Category: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: A mixture of delight and guilt felt when a colleague, whom you despise, suffers a misfortune.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dupliciglee: /doo-pli-si-glee/ She had a difficult time hiding her dupliciglee when the office know it all got the boot Etymology: duplicity + glee (deceitful happiness) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Sadissfaction: /sa-diss-faction/ I really didn’t mean for her to literally “break a leg” on stage, so I was overcome with sadissfaction when I saw her in a cast and using crutches. Etymology: sad, diss, satisfaction Created by: purpleartichokes.

Schuldeschadenfreude: /shool-de-shahd-n-froi-duh/ Kathy’d thought of herself as a “mean girl” so her schuldeschadenfreude at Betty’s car accident (Betty’d always flaunted that Mercedes!) was something of a shock. Etymology: Basically a compound German word, this is based on a combination of “Schuld” (guilt) and “Schadenfreude” (pleasure at the misfortune of others) which is an already accepted, and surprisingly rarely used word in the English language. Created by: catgrin.

Regretstasy: /ree-gret-stah-see/ Jill felt regretstasy over Betty’s termination because while Jill despised Betty she wouldn’t want to be ousted so publicly. Etymology: regret + ecstasy Created by: jedijawa.

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DEFINITION: A lie told by a politician which is not really a lie, because in their heart of hearts, they are pretending it is true.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Balonimony: /ba-LO-na-mo-nee/ When he was running for office, he gave an oathspiel about how he cared about the environment; when he was elected, I realized it was just his bullief and nothing more than balonimony. Etymology: baloney (a lie), testimony Created by: purpleartichokes.

Defactualize: /dis-fak-choo-lize/ The Prime Minister was able to defactualize about the situation by thinking about what he will do in the future, not what he did to cause the problem. Etymology: de facto + fact + conceptualize Created by: Stevenson0.

Internalies: /inturn-a-lize/ The politician lost all sense of fact and fiction because he had told so many internalies Etymology: internalize + lies Created by: porsche.

Doubledupe: /dubbl-doop/ His argument that subways were inhabited by zombies was so convincing that it became a doubledupe and he always had to take the bus Etymology: double + dupe and dupe + double Created by: Jabberwocky.

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DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn’t work as expected because “normal people” can’t figure out how to use it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Trekkienology: /trekee-nawl-ogee/ I think you have to understand Vulcan to figure out modern trekkienology Etymology: trekkie + technology Created by: Jabberwocky.

Einstymie: /EIN-sty-mee/ Sue was all thrilled to get her new cell phone, but after reading through the 245 page manual and realizing she didn’t have a clue as to how to turn on the damn thing, she realized she had purchased yet another Einstymie. Etymology: Einstein, stymie (A situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.) Created by: purpleartichokes.

Ditzmo: /ditz-mo/ The ditzmo was such a complicated bit of electronics that Bobbie didn’t even try to figure it out. Etymology: ditz (a scatterbrain) + gizmo (a mechanical device) Created by: jedijawa.

Vistappointment: /vis-tah-POYNY-ment/ That new self-walking dog leash I bought online turned out to be a big Vistappointment. I couldn’t even get it configured to my breed, it kept defaulting to “shih tsu”. What a rip! Etymology: Vista (you know) + disappointment Created by: Alchemist.

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DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking.

VERBOTICISMS:

(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Copychat: /cop-ee-chat/ Leanne would copychat his posh accent to make her client feel more at ease. Etymology: From “copy cat” and “chat”. Created by: Bulletchewer.

Mimeojargon: /mim-ee-uh-jar-gon/ After spending many hours interviewing high school students, the counsellor’s mimeojargon became part of her life and her friends just didn’t understand her. Etymology: mimeograph + jargon Created by: Stevenson0.

Verbotomime: /ver-boto-mime/ Jedijawa tends to unconsciously verbotomime the dialect and accent of people who he talks to for more than 5 minutes unless he tries very hard not to do so. Etymology: verbotomy (pandering to the board on this one) + mime (to imitate) Created by: jedijawa.

Vernacclimate: // After a few months he found he had vernacclimated with the locals without even noticing. Etymology: vernacular + acclimate Created by: swallowedbyafish.

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DEFINITION: A willingness to wait, forever if necessary, for the perfect opportunity; excessive patience.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Oppeternity: /op-ah-turn-it-ee/ she had turned down every man that had ever asked her out, because none of them were quite right…and by golly even if it took all the oppeternity she possessed… she would eventually find him Etymology: opportunity, eternity Created by: rikboyee.

Godotancy: /-ɡəˈdoÊŠ.É™nËŒsi- Silent “t”!/ A godotant individual rarely feels the negative effects of their unrealistic optimism, but their godotancy often becomes quite frustrating for others. Etymology: As in Sam Beckett’s play, _Waiting for Godot_. Created by: ErWenn.

Pausifist: /paws-i-fist/ Dave was a pausifist who was very content waiting for things to happen – his slogan was “give pause a chance”. Etymology: pause + pacifist Created by: porsche.

Lages: /lage-ess/ He lages for the perfect opportunity to buy the stock at the right time. Because of his lagesness, he often misses the ideal price point. Etymology: lag + ages Created by: Stevenson0.

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