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Hurry! Get in line!

DEFINITION: v.tr. To join a line-up of people just because the line is there, even though you have no idea what line is for.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Queueriosity: /curiosity/ Gavin’s queueriosity eventually led to his downfall. He joined a police line-up and was identified by the witness as the offender. Etymology: queue + curious Created by: petaj.

Linetrancing: /line-transing/ Sue spent her weekends linetrancing at the mall. Any line would do. Once she got to the end she would immediately find another one. Etymology: line + trance + line dance Created by: Jabberwocky.

Queuepidity: /queuepidity/ He fluttered with anticipation when saw the line stretching around the corner. What were they waiting for? And then surrendered to his queuepidity. Tow hours later he received a coupon for a free coffee. He was thrilled! Etymology: queue + cupid + stupid Created by: jrogan.

Alignternize: /a-line-er-ize/ The only way Freddy could meet people was to join a random line and talk to people because they were a non-moving captive audience forced to listen to him. He would alignternize himself every time he came across people queueing up for anything. Etymology: line + align + fraternize Created by: Stevenson0.

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There’s no way a guy with a mono-brow is marrying my daughter!

DEFINITION: n. A chosen mating partner who is not well-accepted by one’s parents. v.tr. To fight with one’s parents over the selection of a suitable mate.

There's no way a guy with a mono-brow is marrying my daughter!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Unsuitorble: /un-sue-tah-bull/ little did she know that Daryl would turn out to be unsuitorble Etymology: suitor, unsuitable Created by: rikboyee.

Hunacceptable: /hun-ax-cept-able/ Bob brought his sleezy girlfriend, Jill, home to meet his parents. Bob’s mom found her totally hunacceptable calling her a tramp. Bob’s dad totally approved saying they need more hot sex crazed females in the family. Hummmmmm, who should Bob listen to??????? Etymology: unacceptable,not satisfactory/hun, slang for honey Created by: toadstool57.

Wrestlemateia: /res-uhl-mate-eeah/ She was prepared to battle royal with her parents using arm locks and body slams for this latest beau. Because of his lower class status and occasional grunts, she was expecting an all out wrestlemateia. Etymology: wrestlemania + mate Created by: Stevenson0.

Boyfiend: /bawee feend/ That first meal when she brought her boyfiend to meet her parents had not gone well. His chanting had drowned out grace before meals and his belching drowned out any attempt at polite conversation. When he used the crucifix on the mantlepiece to pick his teeth, she took her mothers dry retching and the thobbing in dad’s temple as a signal that the evening had drawn to an end. Etymology: boyfriend, fiend Created by: galwaywegian.

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Well Doc, will I ever be young again?

 DEFINITION: v. intr. To spend years and years wishing you could be young again, only to discover that it’s actually happening, but not exactly as you imagined.

Well Doc, will I ever be young again?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Rejuvenackered: /ree jew ven ack erred/ when he had wished for the body of a much younger man, he had hoped he’d be able to control his dribbling a little better. He was rejuvenackered, he shouldn’t have gone to the nightclub in the first place and it was going to take him the best part of what remained of the night to get these damn leather trousers off. Etymology: rejuvenation, knackered. Created by: galwaywegian.

Geriatricks: /jerry-a-triks/ Geriatricks is a miserable joke played on people in the prime of life Etymology: geriatrics + tricks Created by: porsche.

Deagerate: /dee-age-er-ate/ The disease caused his body to deagerate at a rate much quicker than his family had anticipated. Etymology: degenerate + age Created by: Stevenson0.

Poncedelirious: /pons-du-leer-ee-us/ He had hoped the magic potion would make him feel 25 again, but instead he found himself poncedelirious and drooling within an hour. Etymology: PONCE (from Ponce de Leon – the explorer looking for the fountain of youth) + DELIRIOUS (mental state characterized by confusion and agitation) Created by: serendipity9000.

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Why are you licking your pizza?

DEFINITION: v. tr. To eat in a peculiar or ritualistic manner in an effort to lose weight while consuming more. n. An idiosyncratic method of eating, usually adopted for “health reasons”.

Why are you licking your pizza?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Celeremony: /SEL-uh-ree-moh-nee/ Elena reverently placed the perfectly trimmed stalks into place – a perfect pentagram (5 grams), in preparation for her nightly celeremony. Etymology: celery, ceremony Created by: Alchemist.

Safepecks: /safe-pex/ After failing on both the Fatkins Diet and SlimFat, Louise tried practicing Safepecks, slowly nibbling on small bits of food. Unfortunately, for her, it only meant that it took her two hours to finish off the entire pizza. Etymology: safe sex, peck Created by: purpleartichokes.

Liet: /lie-et/ she only ate fruit flavoured ice cream because she was on a very strict liet Etymology: lie, diet Created by: rikboyee.

Vegebation: /veg-uh-bey-shun/ Vegebation is the peculiar ritual Tiffany practises. She only drinks her food. She juicers all her vegetables and tofu together and drinks her meals to prevent wear and tear on her teeth and reduce facial aging lines from chewing. Vegebation is also part of the ‘X-Man’ cultasy which proclaims that this activity will reduce the side effects of youthanesia. Etymology: vegetarian + libation; vegebation -n. An idiosyncratic method of eating, usually adopted for “health reasons”. Created by: Stevenson0.

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Get a Science-Fiction Verbotomy from Robert J. Sawyer

Robert J. Sawyer, winner of Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel, will be our featured author at Verbotomy for the week starting June 18, 2007. Rob is offering a signed copy of his latest book, Rollback, as prize for the most creative player of the week.

Rollback

Rob loves pop-culture and he has an unmistakable fondness for Star Trek (Jabberwocky will be thrilled) and Planet of the Apes. He also likes to ask the big questions – the ethical ones – especially when there rooted in that fertile ground where mysticism clashes with rationalism. (That ever present conflict between creativity and logic, between our invented words and grammar, that verbotomists know so well.) Rob’s latest novel, Rollback explores morals and ethics on both a human and a cosmic scale with a narrative about interplanetary communication and the science of rejuvenation ( plastic aurgery anyone!). But at its heart, Rollback is really a story about how two people’s relationship is affected by time and aging. The Globe and Mails says, “Rollback is a story about love and commitment, about humanity at its most basic — a novel to be savoured by science-fiction and mainstream readers alike.

We are thrilled to have such wonderfully creative writer provide inspiration for our daily verboticisms. Thank you Rob!

We invite all Robert J. Sawyer fans to submit for ideas for definitions, especially if they have been inspired by Rob’s work. Go to: https://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php

About Robert J. Sawyer

“Robert J. Sawyer is just about the best science fiction writer out there these days.” — The Rocky Mountain News

“One of the foremost science fiction writers of our generation.” — SF Site

“A writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation.” — The New York Times

To find out more about Rob and his creative work visit website at www.sfwriter.com.

Official Stuff:

The winner will be chosen based on the final stats on the Verbotomy Weekly Author Ranking for the week starting on Monday June 18, 2007.

Prize: Rollback Hard Cover Edition. (Approximate Retail Value $24.95 US.)
Contest Start Date: June 18, 2007 at 12:01:00 am EDT
Contest End Date: June 24 2007 at 11:59:00 pm EDT

For Weekly Author Ranking see:
See: https://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomists.php

For complete contest rules and regulations please see our Verbotomy Contest Rules and Regulations.