild animal as a pet, which then grows up to become a very large, very wild, and very dangerous predator. n. A person who treats wild animals like pets, only to discover that they are not.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Assassassin: /as-uh-sas-in/ Harry has a very big heart when it comes to animals in distress. All too often, when he takes in a wild animal as a pet it turns out to be an assassassin. Whether it is a matter of costs, trouble with authorities or bad behavior from his charge, he usually ends up taking a bite in the shorts. Etymology: ass (buttocks) + assassin (a murderer) Created by: artr2.

Fostermamba: /fos ter mam ba/ When Ana Conda adopted her baby snake, she was told it was a harmless garter snake which would stay small. But in a few short years it got so big and ate anything in it’s path, without the benefit of adder-tives. It was then she discovered she had become a fostermamba to a not-so-civil serpent! Oh, boa-have… Etymology: Foster (adoptive) & Mamba (poisonous snake) & Wordplayon Foster Mom Created by: Nosila.

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