Category: Verboticisms

DEFINITION: v. tr., To carefully place a lid on a bottle, especially a salad dressing bottle, so that it appears closed and will not spill unless the bottle is moved or shaken. n., A bottle which has been prepared in such a manner.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gotchup: /gächÉ™p/ Rudy fell for a whole bottle of gotchup. He was a great fan of practical jokes. He was constantly pulling stunts on his roommate. Finally it was Billy’s turn. After observing Rudy’s habit of turning the catsup bottle over and giving it a good thunk before opening the cap, Billy knew what to do. He loosened the cap and sat back to see the results. Sure enough, Rudy proceeded to empty about half the bottle on his pants and new shoes with one good whack. The whole thing was made that much sweeter by the fact that Rudy insisted on buying the cheap runny catsup instead of the brand that Billy liked. His only regret was that PitterPat, his cat, was well within the spatter zone as the prank ensued. Etymology: gotcha (an instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule) + catsup (a spicy sauce made chiefly from tomatoes and vinegar, used as a condiment) Created by: artr.

Comments on Gotchup:

Jabberwocky, 2008-09-19: 09:33:00
great story

Mustang, 2008-09-19: 17:12:00
Excellent word!

Capunked: /ka-puhngk-d
/ Jeremy capunked three different people at dinner last night leaving ketchup, mustard and oil and vinegar on the walls, ceiling and floors, not to mention his victims.

Etymology: CAPUNKED – verb – from CAP (a close-fitting covering for a bottle, or jar) + PUNKED (to “get” someone in a practical joke; someone caught unaware in a practical joke)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Capunked:

zxvasdf, 2008-09-21: 21:24:00
CAPUNKED: A Mob Hit. What Al Capone’s show would have been called.

Connedement: /condiment/ Doris’s mother-in-law loved to poke around in the fridge whenever she came to visit. She would pull out all the sauce and dressings bottles, giving them a firm shake and peering at the use by dates before exclaiming loudly to embarrass Doris, when she found an old one.
This time, Doris had a cunning plan to thwart the old biddy. Her fridge was now full of connedements – at the first shake, her mother-in-law was sure to get a face full of thousand island dressing, fish sauce or aioli. Etymology: conned (subject to a confidence trick) + dement (to cause someone to lose their faculties) + condiment (accompaniments for your food) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Connedement:

Jabberwocky, 2008-09-19: 09:25:00
Hey Petaj – welcome back!! Great word today

Mustang, 2008-09-19: 17:13:00
Good one!

Nosila, 2008-09-19: 20:08:00
Welcome back…my connedeplements on your word!

Decaplidated: /de-CAP-lid-aytd/ When the lid flew off the salad dressing bottle when she shook it, Audrey realized with great chagrin that once again, her husband, Elrod, had played his lame decaplidated trick on her again. Etymology: Blend of ‘decapitated’ and ‘lid’ Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Decaplidated:

Nosila, 2008-09-19: 20:06:00
Off with his head!

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DEFINITION: n., A sulky look characterized by prolonged eye contact, which pets give their owners and/or spouses when they feel neglected. v. tr., To stare at someone with a sad-eyed look in an effort to make them feel guilty.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Petyouglance: /pet u glans/ Petula could not help the fact that she had to go out to work every day. She just had to in order to pay for the upkeep of her many pets. That did not stop them from sending a petyouglance her way everytime she came home. Her school of fish focussed their pupils on her. Rabbit Redford gave her a petyouglance anytime she came near his Starsky InHutch. Her pooches, Bob Barker, Mutt Damon and Angela Bassett became her all-seeing-eye dogs. Her cats: Meow Tse Tung, Mick Jaguar, Cheetah Rivera and Leopardo Di Catprio could catapult her into a cataclysm with their accusacatory looks. Her reptiles: Myrtle Turtle, Jose Gecko, Sally Mander, Boa Dicea, Cybill Serpent and Slither N. Yawn, all looked at her cold-bloodedly.
And of course, her pet birds, Peter Finch, Walter Pigeon, Perry Keet and Polly Wannacracker not only gave her those sidelong looks, they also squawked their disapproval. Poor Petula,
those petyouglances petrified her! Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement;a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
preferred above all others and treated with partiality) & You (yourself; 2nd person singular/plural) & Glance (look at) & rhymes with Petulance (easily irritated or annoyed state) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Petyouglance:

lumina, 2008-09-19: 06:22:00
Hey, you forgot her fave pooch Mary Louise Barker. Yeah, I used to live next door to Petula. Matter of fact I gave her Whoopie Goldfish for Christmas a few years ago…may she rest in peace…

Nosila, 2008-09-20: 19:02:00
I also forgot her horse, Pony Soprano…boy if looks could kill…

Nosila, 2008-09-20: 19:30:00
I also forgot her horse, Pony Soprano…boy if looks could kill…

Critterseyes: /critter-size/ Each day when she left for work her cat would critterseyes her from the tiny opening in the living room shutters.
Etymology: criticize + eyes + critter Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Critterseyes:

galwaywegian, 2008-09-18: 06:26:00
nice!

Nosila, 2008-09-19: 01:47:00
You have a crittercal eye!

Glaredycat: /Gl-air-dee-cat/ When her owner Tom came home from work, Pusskins would often sit there putting on her best glaredycat expression waiting for him to feel so guilty that he would have to open a fresh tin of salmon for her tea, just to ease his conscience for having to leave her alone for so long. Etymology: Glare(to stare intensively) + Cat(a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur) = Glaredycat Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Glaredycat:

Jabberwocky, 2008-09-18: 11:21:00
great word

lumina, 2008-09-19: 06:23:00
Me likey…and me votey. 🙂

Mydopia: /m aye doe peeee ya/ her mydopia was her second worst look, the worst was reserved for when you bought her the wrong birthday present. He shuddered as he remembered her last bout of presbuydopia. Etymology: myopia, my dope (denoting possesion of an idiot). Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Mydopia:

Jabberwocky, 2008-09-18: 11:20:00
very funny

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DEFINITION: v. intr., To avoid unwanted interruptions (visits, calls, or emails) by pretending to be unavailable, unreachable or unconscious. n., A person who pretends they are not home in order to avoid talking to someone.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Attendshungetter: /at tend shun get ter/ Alan was always an attendshungetter, whether at work in the office or at home. He could zone out and retreat into his own little fantasy world to avoid other people such as meetings,classes, door-to-door sales people, his mother-in-law, his wife and anything or anyone else he chose to. In his mind, he travelled far away, usually on a spaceship or he replayed his favourite movie scenes. Some people thought he could astral-project himself, because he could recall no details when he “came back”. On Halloween night he hid in the house in the dark, with the porchlight on, watching from behind the drapes to avoid the trick or treaters. His mind was like his home. Like his Mother had always said… the lights were on but there was no one home. Etymology: Attend (give heed (to);be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.) & Shun (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of) & Getter (a person who acquires as a result of some effort or action) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Attendshungetter:

metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 01:29:00
ANOTHER Nosila classic!

metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:32:00
AHA! Zone out ! I KNEW it wasn’t just us.

Ignoraphobic: /ig-nor-a-fobic/ Due to all the papparazzi and bad press, Perez Hilton now and then becomes ignoraphobic, dodging all forms of communication no matter how juicy the tip, tidbit, rumor or photo. Believe it or not, sometimes even HE tires of the “spotlight.” Etymology: Ignore + Agoraphobic

Ignoring, while staying in, due to becoming phobic. Created by: lumina.

Comments on Ignoraphobic:

Jabberwocky, 2008-09-17: 14:02:00
clever blend

Catatoniact: /-katÉ™tÉ’nɪəkt-/ Bob was catatoniacting the whole thing really hard. He was really trying to make his cataroniact believable… Etymology: CATATONIACT. vb. n. From Catatonic stupor (severe psychiatric and medical condition characterized by a general absence of motor activity) + Act (A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose) Created by: vmalcolm.

Deafhere: /-Deh-ef-he-ear-/ Mrs. Soul patched the call through to her secretary. “I thought I told you I wasn’t here?”, she said, you just have to turn a deafhere. Etymology: Deafhere n., hybrid of the nouns deaf and here, and inspired by the phrase “to turn a deaf ear”, which is a common adult tactic and defense mechanism. Is the spell checker new to this site? I just noticed it now. Don’t expect a reply of course, in the circumstances I mean. Created by: scrabbelicious.

Comments on Deafhere:

metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:31:00
I have not encountered a spell checker…but definitely a double-point word, S !

scrabbelicious, 2008-09-18: 16:49:00
It must be my new browser….who thought that was a good idea?

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DEFINITION: n., A person who diligently and persistently complains about their work. v., To enjoy bellyaching about your job so much that you would never consider quitting.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Knockupation: /nok u pay shun/ Teddy had found his true Knockupation in life. He was a restaurant critic and described his gourmet adventures in the local rag. He took his title “Critic” to heart and never had anything good to say about anywhere he dined. Not only did the food and service not please him, he bad-mouthed his job to anyone who would listen. He complained about the food, the deadlines he had to file his reviews, the pending slander lawsuits from restaurants he reviewed and the fact that he was the only one in town with any sense of taste, style or epicurean knowledge. The fact that all this horrible food had added many inches to his girth was another source of complaint. If the food was really that bad, why did he clean his plate everytime and even ask for more? The reality was that this position knockupied all his waking hours and he could not imagine doing anything else! Etymology: Knock (negative criticism) & Occupation (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; any activity that occupies a person’s attention )
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Knockupation:

metrohumanx, 2008-09-16: 02:12:00
As usual, an excellent little parable.

lumina, 2008-09-16: 22:50:00
A winner for sure! And I will admit, if I was dining near him I might have to fight the urge to sockupy him. 🙂 But that’s just me. *giggle*

Nosila, 2008-09-17: 00:34:00
If you’re an actor, is it a mockupation? Is a jet pilot a machupation? Does Bon Jovi have a rockupation? Is being a longshoreman a dockupation? Is an electrician a shockupation? Is Teaching a chalkupation? Is being a cop a glockupation? Do the people at Lego have blockupations? Does a hairstylist or a security guard have a lockupation?
Is being a lecturer a talkupation? Is a shepherd a flockupation? Is a symphony conductor a Bachupation? Is being an athlete a jockupation? Is a Chinese Restaurant owner a wokupation? Somebody stop me…please!

Whinaholic: /whin-a-hol-ic/ My boss is a major whinaholic about his job. Our hours are 8:30 – 5:00, but he arrives at 7:30 and leaves at 5:30 so he can smooze and cruise with the staff, but never stops bitching about all that he has to do.
Etymology: WHINAHOLIC – noun – from WHINE (snivel, or complain in a self-pitying way) + WORKAHOLIC (One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Jobstingrate: /job-stin-grate/ Hal’s favourite part of the day was spent jobstingrating. On weekends he felt sad and underdepreciated. Etymology: job + obstinate + grate Created by: Jabberwocky.

Operantive: /opp errr ant ihv/ most operantives work behind reception or in similar affront of house positions. Etymology: operative, rant Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Operantive:

Jabberwocky, 2008-09-16: 16:24:00
so true

Nosila, 2008-09-16: 20:42:00
Amen…what is it about those jobs that turns nice people into miseries? Or makes bad ones worse? Maybe it has to do with dealing with idiots all day long.

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DEFINITION: n., A fashion item so old that it has gone out of and come back into style. v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pantiques: /pan-teeks/ Dad gave Liz two choices: Mom’s crocheted pantiques from the 60’s or her knee length poodle skirt from the 50’s. No crying or threatening to not come home at all was going to convince him to let her wear mom’s micro mini from the 70’s. Etymology: pant + antiques Created by: lumina.

Comments on Pantiques:

metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:26:00
Every time i scroll thru the weekly results, i see PANTIQUES and laugh out loud. I don’t know why- it’s just such a funny word.

galwaywegian, 2008-09-15: 06:03:00
Pantastic!

TJayzz, 2008-09-15: 07:17:00
Like it!

Nostalchic: /nah-stal-sheek/ Jenny’s closet is full of nostalchic items from the ’60’s and ’70’s which she wears every day.

Etymology: NOSTALCHIC – from NOSTALGIC (a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time) + CHIC (attractive and fashionable; stylish)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Nostalchic:

TJayzz, 2008-09-15: 07:16:00
Very good

vmalcolm, 2008-09-15: 07:48:00
That’s a lovely word!

metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:22:00
Good one, S.O. I wanted to use “chic” but your combo surpasses whatever i tried to fuse.

lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:42:00
Love it!

Demoderlode: /dee mode er lode/ When Wendy started wearing her Mom’s bell bottom pants, mini skirts and Indian guru patterned shirts, she realized she had hit the Demoderlode of high fashion. What worked for her Mom thirty to forty years before had all of a sudden become trendy, de riguer and happening now. Luckily they were the same size and even her cool folks thought she suited the swinging sixty looks. Thank Goodness, her Mom never threw anything out! Etymology: demode (out of fashion;outmoded) & Motherlode (the main vein of ore in a deposit;the Bonanza;the main prize)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Demoderlode:

metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:19:00
TrendyWendy cracks me up! Nice ento, too. 🙂

metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:24:00
I meant etymology, Nosila.
main vein….good name for a band.

Zombitogs: /ZZZOM-bee-tawgz (pronounced slowly, with an spooky inflection)/ Jean-Luc was reluctant to discard his old cabana wear, elephant bells, Lazarus jeans or Nehru jacket because he was SURE they would complete the great “Circle of Life” and be trendy once again. His daughter considered them ZOMBITOGS and looked askance when he asked her if she’d seen his dickie. Undaunted, Jean-Luc donned his tie-dyed t-shirt, slipped on his Earth shoes and denim jacket, then stumbled down to the wharfside beer garden where he pounded down a few bottles of fine Dominican rum and lamented the sartorial treasures which lay unappreciated in his fungi-filled basement.
ZOMBITOGS INDEED ! Etymology: ZOMBIE+TOGS=ZOMBITOGS…..Zombie: Haitian Creole term meaning a supernatural power or ectoplasm able to enter and re-animate a dead person or fashion accessory…..Togs: colloquial term meaning “clothing” Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Zombitogs:

metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:15:00
http://www.aperfectworld.org/sears.htm

lumina, 2008-09-15: 05:45:00
Ha! “Dickie!” My dad had a few AND a couple times in the winter my mom would shove one of them in my white uniform school blouse…you know when I seemed to be coming down with a cold? Wow…talk about flashback…ha

metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:25:00
I presume you survived Catholic school?

metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:27:00
PS- I never wore a “dickie”….I preferred the cold war look- white turtleneck and sports jacket.

Nosila, 2008-09-15: 21:41:00
Zombitogs…need zombitogs, must have zombitogs…I am getting sleepy. Just kidding and I too love the word dickie…who the heck thought of that idea? I mean it’s not as if a full turtleneck is called a Richard, is it?

metrohumanx, 2008-09-16: 03:44:00
I know…it’s embarrassing to even say “dickie”….My misguided friend once bought a pair of BAN-LON socks whick were kinda filmy and had florescent green pinstripes, too…they actually BURNED away from his foot when he tried to stomp out flaming newspaper. His name was Fast Eddie.

lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:48:00
Yes, I survived eight years of Catholic school AND?????????? Your “cold war” style was my brother’s Confirmation “get up.” ha

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