Author: James Gang

DEFINITION: n. The strong feelings of devotion and affection which a person feels towards their favorite mechanical device or appliance, such as a car, boat, power tool, or toilet. v. To lavish a machine with affection, attention and an imagined personality.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mechannilingus: /meh-can-nil-ling-gus/ Hunched in the corner, Robert was enamoured in mechannilingus over the new features of his new iPhone. Etymology: mechanical+cunnilingus Created by: youmustvotenato.

Infatoolation: /Inf{tu:leIshVn
in-fat-yule-ey-shun/ the infatoolation Gary had for his car was so extreme, that when it had to be sold for scrap he mourned for twelve days Etymology: infatuation
tool Created by: CrayonWarrior.

Carmitment: /kar mit ment/ When Duane met his new vehicle, Stella, it was automatic carmitment. Not only was she a lovely looking little number, she was easy on his wallet, purred when he turned her on and never gave him any trouble. He practically lived in her and was so proud to be seen with her. His wife was not amused and eventually left him, citing irreconcilable differentials. Etymology: Car (automobile) & Commitment (devotion) Created by: Nosila.

Automorotic: /ôtəmōrätik/ Andrew doesn’t just like his new car. He is crazy about it. He feelings are absolutely automorotic. He spends much of his time and most of his income on Sally, his Mustang. Last week he bought her fender skirts. He is beside himself anticipating the installation of her leather bra scheduled for this weekend. Etymology: automobile (a road vehicle, typically with four wheels) + moron (a stupid person) + autoerotic (of or relating to sexual excitement generated by stimulating or fantasizing about one’s own body) Created by: artr2.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who constantly corrects other people’s grammar. v. To habitually correct the grammar of everyone with whom you speak regardless of the social context or the minuteness the perceived error.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Effeleven: /F-11/ Who cares if I said “me and my dog” instead of “my dog and I”? Don’t be such an effeleven! Etymology: from the keyboard shortcut for spellchecker Created by: youmustvotenato.

Syntaxassessor: /sin taks as ses sor/ Comma Chameleon found her mark in her new boyfriend, Colon. Although he came from good parenttheses, was very dashing, earned a high income bracket and had a hyphenated name, his English skills were dreadful. Although his Grammar had taught him well, Comma found she had to edit everything he said. She became his syntaxassessor and if it were not for the fact that he had a cute asterisk and was great at the old interrobang, she would have put a bullet beside his name before now. It did not hurt that he punctuated his wedding proposal with a large caret diamond ring… Etymology: Syntax ( the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences) & Wordplay on Tax Assessor (an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it)

Created by: Nosila.

Grammestapo: /graməstäpō/ The Grammestapo is always vigilant when it comes to the spoken or written word. Texting just about drives them crazy. One good ”your (or yur) gr8” can send them into apoplexy. Etymology: grammar (the whole system and structure of a language or of languages in general) + Gestapo (the German secret police under Nazi rule) Created by: artr2.

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DEFINITION: n. Anxiety created by an inability to understand or follow the regulations for recycling, composting and garbage collection. v. To feel confused and conflicted because you produce too much garbage and don’t know how to get rid of it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Refusion: /X-SAMPA – RefjudjVn
Reh-fyu-jun/ “Okay. the glass can’t go with anything else, but you can’t mix coloured glass, and the batteries must be in a little bag next to the boxes, and the cans can’t go with the tetra packs, but what about plastic type 4?”
there was no doubt about it; recycling caused Steve unnecessary amounts of refusion Etymology: Refuse – waste
/confusion – a state of befuddlement or stress Created by: CrayonWarrior.

Allitteration: /all lit ter ay shun/ Al & Alice allegedly allowed allitteration anxiety at all angles affect an attitude attack at acquiring any absolute atonement. Etymology: Alliteration (use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse) & All Litter (all garbage) & Shun (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)

Created by: Nosila.

Compuzzled: /kämpÉ™zÉ™ld/ Environmentally-friendly, green, recycle, reuse, compost… It all leaves Jerry compuzzled. Etymology: compost (decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer) + puzzled (to feel confused because they cannot understand or make sense of something) Created by: artr2.

Distrashed: /diss trah sssh d/ He didn’t feel totally rubbish, but admitted to being a trifle distrashed Etymology: distressed trash Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v. To arrive at a meeting completely unprepared and then work diligently and obviously to distract yourself from the proceedings. n. A person who attends a meeting but does not believe that they are paid enough to actually pay attention.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Antiestablishmentcontraranism: /antīistablishməntkəntrerēənizəm/ Justin expresses his antiestablishmentcontraranism by showing up for the annual company meeting in a clown outfit. Far from disrupting the gathering, the CEO ad libbed his speech to talk about the clowns that needed to be weeded out of the company. Etymology: anti (against) + establishment (a business organization, public institution) + contrarianism (a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion) Created by: artr2.

Procrasturbate: /pro-crass-stir-bate/ Rick whipped out his phone and commenced forth to procrasturbate during the meeting, much to the chagrin of corporate. Rick, of course, worked in IT. Etymology: procrastinate and mast**bate. Created by: youmustvotenato.

Trystolackadaisicalist: /TRIHST-o-LAK-a-DAYZ-a-kull-ihst./ Jeremiah was prone to being a trystolackadaisicalist; he attended meetings but clearly didn’t care one whit about what went on there. Etymology: From tryst (an agreement to meet at a certain time and place) and lackadaisical (lazy or uncaring). Created by: VigilanteLexicant.

Quoredom: /kwor dom/ When Rocky showed up at a meeting, he displayed a great degree of quoredom. Being the IT guy, he felt such human habits as conducting meetings were not worthy of his precious time. Since teamwork was a big portion of his bonus money, he would have been wiser and wealthier to at least pretend to participate in the proceedings. Etymology: Quorum (a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business) & Boredom (the feeling of being bored by something tedious)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. The creepy pounds that sneak onto your waist even though you’ve been exercising and watching what you eat. v. To exercise rigorously, diet fastidiously, and yet still gain weight.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hexercise: /hek sir syes/ Although he exercised regularly and ate properly, Tim felt that someone had cursed him. This hexercise prevented his losing any weight. He was mystified, as he had cut back his donuts to just the one dozen per day. How much more sacrificing could he be expected to do??? Etymology: Hex (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something) & Exercise (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit) Created by: Nosila.

Fattack: /Like attack except with an F/ More fattack? Etymology: Fat + attack Created by: youmustvotenato.

Exerkingsize: /eksərkingsīz/ Despite working out, Randy finds himself an exerkingsize larger. Etymology: exercise (activity requiring physical effort, carried out esp. to sustain or improve health and fitness) + king-size (of a larger size than the standard; very large : a king-sized bed.) Created by: artr.

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