Category: Verboticisms

Hoardiculture

DEFINITION: v. To compulsively wash and excessively reuse “disposable items”, like paper cups, plastic utensils or kleenex tissues. n. An obsessive compulsion to reuse disposable items, often combined with a disposal inhibition.

Is that toilet paper on your clothesline?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hoardiculture: /hord a kul chur/ “I think you are taking that commercial way too literally, Rita”, said her neighbour, Bev. “When they said not to squeeze the Charmin, they did not mean when you washed it and hung it out on the line”.
Rita said, “You just don’t understand the basics of hoardiculture, Bev.” “People have to justify their carbon footprint by saving everything they can..the forests, the whales, the water, the environment and Mother Nature, too.”
Bev replied, “But, Rita, is it really wise to re-use toilet paper with brownish streaks on it? I mean doesn’t that spread disease and isn’t it just plain hard to stop germs from spreading?”
“Oh, Bev, I call it it hoardiculture, you call it hardiculture…as she gazed fondly over to her mailbox, proudly showing her name: “R. Swipe!” Etymology: Hoard (to save up or never dispose of anything) & culture (a particular society at a particular time and place or the product of cultivating micro-organisms) & horticulture (the cultivation of living organisms) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Hoardiculture:

pieceof314, 2008-04-18: 08:21:00
great word -seems as if it should already been one!

arrrteest, 2008-04-18: 16:22:00
Love it! Fits perfectly!

Mustang, 2008-04-18: 18:59:00
Great word! Wish I’d thought of it first.

Recyclivity: /re – syke – LIV – uh – ty/ Belinda’s propensity for saving and recycling any all all manner of disposable materials had evolved into full blown, out of control recyclivity. Etymology: Blend of recycle and proclivity (habitual inclination or tendency) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Recyclivity:

Nosila, 2008-04-18: 01:21:00
We should all have a proclivity for recyclivity, especially with Earth Day coming on Apr.22 … good one, Mustang!

Repsycholist: /re-sahy-koh-list/ Janice was our neighbourhood repsycholist who not only reclaimed kleenex from the street gutter for her children to use, but also cigarette butts for her husband. Etymology: recyclist + psycho Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Repsycholist:

Nosila, 2008-04-19: 00:38:00
Good one!

Uberuseabuse: /oober-yoos-a-byoos/ The whole family was suffering from Nanna’s uberuseabuse since it had progressed from crocheting floor rugs from plastic breadbags to soaking bandaids in bleach and then smearing some adhesive on them to re-stick them on the grandkids grazed knees. Etymology: uber (over) + use + abuse (what happens when you force someone to re-use their disposable nappy or bandaid) Created by: petaj.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=reuse

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-18: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by stache. Thank you stache. ~ James

Dan Pink Gives Johnny Bunko a Verbotomy

During the week of April 28 – May 4, 2008, we will be offering a prize to the most creative player of week. Author and creativity guru, Dan Pink (www.danpink.com), has offered up an autographed copy of his newest book “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You Will Ever Need”.

The winner will be chosen based on the final stats on the Verbotomy Weekly Author Ranking for the week starting on Monday April 28, 2008.

THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY BUNKO
The 6 career secrets no one ever told you.

Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Dan Pink

Meet Johnny Bunko. He’s probably a lot like you. He did what everybody – parents, teachers, counselors — told him to do. But now, stuck at a dead-end job, he’s begun to suspect that what he thought he knew is just plain wrong. One bizarre night, Johnny meets Diana, the unlikeliest career advisor he’s ever seen. Part Cameron Diaz, part Barbara Eden, she reveals to Johnny the six essential lessons for thriving in the world of work

And check out the Johnny Bunko Trailer:

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko is America’s first business book in the Japanese comic format known as manga — and the last career guide you’ll ever need.

Johnny Bunko’s Six Career Secrets Get Verbotomized

Here are the top words created (so far…) for Johnny Bunko’s Six Career Secrets.

1. There is no plan
See: Do you think I should stick to the plan

2. Think strengths, not weaknesses.
See: The boss says I’m fast-tracking…

3. It’s not about you.
See: There is no “U” in “Team”

4. Persistence trumps talent.
See: Thursday’s Challenge…

5. Make excellent mistakes.
See: Friday’s Challenge…

6. Leave an imprint.
See: Bonus Monday Challenge…

For more creative ideas and inspiration see the Johnny Bunko webite at: www.johnnybunko.com

Official Stuff:

Prize: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You Will Ever Need, by Daniel Pink, Art by Rob Ten Pas, Trade Paperback Edition. (Approximate Retail Value $15.00 US.)
Contest Start Date: April 28, 2008 at 12:01:00 am EDT
Contest End Date: May 4, 2008 at 11:59:00 pm EDT

For The Johnny Bunko Weekly Author Ranking see:
See: https://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomists.php?week=2008-04-28

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

Conflatulation

DEFINITION: v. To apologize for a belch or the passing of gas even though it is patently obvious that the action was done intentionally and with force. n. A person who inflicts such behavior on those around him.

Please excuse me while I eructate.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Conflatulation: /con – flat – yew – LAY – shun/ Sergio’s conflatulation was a mock apology that sounded more like self aggrandizement, a fact the self-satisfied smirk he wore substantiated. Etymology: Blend of congratulation and flatulence Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Conflatulation:

arrrteest, 2008-04-17: 07:26:00
wish I thought of that one! Great!

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-17: 08:41:00
Sergio and Jamie should sit beside one another and duel it out.

Gasbrag: /gas-brag/ Jamie was such a gasbrag that he sniffed the air appreciatively after an eruption. Etymology: gas bag + brag Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Gasbrag:

Mustang, 2008-04-17: 08:19:00
Jamie no doubt had a perpetual case of the sniffles. Great word!

Mustang, 2008-04-17: 08:19:00
Jamie no doubt had a perpetual case of the sniffles. Great word!

Inscentsere: /in-sent-seer/ Gene leaned a little to the left…phssst, a little to the right . . . vbfffft. “Oh, sorry, where did that come from?” He shot a look of feigned embarrassment to his sister as he smiled. “You’re so inscentsere. You don’t fool anyone, you ass.” Etymology: insincere + scent Created by: arrrteest.

Effartery: /i-fart-ter-y/ The effartery was even more disturbing when he pretended it was just a smelly accident. Etymology: effrontery (shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity) + fart Created by: Stevenson0.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=burp

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-17: 00:01:00

Today’s definition was suggested by doseydotes. Thank you doseydotes. ~ James

Guest – 2008-04-19: 13:42:00
Nice word

Operantor

DEFINITION: v. To greet a person on the phone in rude or obnoxious manner, and then do your best to ignore, or talk over, whatever they say as the conversation continues. n. A person with atrocious phone manners.

Hello? Hello? Is this customer service?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Operantor: /Opp – uhr – RANT – er/ Hildegarde hated her job as a customer service representative and took every opportunity to respond with her mean mouth operantor persona. Etymology: Blend of operator and ranter. Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Operantor:

bookowl, 2008-04-16: 15:04:00
great!

Tigger, 2008-04-16: 23:04:00
Clever angle — great word!

Viletone: /vial tone/ Helen worked at the Help Desk of her company’s IT Dept. Hah, Helen thought,Help Desk was an oxymoron of a name for it. She went out of her way to ensure that Help Desk was an ironic choice of name. Whenever those moronic employees would call about their petty issues, she’d snidely say things like: “Is your computer plugged in? Did you turn it on yet? How can you be so stupid as to not know the terminology? Call us back when you get a clue!”
She was always cutting people off, swearing at them and taking out her bad moods by being a viletone with the callers. Her co-workers cringed when she answered the phone and they felt pity for the poor slob on the other end of the line.
That was until one day when she picked the wrong client to offend. After viletoning him for ten minutes, Helen was left speechless to find that she had bad-mouthed her boss. Bill Gates told her that she would never have to worry about hating her job again… Etymology: vile (thoroughly unpleasant, morally reprehensible,nasty, offensive,despicable) & tone (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people,the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli) & dial tone (sound given by telephone exchange to show line is clear to make a call) Created by: Nosila.

Phonewitch: /phōn-wich/ Becky was an angry employee. She worked late nights at a call center with a hundred other telephone customer service representatives. It was not a job that suited her, for she was a phonewitch extraordinaire. Bitter about life in general, she took it out on the random caller who happened upon her. Sometimes she would answer, “Please hold while I finish filing my nails,” or “Sorry, but we’ve reached our quota on stupid calls.” Other times she would mumble unintelligently until the customer would hang up. When she was feeling particularly good, she would instigate arguments until the customer asked for the manager, at which she would put them on hold for a while and then get back on and pretend she was the manager. Etymology: phone + witch : also, phonebitch Created by: arrrteest.

Comments on Phonewitch:

pieceof314, 2008-04-16: 08:54:00
hehehe, I wish I could do that sometimes!

Gotohello: /go-to-hell-o/ She always answered the phone with a grating nasty “Gotohello”. Then she would continue with a long string of erfhwask lu qkweuydcbwouiycqiuowqbyecqy ksdjgcskca kwejhf mdn sd, fj wdajrhwe iud woiur efukows eriuh rtudx rweiu eip vi uwer e er uerj erilhfriu eriu er iou erniuefsh ueher iopueroiereroiger(o) grekj hgetk;ud fhgo ji hbgr;seodiruvkudhfekjghrfcku viuenhvcfoiweunrviuerwvceui uewrbviuervgen wc iuer ieru vjh rvui hcr jhciu vriv esg iwgaefiucbiusa wyeuigfc i wer gfwerugfi uewrh f wiuf viuerfuifiphygreiu ksadjhfkjvsdfhf jklhrfveuiowrhfgoiuerv ojkdfkjhsauitryubnw vwebyt evefjknbb dsrjhewrouibn jihercb vroui erobiuvwebn veu ery bv e vunierniv e veio ueroiueroui ervstr oui tvegoi oi erv tuio vitrg oitrv i eruitv iourvtoier fgv iusdfio dvgof dfioig oi sv toi dgrioghdroi trouitogfi u teiutrioh uoritu goiut geuiogt oiu retugojiiouveojhvilr eruioh gkuevohoef nel hjglktrhjg eroruith go eguhrtoh gvuhb trjdlhi fbgn troitr jgoikjnbligj oijt roijiotrj troijt hrod jkfd hobgofgihj tuj trgio hgoog id gfiofg oi gfoi jhg dguoh og hji oi goigf iogfih oijg sritvujeoriuvng cjhsdbfviehgv sieuh sodfh kjr jrhfsd sa psgfsdhhfg fdkgjhg jgfkslng gapotruiy otui ofih ktjhntn fngfjgy tgjgjg kfjgjgnvkdfl poeoeyrn djjfjfghjhhjhjytoiu yjrtrtuyn yrk. Ooge eortu rtjgji ioodfhbt salker gkklt drkhjthg kgjyn. And finish with “Goodbye jackass”. Etymology: go + to + hello Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Gotohello:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-16: 15:02:00
glad you got that off your chest?

Tigger, 2008-04-16: 23:01:00
Sorry, didn’t catch that. Can you please repeat it?

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=hello

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-16: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by stache. Thank you stache. ~ James

Harmiliate

DEFINITION: v. To injure yourself while performing a normal everyday activity, such bending down, standing up, or turning your head quickly. n. An self-inflicted injury which occurred during a period of physical inactivity, and so is somewhat embarrassing to explain.

Omigod! What happened to you?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Harmiliate: /harm ill ee ate/ Stanley felt like he was born with a large “L” for Loser on his forehead. No one could harmiliate themself the way he could. He had lost every job he had ever worked at and injured himself over and over in the process. Like the time he got 3rd degree burns working at a fast food place, bobbing for French fries. Or the time he crashed his taxi cab by backing up at great speed into the police car that had pulled him over for speeding. The impact had caused him to crack his nose open on his own steering wheel and get 2 black eyes. Or the time he was sitting on the glass of the office photocopier to copy his bare bum, when the glass shattered and splintered into his flesh.
Or the time he had worked at the bowling alley and got his fingers stuck in the holes of the ball that he was demonstrating for some kids. He went flying down the alley and into the pinsetter machine. He now knew where the terms “spare tire”,”gutter mouth”, “pins & needles” and “split lip” came from.
Yes, Stanley spent so much time at the local emergency room, that the staff had bought him his own coffee mug, just so they could take turns cracking up over his incident reports. But all that was about to change. Stanley had been hired to do his dream job. No more harmiliation for him…it would be someone else’s turn. Yes, Stanley had been hired as a consultant for the Workers Compensation Board! Etymology: harm (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. or the act of damaging something or someone) & humiliate (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of or embarrass)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Harmiliate:

pieceof314, 2008-04-15: 13:17:00
Yes, but will Stanley now get a paper cut on his eye, stab himself with stapler, or even smash his finger on the copy machine lid?

Nosila, 2008-04-15: 20:41:00
Most likely given his track record…I forgot about the time he worked at the butchers and accidentally backed up into the meat grinder, which made him get a little behind in his work…Cheers!

Mustang, 2008-04-16: 05:15:00
Good one!

Accedentary: /ack-said-in-tear-ree/ The first thing Robert noticed when he regained consciousness after the accedentary was that he had lost the race. Then he noticed the large glinting shards of the glass coffee table, reflecting images of tiny go-carts zooming past an imaginary camera. He slowly righted himself, his face crusted in blood and glass. There on the screen, displayed in repeating 1080p glory was the turn on Koopa Troopa Beach where he had lost the entire affair. Upon hitting the shortcut ramp dead on and rocketing into the dank tunnel, his excitement overwhelmed him, and with his hands thrust toward the heavens, mocking Zeus with his three-proged controller like a vengeful Poseidon brandishing his trident, he knew he alone reigned over this beach. Every crab and palm tree must now pay fealty to his awesome might. He triggered his stored lightning item for effect and basked in the power. And that was when he had the stroke. Etymology: accident + sedentary Created by: Banky.

Comments on Accedentary:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-15: 10:49:00
clever

Nosila, 2008-04-15: 20:52:00
Great story

Inadvertadent: /in-ad-vert-eh-dent/ You would think Roger would have been better served if he had stayed in bed this morning. Or perhaps that wouldn’t have mattered either. That is because Roger was a schlemiel. It seemed as if every normal everyday thing he did, he got injured. He was so clumsy that the he didn’t have to show his insurance card at the local hospital. In fact, the emergency room looked more like the bar at Cheers whenever he was rolled in for some inadvertadent, real or imagined. They couldn’t wait to hear what mundane activity happened this time. Would it be his toothbrush needing to be removed from deep within his nasal cavity, like the last time he came? There was a running bet within the facility. Etymology: inadvertent, not attentive; heedless + accident, something that happens by chance, mishap Created by: arrrteest.

Comments on Inadvertadent:

Nosila, 2008-04-15: 20:44:00
Haven’t we all known guys like Roger…good story.

Magnedent: /mag neh dent/ Phil was a congenital magnadent. To say he was accident prone would be an understatement. Accidents seemed to find him in the most mundane and safe places. It was a good thing he had insurance, because otherwise he’s be in quite a bind. His policy has several riders on it that prohibit him from climbing steps, riding bikes with any amount of wheels, crossing the street, eating while walking, and hundreds of other scenarios that indicate a troubled past. Etymology: magnet + accident Created by: pieceof314.

Comments on Magnedent:

Nosila, 2008-04-15: 20:49:00
Phil probably could not walk past a fridge without sticking to it…Good One!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=crash

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-15: 00:01:00

Today’s definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James

Banky – 2008-04-15: 15:48:00
Excellent definition, Tigger. I actually had this happen before one of my first dates with my wife, and I didn’t tell her the real story until a couple months after we were married.

Verbotomy – 2008-04-15: 18:24:00
Hey Banky, what was the injury? And how did you hide it from your future wife? ~ James

Tigger – 2008-04-15: 22:43:00

Oh, good words everyone. I couldn’t wait to get home and see what everyone came up with. I’m currently nursing a pulled stomach muscle that I got while I was reaching for the phone, when I happened to sneeze at the same time. So, I’m the idiot that inspired the definition.