Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v. To ignore conventional wisdom and traffic rules by walking in areas normally restricted to motor vehicles. n. An aggressive pedestrian who feels it is their god-given right to walk in the middle of the road.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Looksidewalker: /look syde wal ker/ It was at the Galaxy Burger Drive-In that the lookskywalker first appeared. He ignored all the Meteors, Comets, Galaxies, Saturns,Pulsars, Tauruses, Novas and Eclipses and instead walked up to place his order. The girl taking his order was at first reticent, but then he noticed she was gorgeous…phasars on stunning. She was Venus and all he wanted instead of a burger was to experience the Big Bang Theory. Etymology: Luke Skywalker (hero of Star Wars fame) & Look (see) & Sidewalker (someone who stays on the sidewalk to amble) Created by: Nosila.

Automobilly: /aw-tuh-moh-bil-ee/ Billy-Bob-Jerry-Ray doesn’t understand why cars seem to have all the rights. Right of way, right on red… He thinks traffic in the city should work just like back home in the Ozarks. Whoever gets there first gets the space. When he acts like he’s the same as a car his friends refer to him as an automobilly. Etymology: automobile (a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine) + hillbilly (a person from a backwoods or other remote area) Created by: artr2.

Hiwaydum: /hi (rhymes with high) – way – dum/ The person was waiting for the man clearly expressing hiwaydum character to get out of the way. Though the food anagrism didn’t help. Etymology: HI + WAY + DUM. Root words: highway, high, way, dumbo, dumbness, dum Created by: Bughunt.

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DEFINITION: n. The uneasy comfort that comes from knowing that your family, your friends, the police, the taxman, and every marketer in the world, are using the newest technology track your every move. v. To lose your privacy due to technology.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Entrusion: /en troo sjun/ In an effort to keep their family safe, Henry and Marcia had installed high-tech, state of the art handheld surveillance devices. Although they thought this answered their fears, they did not realize that this entrusion applied to their daughter’s love-life and they now knew way more than they wanted to… Etymology: Engineering (the practical application of science to commerce or industry) & Intrusion (entrance by force or without permission or welcome) Created by: Nosila.

Eeksposure: /eek-spoh-zher/ Joyce loves her devices but she is also afraid of the eeksposure they create. Thankfully her mom cannot even turn on the computer without help. Etymology: e (electronic) + eek (sound of a squeak of fear) + exposure (disclosure, as of something private or secret) Created by: artr2.

Technotracking: /tek-noe-track-ing/ With technotracking, we can make sure your safe, your families safe, and prevent you from using competing devices! What comfort! Etymology: techno from technology. + tracking. Created by: Bughunt.

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DEFINITION: v. To gasp and go rigid with shock when someone unexpectedly hugs you. n. The gasping sound, and associated rigid body reaction, which a person who is “not comfortable with physical intimacy”, emits when they are unexpectedly hugged.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Snuggulp: /snuh-guhlp/ Mary is not comfortable with hugs. If her husband feels the need, he must give her at least 20 minutes notice for her to prepare. Last week, after she had her hair done, the stylist gave her a big, spontaneous hug. Mary’s snuggulp startled the hairdresser so much that she dropped her scissors. So much for that tip… Etymology: snuggle (to draw or press closely against, as for comfort or from affection) + gulp (to suppress, subdue, or choke back as if by swallowing) Created by: artr2.

Royaltease: /roy al teez/ When Michelle placed her hand where she shouldn’t, it caused a royaltease for the protocol police and a royal pain in the back side for the Royal Bodyguards. Ameri-CAN indeed! Etymology: Royal (regal, queen-like) & Tease (the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously;provoking someone with persistent annoyances) & Wordplay on Royalties(royal persons collectively) Created by: Nosila.

Gahug: /Gah-hug
gahug/ “Oh, look over there, poor lady, what a gahug..” Etymology: Gah! -scream or cry
Hug -affection Created by: Bughunt.

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DEFINITION: n. The creative, yet blatantly illegal use of plastic milk crates, and the latent fear of prosecution associated with this alleged crime. v. To create and build home furnishings using stolen milk crates.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dairegret: /dair-ee-gret/ James knows that it is not legal to use milk cartons for his own purposes. He doesn’t let his dairegret stop him from having a bookcase that covers an entire wall of his apartment made of these ubiquitous cubes. Etymology: dairy (of or relating to the production of milk and milk products) + regret (o feel sorrow or remorse) Created by: artr2.

Cratefuldread: /krayt full dred/ They lived on the creative edge. Milkmen and Dairies feared them and none were safe from their criminal activities. Although we now call it recycling, in those days they lived in cratefuldread of prosecution. They were the Dread Heads… Etymology: Crateful (the quantity contained in a crate) & Dread (fearful expectation or anticipation; be afraid or scared of; be frightened of) & WordPLay on Grateful Dead (American Rock band fronted by Jerry Garcia in the 60’s & 70’s) Created by: Nosila.

Crative: /kray tiv/ thinking too far outside the box inevitably leads to a bad case of crativity Etymology: crate creative Created by: galwaywegian.

Moomentum: /moo-meant-um/ The moomentum movement wasted uncountable amounts of milk cartons, but on the bright side, new homes were constructed and everyone ate more chicken! Etymology: Created by: HighWitness.

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DEFINITION: n. The colorful array of plastic bags and other debris which blossom on the trees, thanks winter’s whistling winds — and a few careless neighbors. v. To watch your garbage caress the landscape, as it blows in the wind.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Litterature: /lit ter a chur/ The wayward plastic blooms clinging to the bare trees were a form of visual litterature for Kathy. She found the essay in messy,the use in refuse, the rash in trash and the bag in garbage. Waste not, want not became her battle cry. She would use the pen in aspen to describe her strew love… Etymology: Litter (garbage,refuse) & Literature (creative writing of recognized artistic value;a picture painted with words) Created by: Nosila.

Litterbuds: /lit-er-budz/ Spring is just about here. As people get outside for extended times they are greeted by the array of litterbuds festooning the trees. The local budwatchers club is out dutifully cataloging the varied species and genus. So far they’ve logged numerous grocery bags, a couple burger wrappers and a rare self-stick Christmas package bow. Etymology: litter (objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish) + buds (a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage or rudimentary inflorescence) Play on litterbug Created by: artr2.

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