Category: Creativity

What do you mean, you’re not coming?

DEFINITION: The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning.

What do you mean, you're not coming?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stunveilment: /stun-vale-ment/ She was in a complete state of shock when she realized the most important element of her dream wedding was missing – her shoes! Etymology: unveilment (revelation) + stun (shock) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Apocalapse: /apok-a-laps/ He was running his best 10k ever when he suddenly realized he wasn’t really ahead of the pack but in the wrong race Etymology: apocalypse + lapse Created by: Stevenson0.

Inshite: /inch eyet/ her sudden burst of inshite was extremely painful to her, as was her mother’s dose of itoldusoitis which came at almost exactly the same time. Etymology: insight, in shite! Created by: galwaywegian.

Eslipphany: /ee-slip-fanny/ It was a major eslipphany when the fax machine ate the document that he was supposed to be scanning Etymology: epiphany + slip Created by: porsche.

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James

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Are you just browsing?

DEFINITION: An overbearing or pushy salesperson who makes you want to leave a store rather than look around and buy something.

Are you just browsing?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Commissionary: /com-mission-ary/ David is a blood thirsty commissionary, attacking any unsuspecting customer that might stroll into his section at the electonics store. His tactics are ruthless, just to make the “sale” and get the commission. Etymology: commission/missionary, as in propagator of religion or a relentless soldier Created by: toadstool57.

Peddlerpushers: /ped-lur-push-urs/ Our local video store is full of peddlerpushers who sneak up behind you when you’re deep in thought and then shadow you relentlessly as you peruse the movie selection Etymology: peddler + pusher + pedal pushers Created by: Jabberwocky.

Floorstalker: /floor-stalk-er/ Commissioned salespeople are licensed floorstalkers who creep me out of the store. Etymology: floorwalker + stalker Created by: Stevenson0.

Shopcreeper: /Shawp-kreep-err/ That shopcreeper was pushing me way too much. I grabbed that stupid block of cheese he was trying to sell me and shoved it right in his mouth. He now sells basketballs because he knows no one can stuff those in his mouth… I proved him wrong. Etymology: Shopkeeper (owner of a shop that sells goods) + creep (an annoying and detestable person) Created by: ziggy41.

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Be Creative,

James

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Is this shrink wrapping a new security feature?

DEFINITION: To injure oneself physically, or to be reduced to a state of mental incapacity, when attempting to open shrink-wrapped CDs, DVDs or software.

Is this shrink wrapping a new security feature?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Attackaging: /uh-tack-uh-jing/ “The damn attackaging cut me!” Etymology: attack + packaging Created by: iwasatripwire.

Incapackitate: /in-kuh-PAK-i-teyt/ After trying to break the seal on his new pen drive for almost an hour, John was utterly incapackitated; almost to the point of inconsolable dissatispacktion. Etymology: incapacitate + package Created by: Clayton.

Cellopain: /-ˈsɛləˌpeɪn-/ It almost seems that as technology gets more advanced and everything else becomes better designed, packaging produces more cellopain, not less. Etymology: from cellophane + pain Created by: ErWenn.

Autodiscomutilate: /aw-to-dis-co-MU-ti-late/ He autodiscomutilated with the newest Windows Vista. Etymology: auto = self disco = any type of discs (CDs, DVDs, VCDs, CD-ROMs, etc.) mutilate = mutilation of both the physical self and the mental self Created by: duchessella.

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Be Creative,

James

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I’ll hide these Alligator Pumps with the Crocs

DEFINITION: To find something you really want in a shop, but then, since you cannot buy it immediately, to hide it so that no one else will get it.

I'll hide these Alligator Pumps with the Crocs

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dresspionage: /dress-pee-on-aj/ Sally was so desperate to buy the last prom dress in her size that she had to use a little dresspionage and hide it under some pilate’s balls until she could come back and purchase it. Etymology: espionage + dress Created by: Jabberwocky.

Stashandcarry: /stash-and-kare-ee/ Wendy was an expert at stashandcarry, so much so that she could not find that great shirt she secreted away amongst the fishing tackle. Etymology: cash-and-carry, stash Created by: purpleartichokes.

Consumouflage: /consumouflage/ I perfectly consumouflaged that secret-super-comic behind those nobody-wants-them-anyway-comics. Etymology: consume + camouflage = consumouflage. Created by: jonobo.

Sabostash: /saa-bow-stash/ Caroline knew Jill had been eyeing the size 9 dress as well, so she sabostashed it in with the men’s suits. Etymology: Sabotage + stash To sabotage someone else’s buying opportunity by stashing an item until you can purchase it Created by: speechie.

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James

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Verbotoweek Gets Overclocked

Pinwheel Wins Doctorow’s Overclocked!
Overclocked by Cory Doctorow
It was a race to the very last minute, but there is no doubt that Pinwhell is now totally gonline! Congratulations to pinwheel for winning this week’s Verbotomy and an autographed copy of Cory Doctorow’s newest book, Overclocked.

You can see the final results here:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomists.php?week=2007-05-07

Weeklink Speaks in Tongues

This week there was a mudderlode of repligreat words which emersed us in a matrifice of mamartydom. The plagiarific copycatalyst hynetized my kissermisser causing a huge fisacool. I was not elone in leading a cheerox for the samueled, cloneforall afacia. However, I will try to philanthroplicate and emomcipate my zencompetent feelings and look forward to another week of misguise and creativity.

Top Ten Verboticisms of the Week:

  1. Gonline Created by: pinwheel
  2. Philanthroplicate Created by: ErWenn
  3. Copycatalyst Created by: porsche
  4. Repligreat Created by: ziggy41
  5. Avatarded Created by: verysimplegame
  6. Emomcipate Created by: Stevenson0
  7. Fiascool Created by: pinwheel
  8. Plagiarific Created by: Stevenson0
  9. E mersed Created by: Stevenson0
  10. Misguise Created by: Jabberwocky

Are you thinking what we’re thinking? Look at word number nine by StevensonO, who by the way has three words in this Top Ten List. and finished second overall in the weekly ratings, for the second week in a row… But look at that word again! Do you see what we see? Is that an illegal word? It has space in it? How did he, or she, do that? We better call the directors to get a ruling…

Five Fabulous Words

Here are five of our under-voted favorites

And hey, if you have any left over votes from last week, why not go back and give these guys a little click on the shoulder… The voting never closes at Verbotomy.

Your mumbling observer,

Weeklink