Category: Verbotomy

Wow you’re vegan? Me too!

DEFINITION: v. intr., To pretend that you like something that you don’t, in hopes that someone else will like your pretensions. n., A person who doesn’t like what they actually like, and pretends to like what other people like.

Wow you're vegan? Me too!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sociophony: /So – she – OFF – uh -nee/ Always trying to impress those around him, Milburn had become a complete and shameless sociophony. Etymology: Social + phony Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Sociophony:

petaj, 2007-11-28: 02:54:00
Clever, because of the use of phony as in telephony – you can blend in with the social sounds you hear around you by echoing them.

TiaJay, 2007-11-28: 03:29:00
I think I know a few of these *cough*

Mustang, 2007-11-28: 06:36:00
Thanks petaj, echoing the cacophony…lol

Mustang, 2007-11-28: 06:47:00
I have known one or two myself, TiaJay. Hope yer *cough* gets better. 🙂

Jabberwocky, 2007-11-28: 15:53:00
clever

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-28: 17:48:00
I like it – very good word!

Pretendtious: /pri-tend’shÉ™s/ It was quite obvious that Joe was a pretendtious bafoon. He was going on and on about the subtle differances in cavier, depending on what river the fish was from. Even though he has never had it prior to that night, and found it disgusting. Etymology: Pretend – to allege or profess, esp. insincerely or falsely. + Pretentious – an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious. Created by: xirtam.

Comments on Pretendtious:

yellowbird, 2007-11-28: 10:54:00
great word

Socialtofu: /-ˈsoʊʃlÌ£ toʊˈfu-/ She was such incredibly absorbent social tofu that she couldn’t walk by any protest rally without dropping whatever she was doing and joining in. Etymology: Like culinary tofu, which absorbs the tastes of the food items it is cooked with, social tofu absorbs the tastes of the people surrounding him/her. Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Socialtofu:

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-28: 17:49:00
Very clever – like the use of tofu!

Fauxllower: /fow-lower/ Humphrey was a definitely a fauxllower, espousing views that he didn’t really possess, just to fit in. But there was no way he could be considered a feignatic. Etymology: faux + follower Created by: petaj.

Comments on Fauxllower:

TiaJay, 2007-11-28: 05:01:00
LOL! Good one!

galwaywegian, 2007-11-28: 05:55:00
a tour de fauxrse!

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Be Creative,

James

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Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-11-28: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Mustang and remistram. Thank you Mustang and remistram! ~ James

Omigod! One just bit me!

DEFINITION: n., A cut, or puncture wound on the roof of the mouth inflicted while consuming dangerously crunchy-sharp foods, like potato chips. v. tr., To cut the roof your mouth while eating extra crispy snack foods.

Omigod! One just bit me!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Spudnik: /spud-nik/ I had to give up eating potato chips because of the spudniks – either that or get a whole new red wardrobe. Etymology: sputnik + spud + nick Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Spudnik:

purpleartichokes, 2007-11-27: 06:39:00
Hehe!

galwaywegian, 2007-11-27: 06:44:00
hehehe!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-27: 23:56:00
Tremendous word!

Piercemeal: /PEERS-meel/ Bob’s craving for kranskies in crusty rolls proved to be his ‘pierce de resistance’. And, although, friends have told him that he’s a bit prickadilly, he continues to piercemeal on this painful, panary prictual. Etymology: Piercemeal: based on “piecemeal” & pierce. 2. Prickadilly: silly (slang) 3. Prictual (victual & prick). Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Piercemeal:

petaj, 2007-11-27: 07:04:00
piercedprandial perforations punish painfully

Chipnick: /chip-nick/ She received a nasty chipnick after rapidly consuming those salt and vinegar chips. Etymology: chip(potato chip) & nick (injure/jab) Created by: thebaron.

Comments on Chipnick:

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-27: 23:57:00
Ilike it!

Impalate: /im-PAL-et/ Morty ate his way through a pallet of corn chips without any problem, but the brittle toffee he followed up with splintered dangerously, causing life threatening impalates. Etymology: impale + palate Created by: petaj.

Comments on Impalate:

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-27: 23:57:00
Nice word!

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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-11-27: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James

Why do you iron our sheets every night?

DEFINITION: n., The deep red lines and/or furrows, which appear on a person’s face after they have slept on wrinkled or creased bed sheets. v. intr., To wake up and discover that your face matches your wrinkled bed sheets.

Why do you iron our sheets every night?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Rumpledsheetskin: /rumpled-sheet-skin/ Rumpledsheetskin is a malady that affects nearly everyone I know. Etymology: rumpled + sheet + skin + Rumplestiltskin Created by: porsche.

Comments on Rumpledsheetskin:

purpleartichokes, 2007-11-26: 18:23:00
Great word porsche! Perfectly describes it.

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-26: 20:43:00
Does indeed. Great word!

Sheetfaced: /sheet-fayst/ after a heavy night of celebrating it was no surprise when i woke up sheetfaced Etymology: sheet, face, shitfaced Created by: rikboyee.

Comments on Sheetfaced:

purpleartichokes, 2007-11-26: 04:43:00
HA! Love it!

Mustang, 2007-11-26: 06:34:00
But of course!! Good word.

Jabberwocky, 2007-11-26: 13:19:00
excellent word

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-26: 20:47:00
Bring to mind an old expression – to go to bed, ” To go down sheet alley into Bedfordshire.” Fine word!

Ripvanwrinkle: /rip-van-WRING-kuhl/ After having forty winks which seemed like forty years to her, Roxie was horrified on waking to find her face ripvanwrinkled in a deep red phizgrid. Etymology: Ripvanwrinkle: blend of wrinkle & Rip Van Winkle, an Irving Washington character who slept for 20 years. Phizgrid: Conflation of phiz: slang for face from physiognomy & grid: a network of crossing horizontal and vertical lines. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Ripvanwrinkle:

Jabberwocky, 2007-11-26: 13:18:00
great minds and all that – that was the first word that sprang to my mind – so many good words today

Slumburrows: /slum-ber-rohs/ Wendy tried to make it look like she’d been up-and-at-’em for hours, but the bedvidence of her recently sleeping was clearly written in the slumburrows of her face. Etymology: slumber, burrows Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Slumburrows:

Mustang, 2007-11-26: 07:02:00
Excellent verboticism!!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-26: 20:50:00
Nice word!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-11-26: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James

Verbotomy – 2007-11-26: 13:35:00
By the way, Stevenson0’s crazy shopping word, “Dealusional”, was published in Toronto Star as one of Top the Invented Words of the Week. See: https://www.verbotomy.com/blog/?p=223. Congratulations to Stevenson0 ~ James

I’m dancing on the boss’s desk

DEFINITION: v. intr., To facilitate camaraderie among your colleagues by making fun at your boss’s expense, only to discover that you-know-who is standing right behind you. n., A professional faux pas made with the best intentions.

I'm dancing on the boss's desk

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pinkslipup: /Pink + slip + up/ By insulting the boss without knowing he was right behind her, Beatrice committed a disastrous pinkslipup. Etymology: Pinkslip = to be fired. Slip up = faux pas Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Pinkslipup:

Jabberwocky, 2007-11-23: 11:43:00
uh oh

petaj, 2007-11-23: 21:59:00
perfect

badsnudge, 2007-11-24: 09:54:00
very nice 🙂

Mustang, 2007-11-24: 22:14:00
Thankyuh….thankyuh verruh mutch…

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-25: 23:05:00
Superb!

c1mcgraw, 2007-11-26: 21:11:00
Nice

Steambuilding: /steam-building/ Delia indulged in steambuilding one time too many. The boss finally erupted, snorting coffee out of his nose then bundling her down to the HR department. Etymology: steam (coming out of the bosses ears) + team building Created by: petaj.

Comments on Steambuilding:

Jabberwocky, 2007-11-23: 14:50:00
funny

franke, 2007-11-23: 22:18:00
excellent

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-25: 23:06:00
Clever:good word!

Bloopervise: /blu-pur-vise/ It is not a good idea to bloopervise if your boss’s last name is Trump. Etymology: blooper, supervise, improvise Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Bloopervise:

Mustang, 2007-11-23: 08:21:00
That’s it! A blooper aimed at the supervisor…uh…or the Bloopervisor?

purpleartichokes, 2007-11-23: 09:00:00
In my case, a snoopervisor… always asking me personal questions.

Tigger, 2007-11-25: 18:54:00
Classic word — love it!

Hijinxed: /hi-jinxed / I’ve been hijinxed more than once trying to bolster dispirited colleagues. Etymology: hijinks + jinxed Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Hijinxed:

Mustang, 2007-11-23: 07:29:00
Outstanding!!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-25: 23:05:00
Excellent!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-11-23: 01:24:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang! ~ James

Mustang – 2007-11-23: 02:38:00
What a pleasant surprise to find one of my submissions on display! It’s inspiring. 🙂

Verbotomy – 2007-11-23: 07:53:00
Congratulations Mustang! I am sure your Boss is also quite thrilled. ~ James

Mustang – 2007-11-23: 08:17:00
When I retired 20+ yrs ago I WAS the boss. 🙂

Verbotomy – 2007-11-23: 11:18:00
Well, you’re the still big boss here! ~ James

Jabberwocky – 2007-11-23: 12:12:00
nice save James – I think you just got caught making fun of the boss

Verbotomy – 2007-11-23: 14:07:00
Are you trying to fundermine my steambuilding efforts? ~ James

Stevenson0’s “Delusional” Published in The Toronto Star

Stevenson0’s “Delusional” was picked as one of the top invented words by Toronto Star writer John Sakamoto. With hordes of dealusional Christmas shoppers heading south every weekend to do a little cross-border shopping in Buffalo, there is no doubt that the word dealusional has a particularly special ring in Toronto.

Here’s Stevenson0’s full verbotocism:

Definition: adj., To believe you’re saving money by buying things which are on sale even if you don’t really want or need them. n., A person who believes they are saving their money whenever they buy something on sale.

Pronunciation: dee/loo/shun/al

Sentence: Bart was completely dealusional and continued to stockpile worthless ‘bargains’.

Etymology: deal + delusion

You can ses the story in the The Toronto Star here:

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/279584

Congratulations Stevenson0!

Be creative,

James