Month: October 2010

DEFINITION: n. A self-deprecating computer virus which is constantly changing its identity due to problems with its logic and/or self-confidence. v. To randomly change your tune, just so you can bug other people.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Chameleonline: /kam mee lee on lyne/ As if trying to learn and keep up with modern computer technology is not hard enough for older people, every now and then some punk, somewhere in the world, throws out a morphing virus or bug. These types change constantly and therefore are called chameleonline viruses. Maybe we will eventually have the technology to track these viral vandals down and make them pay for the inconvenience and damage done to other people’s PC’s. In our lifetime… Etymology: Chameleon (lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color; a changeable or inconstant person) & Online (controlled by or connected to a computer(of an activity or service) available on or performed using the Internet or other computer network)
Created by: Nosila.

Morphection: /môrfekshən/ Allen’s life became a nightmare when his computer was beset by a morphection. This nasty little gremlin would alter its function every day. On Monday the chime that announced new e-mail was replaced by the theme from Green Acres. On Tuesday anything he tried to put in the trash was rejected by Oscar the Grouch. Wednesday brought with it a multitude of NSFW images to his desktop background. Thursday’s treat was a pop-up advertising Viagra that wouldn’t be deleted because it floated around the screen just ahead of the cursor. Friday was the scariest of all. When he opened his backpack to retrieve his laptop, Allen’s ThinkPad had replaced itself with a Commodore C64. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! Etymology: morph (to change from one form to another) + infection (the presence of a virus in, or its introduction into, a computer system) Created by: artr.

Mubugtate: /mew-bug-tait/ People who mubugtate at parties always end up alone and locked in the bathroom either vomiting or counting the bathroom tiles. Computers who mubugtate at parties always end up being crashed through the window or locked in the bathroom vomiting. Etymology: mutate + bug (as in virus, and to annoy) Created by: remistram.

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DEFINITION: v. To do something decisive and then immediately start to have doubts, wondering if you did the right thing. n. Second thoughts, or second guesses, about a decision or an action you have made but cannot change.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Deskepticision: /duh-skept-ah-sish-un/ Kat’s deskepticision about jumping out of the airplane proved to be unnecessary and a waste of time. Etymology: decision + skeptical Created by: remistram.

Doubtbout: /daowt baowt/ For a moment after Naomi squished the cockroach, she experienced a doubtbout. Would Karma be waiting to pay her back? Do these bugs do any good, like eat other bugs? Can she get the goo off her shoe? But her biggest doubt about the demise of the huge insect was even more worrying. How many of his friends and family would show up at her place for the funeral??? Etymology: Doubt (indecision; lack confidence in or have doubts about) & Bout (A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell) Created by: Nosila.

Pregret: /prēgret/ Tim’s mom is a guilt trip travel agent. If there is one emotion she taught him, it is shame. As an adult, Tim can not only feel bad after making a hard decision, he can experience pregret and premorse long before he takes action. The one thing he feels good about is putting mom’s favorite phrase on her headstone, ”Don’t mind me, I’m just your mother”. Etymology: pre (before) + regret (a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done) Created by: artr.

Regrecision: /REE-greh-ci-zhun/ Alice suffered so acutely from regrcision that she never left home for fear of making a choice she might later regret. Etymology: Derived from “regret”, “regress”, and “decision”. Created by: BookWorm579.

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DEFINITION: v. To expire, pass away or kick the bucket while at the office; often occurs when someone is overworked, underpaid, and desperately trying to hang on for a full pension. n. A person who has been suddenly, and permanently, terminated while a work.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Deadicated: /dedikātid/ Everybody thought Bob was a dedicated worker. He was in his office when people arrived in the morning and there when they left. Last week they discovered that he was a deadicated, desiccated worker. His bosses now have the difficult task of determining just when he passed away and how much pay should be retrieved from his estate. Etymology: dead (no longer alive) + dedicated (devote time, effort, or oneself to a particular task or purpose) Created by: artr.

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Tombinate: /toom in ayt/ Overworked and stressed, Bob finally had enough one day and collapsed at his desk. The EMT’s were unable to save him, so he expired while on the clock. Bob had worked at the company for over 30 years until he decided to tombinate his employment. Bob sold life insurance, his specialty was sudden death cases. But sadly this underwriter is now in the underworld. Etymology: Tomb (a place for the burial of a corpse) & Terminate (bring to an end or halt;concluding the employment of) Created by: Nosila.

Deskeased: /desk eeeeee st/ They had to break the deskeaced’s legs to get him out of the chair. Seems he had died six months previously but the a/c was so cold it froze his ass to the chair. Etymology: deceased Created by: galwaywegian.

Employcroakment: /emm-ploy-croke-ment/ Troy knew that employcroakment was in his future, so he made sure that he always wore clean underwear to work. Etymology: employment + croak Created by: remistram.

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DEFINITION: v. To ask someone who is clearly in a store uniform, perhaps on a ladder creating a display or running a cash register “Do you work here?” n. A person who doesn’t know how to ask for assistance in a retail store without asking a stupid question.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Customoron: /kəstəmôrän/ ”It must be National Idiot Day” Debbie said to herself as one customoron after another took up the challenge of asking the stupidest question. ”Do you work here?” was beat out by ”Is this stuff (on the clearance table) on sale? She can’t wait to see what they come up with today. Etymology: customer (a person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or business) + moron (a stupid person) Created by: artr.

Klutztomer: /klutz tum urrrr/ trying to keep this particular klutztomer satisfied was like trying to herd cats Etymology: customer klutz Created by: galwaywegian.

Retaildundunce: /re tayl dun duns/ Chad was what we call a retaildundunce. He’d come into the store, approach a clerk who was obviously wearing a uniform, complete with name tag and ask them if they worked here? He did this in every department he went into and yet he never bought anything or asked about our merchandise. It turned out that Chad was a “Mystery Shopper” who was hired by an agency to check on our customer service levels. How did we find out what he did? When our security department apprehended him, under his jacket he wore a uniform complete with name tag that said, “Chad, Mystery Shopper!” DUH! Etymology: Retail (the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale) & Redundant (repetition of same sense in different words; use of more words than required to express an idea) & Dunce (these words are used to express a low opinion of someone’s intelligence)
Created by: Nosila.

Boutiquery: /bow-teek-qwery/ His boutiquery was likely a sad excuse for a pick-up line but she didn’t mind – she liked his slacks. Etymology: boutique + query Created by: remistram.

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DEFINITION: n. Redundant and often clumsy preparations made before meeting with a “professional” — like a hairdresser, dentist or cleaning lady. v. To prepare for a meeting with a professional by trying to hide the fact that you desperately need their services.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Preproprep: /prēprōprep/ Mitch has a very busy life. That’s why he regularly calls on professionals to handle some of the tasks that others usually handle themselves. The only problem with that is that he doesn’t want to let anybody know how messy he is, so he will preproprep before going to a carwash, hair dresser, or have a cleaning service in. Etymology: pre (before) + pro (professional) + prep (make ready) Created by: artr.

Prephairedness: /prep hair ed ness/ Tressa had touched up her roots and trimmed her bangs the night before. She showered and shampooed her hair three times that morning. She then blew dry her hair with a rolling brush, styled her hair with mousse and curled it with her curling iron. After spending three hours doing her hair, she declared a state of prephairedness and she rushed out of the house to get to her 10:00 am hair appointment. When her stylist saw the roots and her bangs, she asked who had done this to her hair. She replied, “Why, you did!” Little did she know that hair stylists have forensic skills and after intense questioning, our client broke down and admitted her desperation. Her stylist said, “Why Tressa of the Ubervilles, all you had to do was make your appointment a few days sooner!” Etymology: preparedness(the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action) & Hair (any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal;dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss) Created by: Nosila.

Forexperfix: /four-x-per-fix/ Trudie forexperfixed her house right before the cleaning lady came, and soon realized that after her cleaning lady finished, her house seemed dirtier than before. Etymology: fore + expert + fix Created by: remistram.

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