DEFINITION: v. To obsess over, and fantasize about electronic gadgets even though you can never figure out how they actually work. n. A beautiful but useless gadget.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Whatchamashinything: /wəchəməshīnēθing/ Ralph loves his gadgets. Though he hardly knows how to use them, he just has to have the newest whatchamashinything. Etymology: whatchamacallit (used to refer to a person or thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify) + shiny thing (used to express something that is distracting) Created by: artr.
Troglobright: /Oooh ooohhh ugg ugg flllahhhhh/ Me like, me want … me take, so troglobright, so shiny… better than fire, better than wheel… head hurt so shiny. Etymology: Troglodyte – Bright (lots of light, smart sardonically) Created by: Mrgoodtimes.
Comments on Troglobright:
Nosila, 2011-05-09: 17:26:00
love it…trogolodyte is one of my favourite words!Mrgoodtimes, 2011-05-09: 18:47:00
Me like you like, like… hungry
Gizmobsession: /giz mob sess shun/ Brandy had a gizmobsession with her latest purchase. She showed it to all her friends who thought it was cool, but did not understand its function. Truth is, Brandy did not know what it was for either. Her friends were too embarrassed for her to point out that her latest download app was actually a letter opener/windshield scraper mounted on a fridge magnet… Etymology: gizmo (a device that is very useful for a particular job; something whose name is either forgotten or not known) & Obsession (an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
Created by: Nosila.
Beautronic: /Bew-tron-ik/ Al was in awe of Katie’s shiny new beautronic device. To his dismay…it was not something he could compute. Etymology: Taken in part of the word Beautiful: “Beau” – The concept of beauty.
Taken in part of the word Electronic- “Tronic” – Of or pertaining to electronics or to devices, circuits, or systems developed through electronics Created by: abrakadeborah.
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