Category: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n. The fatigue brought on by the loss of one hour of sleep, especially if caused by something beyond your control, like the conversion to daylight savings time, barking dogs, or an addiction to late night TV. v. tr. To lose one hour of sleep.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Clockadoodulled: /clock – a – dew – dulled/ It takes a clocksucker to come up with the clockamamie idea of daylight savings time. Darn clock-a-doodlers! I drag through the day clockadoodulled Etymology: COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO and CLOCK! COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO: rooster’s call, usually emitted at the break of dawn, waking you up too early. CLOCK: device for measuring time, including daylight savings time – and both are rigged to emit noise to get you up too early. Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Clockadoodulled:

bigveg, 2008-03-12: 13:13:00
nice one!

Jamagra, 2008-03-12: 14:12:00
My kid has had croup all week. “Clockadoodulled” is exactly how I’m feeling. Great word.

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-12: 15:56:00
eggsellent

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-12: 16:39:00
Im cock-a-hoop about this one! Very clever; nice word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-12: 16:58:00
Perhaps, I meant clock-a-hoop! Also, do the somnolent need to be saved from, “the endless sheep?”

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-12: 20:38:00
Oops.I think I meant insomnolent!

Biscotti, 2008-03-12: 20:57:00
Brilliance….sheer brilliance…

stache, 2008-03-12: 21:26:00
been watching Deadwood, you clocksucker? (great word)

stache, 2008-03-12: 21:27:00
Ka-ching! looks like we have a winner!

silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 01:12:00
Appreciate and enjoyed all your comments about these clock-eyed creations!

Zzzszure: /zees-zher/ Every March when daylight savings time takes away an hour of sleep, Colleen’s body goes into a zzzszure for about a week until she adjusts to the new time zone. Etymology: zzzs – sleep; seizure – breakdown, deprivation Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Zzzszure:

petaj, 2008-03-12: 04:40:00
very clever

silveryaspen, 2008-03-12: 10:10:00
Great Pun! Great Word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-12: 16:41:00
Zizzonked!

arrrteest, 2008-03-12: 20:43:00
I snorted at this word!

Nappendectomy: /nap-end-ek-tomy/ To have one hour of sleep ripped heartlessly out of your schedule is to have a nappendectomy. Etymology: nap + appendectomy Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Nappendectomy:

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-12: 08:28:00
Love it!

silveryaspen, 2008-03-12: 10:13:00
Such a wide spread condition! I feel the same as you do in your sentence! Great create!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-12: 16:43:00
Stop cutting into my sleep. Nice wor…zzzz. !

stache, 2008-03-12: 21:20:00
ouch.

diyan627, 2008-03-15: 11:21:00
so funny!

Mishoury: /miz ow ryy/ Her mizhoury was compounded by the fact that the song the students living next door had eventually blown their speakers playing (at 4.15am) was bouncing around in her head like a hot steel ball. (any suggestions?) Etymology: misery hour Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Mishoury:

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-12: 07:25:00
Rock Around the Clock? Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin, into the future? Wake Up, Little Snoozy?

silveryaspen, 2008-03-12: 09:57:00
Great embedding! Good pun! Meaning full! Outstanding!

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-12: 15:54:00
In-a-gadda-da-vida would do it for me – impossible to sleep through that!

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Be Creative,

James

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Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-03-13: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

Verbotomy – 2008-03-12: 00:36:00
By the way we would have got this done earlier in the week, (i.e. Monday) but I was bit short on sleep. And remistram didn’t think of the idea until Monday morning when her Boss yelled at her for coming to work in her pajamas. ~ James

remistram – 2008-03-12: 09:24:00
not true! the pajama part anyway….

purpleartichokes – 2008-03-12: 11:17:00
DLS didn’t bother me a bit this year… I reset all the clocks in the house, except for the single one I forgot – the alarm clock. Oops.

Verbotomy – 2008-03-12: 12:01:00
Remistram, I am glad to hear you didn’t actually wear your pajamas to work. I guess, I must have just “made that up”. I assume that it’s part of the hazards of being a sleep-deprived creative writer. Thanks for all the funny ideas! And the wake-up call! ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-03-12: 12:09:00
Not liking DST, I guess today I’ll finally change the clocks! My computer and tv clocks have been at me to do it, too. I think remistram and James came up with today’s apt definition and cartoon, just to remind me!!!

Jamagra – 2008-03-12: 14:09:00
Once my colleague got a speeding ticket in her jammies and bathrobe. She was driving to school for our “Right to Read Week” pajama party. Heh. Took her a while to live that one down. ~PS~ Loving the site, James. Thanks for all your work.

remistram – 2008-03-12: 15:26:00
Thanks James, I thought this def was timely…hehe…

stache – 2008-03-12: 22:59:00
EXcellent cartoon, James.

Verbotomy – 2008-03-12: 23:42:00
Thanks for the wonderful words! ~ James

DEFINITION: v. intr. To habitually object to and contradict other people’s statements, especially if they include any facts or opinions. n. A person who finds fault what other people say no matter what it is, and lets them know it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Rebutthead: /-ri-BUHT-hed-/ Lyle was such a rebutthead that he started an argument with the mugger who was trying to rob him, telling him that he wasn’t holding the gun correctly. At first Lyle tried to demonstrate with his empty hands but the criminal was incompetent, and Lyle told him so. Frustrated, he reached for the gun to show the mugger again. Lyle is finally out of Intensive Care and recuperating nicely, although he’s driving the doctors and nurses crazy. Etymology: Rebut – to refute by evidence or argument (from Old French, rebuter “to thrust back”) + Butthead – a stupid or inept person (slang: buttheads often “butt heads” with other people, but the ‘anal’ connotation is clear. Also, Beavis’ buddy) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Rebutthead:

Nosila, 2008-03-11: 01:20:00
Tigger, I hope the nurses and doctors gave him large needles in his rebutt!

ErWenn, 2008-03-11: 01:34:00
Good word.

stache, 2008-03-11: 15:02:00
very funny word and sentence.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 19:10:00
Thoroughly enjoyable.

Jamagra, 2008-03-11: 20:30:00
Tigger-iffic!

diyan627, 2008-03-11: 21:06:00
That’s a good one!

silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:21:00
Sentence and word … clever and fun … great pun! Marvelous creation!

Disagweeble: /dis-ah-gwee-bull/ Being a disagweeble led to Jane’s ultimate demise. When Bob yelled “Alligator!”, she felt compelled to stand there and argue that the 8-foot long beast was actually a crocodile. Etymology: disagreeable, weeble – cuz they keep coming back at ya (and I love weebles!) Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Disagweeble:

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-11: 12:23:00
weebles can get a round anything

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 19:03:00
Did everything turn out o-cay man?

silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:30:00
Clever, fun, and downright cute!

Tigger, 2008-03-12: 00:34:00
Too funny! I’m going to use this word on the next person who argues with me.

Habitchualist: /huh-bich-oo-list/ Jennifer chose her girl friends with a great deal of care and foresight. They were of the lowest self-esteem with traits she could easily exploit to her advantage and control. Jennifer was an habitchualist and she knew they would put up with the constant berating and castigation she bestowed on them. As the queen faultalist, she had victims around her ready and waiting to be belittled, just to be noticed. Etymology: habit, habitual, constant, persistent + bitch, beef, bellyache, bemoan, complain, expostulate, find fault Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Habitchualist:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 19:07:00
Great word. Thanks for the words of congrats.

silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:27:00
The heart of your word hits the heart of the definition! Terrific creation!

arrrteest, 2008-03-11: 22:20:00
Great play on words! Love it. I used it already to describe somebody.

Arguenaut: /argue-nought/ Jason was on the point of jumping overboard, prematurely ending his voyage. Due to a typo in the job ad, he had a crew of arguenauts and now the ship was going round in circles while they all disagreed on the course. Etymology: argue (disagree strongly) + argonaut (someone seeking dangerous but rewarding adventure) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Arguenaut:

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-11: 12:23:00
great word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 18:52:00
Very clever; good word!

Jamagra, 2008-03-11: 20:29:00
Excellent!

silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:28:00
Funtastic!

Nosila, 2008-03-11: 22:32:00
By Zeus, you have a good word there. That’s what they should call the Toronto football team!

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Be Creative,

James

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Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-03-11: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-03-11: 21:51:00
Well done, Biscotti and James!

Verbotomy – 2008-03-12: 00:06:00
Thank you Silvery! I won’t rebutt a compliment. ~ James

DEFINITION: n. A pile of used and discarded tissues; may constitute a bio-hazard. v. intr. To drop a used tissue on to the floor beside your bed or chair, because you are so sick you can barely move.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Snotsam: /snot-sam/ Bill was astonished by the amount of snotsam that could accumulate in just one night. Etymology: snot: the stuff you put on a tissue flotsam: wreckage which can wash ashore Created by: bigveg.

Comments on Snotsam:

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-10: 06:52:00
HA! Love it!

ErWenn, 2008-03-10: 09:47:00
Perfect!

petaj, 2008-03-10: 09:52:00
you can really pick em.

galwaywegian, 2008-03-10: 11:03:00
excellent

Jamagra, 2008-03-10: 13:12:00
Great creation!

kashman, 2008-03-10: 13:13:00
you should feel floating yourself after picking this great one 🙂

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-10: 16:56:00
clever

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-10: 18:30:00
Yep, you picked a winner!

Infloorendsza: /in-flor-ends-za/ Josh had learned in his meditation class to let go of problems and let them float away so he put the teaching into practice used infloorendsza to rid himself of his germs carefully wrapped up in tissues. Etymology: influenza + floor + ends + za (which is sort of like ya) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Infloorendsza:

petaj, 2008-03-10: 09:55:00
Sick! And it suggests that some kind of growth (flora) has taken over.

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-10: 18:25:00
Snot so bad! Song for the day, Booger Woogie Bugle Boy!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-10: 21:10:00
Good word. The eyes have it, parhaps more the noses!

silveryaspen, 2008-03-10: 23:00:00
LOve the way you embedded floor and ends in influenza … clever blending … fits the definition. Outstanding word!

Tocsickwaste: /tok sik way ssst/ He drifted back into conciousness with the worrying news that the tocsickwaste beside the couch appeared to be moving. thoughts of a new mutant virus were quelled when he noticed the face of his pet chihuahua looking up throught the gunge filled kleenex. Etymology: toxic waste, sick. Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Tocsickwaste:

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-10: 13:28:00
poor chihuahua probably had a very glossy coat after that experience

Snotzone: /snot-zone/ Seeing Bob lying there with a cesspool of snot rags beside him, Sue knew what she had to do. She quickly donned her self-contained breathing apparatus and fully encapsulated Level A suit, entered the snotzone, and began to gingerly pluck the mucousy mess from the floor. Etymology: hot zone (in HAZMAT response, the area of contamination), snot Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Snotzone:

libertybelle, 2008-03-10: 09:30:00
hee hee – you beat me to it!

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-10: 13:26:00
gross, but funny

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 – 2008-03-10: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

DEFINITION: v. intr. To demonstrate your superior knowledge and intellect by using complex, confusing and mind-numbingly stupid jargon. n. A person who uses big words to inflate their unusually small ideas.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Supercalifragilinguist: /soo-pur-kal-ah-fraj-ah-ling-wist/ Being a supercalifragilinguist, Mary felt compelled to use blinguage. When her boss asked her if she was willing to relocate, she was unable to simply answer “no” and soon found herself in Uzbekistan. Etymology: the word from Mary Poppins, linguist Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Supercalifragilinguist:

stache, 2008-03-06: 08:48:00
LOVE them both, especially blinguage.

Tigger, 2008-03-06: 10:04:00
Chim Chim Cher-ee! Good one.

silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:04:00
Expialidocious! Very precocious! Great fun word!

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-06: 13:12:00
great – now this has become the song of the day

Aardvark, 2008-03-06: 14:02:00
I think I will actually use this one. Great.

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-06: 14:15:00
Sorry ’bout that Jabber, but know you’re not suffering alone.

Inflatulate: /in-flach-u-late/ Joe dithered outside the bathroom door. The access instructions distributed at the 3 hour “securitized lavatory entrance system” meeting had seemed very clear at the time: choose #1 or choose #2. But, Joe now wondered, what about an employee requiring #1 AND #2? Had there been a third option? Why, oh why, had he not paid more attention to the inflatulated memo??? Joe shuffled off to find an HR rep who could help him with this rather pressing problem. Etymology: inflate + flatulate Created by: Jamagra.

Comments on Inflatulate:

stache, 2008-03-06: 08:53:00
spot on, Jam.

Tigger, 2008-03-06: 10:11:00
Nice blend. Could be used to describe what’s done in the bathroom too!

silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:06:00
Certainly has a special fl-air !!!

Mustang, 2008-03-06: 17:35:00
Great word! Makes lots of ‘scents’.

Lexibloat: /lex-i-blow-t/ Profound felicitations settled on you in this most erudite epistle are legitimately postulated subsequent to your impeccable recitation at the penultimate convocation of the lexibloat fraternity. or “Well done”. noun. This letter contians lexibloat. verb. Let’s lexibloat this memo, so no one realizes we stuffed up. Etymology: Used as a verb and noun. lexicon (vocabulary) + bloat (to puff up) adj. lexibloatluent +fluent (speaks easily) lexibloatsia add suffix from intelligentsia = those who practise lexibloat Created by: petaj.

Comments on Lexibloat:

ErWenn, 2008-03-06: 11:08:00
Nice word.

silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:18:00
I love the implied swelled head … Swell word!

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-06: 18:06:00
Great word! Perfectly describes the definition.

Gabyrinth: /GAB-uh-rinth/ Bob thought that his gabyrinth, a form of English, but with a strange admixture of words gleaned from Old English and Yiddish, made him sound super intelligence. Etymology: Blend of GAB: loquaciousness, prattle, chatter & LABYRINTH: Any confusing, bewildering, complex state of affairs Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Gabyrinth:

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-06: 10:33:00
love it

silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:12:00
Outstanding!

bookowl, 2008-03-06: 13:08:00
I like it too

purpleartichokes, 2008-03-06: 21:19:00
Very creative. I never would have thought to go down the labyrinth path – I would’a got lost.

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 – 2008-03-06: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

purpleartichokes – 2008-03-06: 21:11:00
Love the ‘toon today James. I think my boss is considering installing one on our bathroom doors, complete with an age-appropriate timer, which leaves me wondering when I’m gonna get a chance to pluck my eyebrows.

Verbotomy – 2008-03-07: 06:05:00
Thanks Purple, Is there a personal purpose code for plucking your eyebrows? ~ James