DEFINITION: v., To search for and find a pen to write down an important note, only to discover that the pen does not work. n., A moment in time when the only pens you can find, are pens that do not work.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Plastick: /plastik/ Tommy thought he had a drawer full of pens. When he went to use them he found one plastick after another. He might as well have a fistful of tongue depressors. Etymology: plastic (a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc) + stick (a thin piece of wood that has been trimmed for a particular purpose) Created by: artr.
Birony: /by ro nee/ The birony was that when Eddie needed a pawn to record a message, he could never find one. Nevermind all his pens were MontBlanc’s, Crosses and other expensive names, none worked properly, not even the uBICuitous free ones he collected! Etymology: Biro (a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper)& Irony ( incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs) Created by: Nosila.
Peninsulate: /pen en suh late/ I knew the answer, but I didn’t couldn’t call in to win, because I was peninsulated — all of the pens I found were dead. Etymology: pen (ink writing instrument) + insulate (isolate), parallel to peninsula (an isolated spit of land) Created by: QuantumMechanic.
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