Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: v. To talk to, encourage and advise inanimate objects, in hopes that they will work better. n. A person who talks to their tools, cars, kitchen appliances, furniture, or whatever…

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Anthrobromorphminion: /[an-thruh-broh-mawrf-min-yuhn]/ Speaking gently, Catalonia anthrobromorphminized the office printer, whispering, “Don’t you know what a hurry I’m in? All I want for you to do is print. Print for me O sweet Cannon M882. Print!”

“You’ll never understand Her like I do,” muttered Ralph as he passed them on the way to the water cooler. Etymology: A mash up of anthropomorphism, bro and minion. To attribution Best Friends Forever characteristics to inanimate objects in order to make them your minion and do your bidding. Created by: Ismelstar.

Comments on Anthrobromorphminion:

abrakadeborah, 2012-03-07: 14:41:00
WOW, WEE! and I thought I made them long!

abrakadeborah, 2012-03-07: 14:42:00
Say that five times, fast! 😉

Automobabble: /aw-tuh-moh-bab-uhl/ In lieu of scheduled service on his car Tim talks to his Civic. His automobabble can be better described as begging or cajoling. “I know it’s cold, please start today. Com’on baby don’t quit on me. Get me home and I’ll give you a little oil tomorrow”. Etymology: automobile (a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine) + babble (to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle) Created by: artr2.

Relationchip: /ree lay shun chip/ Sylvia believed that wood was alive, so she tried to develop a relationchip with all things wooden, from tree hugging to joining splinter groups Etymology: relationship, chip Created by: galwaywegian.

Objecterize: /Ob-jek-ter-ize/ In Sally’s sleepless thoughts she would often objecterize an ax across flying across the room to clunk her sleeping husband in the head with…so he would stop snoring. Etymology: Taken from the word ~ Object -Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
2. A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action: an object of contempt.
Created by: abrakadeborah.

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DEFINITION: n. An environmentally friendly program or product which does not live up to expectations. v. To try to save the planet by buying something green only to find out that it’s just a load of bunk.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fakeology: /fayk ol ojee/ Joule and her husband Kilo Watt had always tried to be a “green” couple. When he brought home the really energy efficient lights that last forever, they did not realize that you could not see well enough to read. Whewn they bought low-octane fuel, it took them twice as long to get anywhere in their car and they used up three times the fuel to get their in the first place. Yep, this fakeology was not really working for them… Etymology: Fake (Phony, not real, pretend)& Ecology (environmental relationships) Created by: Nosila.

Scamwow: /skæmwaÊŠ/ The late-night pitchman made the knockoff absorbent towel sound like the answer to almost all of Jerry’s “being-green” concerns. He would never need to buy paper towels again saving hundreds of trees. He could scrub surfaces clean without using cleaning chemicals. It turned out to be a scamwow moment when he read the disclaimers on the packaging and found out that the warranty was limited to occasional use only (once a month) and that it was made from the hides of several endangered species. Etymology: scam (a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme) + Shamwow (brand of absorbent towel sold via infomercial) Created by: artr2.

Bunkinjunked: /bunk-in-junked/ Larry didn’t notice that his bunkinjunked bargains…were just someone else’s trash. Etymology: Bunk – Empty talk; nonsense.
In – Within the limits, bounds, or area of.
Junked – Discarded material, such as glass, rags, paper, or metal, some of which may be reused in some form.
Created by: abrakadeborah.

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DEFINITION: n. An unleashed pet (or boyfriend) which is running amuck, chasing cars, eating garbage, and jumping on innocent bystanders. v. To unleash your pet and let him or her run wild.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Beauserk: /bo zerk/ When Candy brought her boyfriend Randy to a social function, after one drink he would go beauserk on her and embarrass her. Randy was the reason the word Party Animal was created… Etymology: Beau (boyfriend,lover) & Berserk (to run amok, be frenzied,work one’s self into a rampage) Created by: Nosila.

Boornado: /boor-ney-doh/ Jill’s boyfriend is not a welcome sight at many of her friend’s parties. It doesn’t take but a few drinks to turn him into a boornado. Etymology: boor (a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person) + tornado (a localized, violently destructive windstorm) Created by: artr2.

Petonate: /Pet-oh-nate/ Julie regretted petonating her boyfriend at her work do…she’ll never live it down. Etymology: from pet(A domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure and treated with care and affection) and detonate(cause to burst with a violent release of energy) Created by: Negatrev.

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DEFINITION: n. A person in deep denial who crams into their old clothing which is now somewhat unflattering, and perhaps several sizes too small. v. To wear clothing from your “younger days” just to prove that you still got it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Bikinitini: /beek eenee teenee/ When Ethel tried on her very old swimsuit, her husband Ed called it her bikinitini. Oh sure it still covered the most important parts, but two of those parts were now thumping against her knees as she walked and her backside in motion looked like a camel chewing on a caramel! Etymology: Bikini (two piece skimpy swimsuit) & Teenie (very tiny) Created by: Nosila.

Thwrong: /thrawng/ At the family beach vacation Grandma thought it was great that she could still fit into her string bikini. Others thought it was just thwrong. To make matters worse Grandpa decided to match her faux pas by strutting around in a banana-hammock Speedow. The cost of the vacation may well be eclipsed by the eventual cost of therapy for the grandchildren. Etymology: thong (a brief garment for the lower body that exposes the buttocks) + wrong (not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc.) Created by: artr2.

Comments on Thwrong:

galwaywegian, 2012-02-28: 07:36:00
brilliant!

Retrohoh: /rhett oh oh/ the sixties hotpants look had gone from retro to retrohoh in the intervening years Etymology: retro ohoh Created by: galwaywegian.

Cramolded: /cra-mol-did/ Marvin says to Anne, “Honey, you know you should not cramolded that old bikini on your body…it accentuates your extra curves and lines.” Etymology: Cram-To force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space; stuff.

Old- and added (ed) – Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life. Created by: abrakadeborah.

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DEFINITION: n. A hiding place which is used to store emergency supplies like donuts, booze and candies. v. To hide special treats in secret locations around your home or office, so you can access them when needed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cachedrawer: /kash draw er/ Simon had a place to hide goodies for a rainy day, or a day when his Mom decided he had not earned any treats. His cachedrawer was a hollowed out section on his old computer. Eventually though his mom caught on…when the ants kept crawling in and out of his hard drive. They were his original computer bugs. Etymology: Cache (a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons);(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics;a secret store of valuables or money) & Cash Drawer (a till or place to lock valuables)
Created by: Nosila.

Laysaway: /leys-uh-wey/ Josh has more hiding places for snacks around the office than he can remember. He definitely believes in the Laysaway plan. Etymology: Lays (a snack brand) layaway (an article or item put away for annuitized payments) Created by: artr2.

Snackpack: /Snak-pak/ John decided to snackpack his Mars bar, for safekeeping. Etymology: from snack (Food eaten between meals) and pack (To put into a receptacle for transporting or storing) Created by: Negatrev.

Snackcess: /snak sess/ Bbubba could be on a desert island, in the operations room in the pentagon or diving on the wreck of the Titanic, and he would still have snacksess 24/7 Etymology: access snack Created by: galwaywegian.

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