DEFINITION: v. To take the frustration and anger you receive from one person and redirect it towards another person, usually of lower status. n. An act of aggression directed towards an individual or object that was not the source of provocation.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Revent: /re vent/ After Puma gets off the phone with her annoying Mother, she has to stream that frustration towards the first person she sees. It is usually John that she will revent her spleen upon.
That’s what John gets for marrying a cougar… Etymology: re (to do again) & vent (express anger/hostility/frustration) Created by: Nosila.
Boomeranger: /boÅmÉ™ranggÉ™r/ Ralph should have known better than to try to cheer Linda up when she was upset. He became the victim of her boomeranger. Etymology: boomerang (a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to return to the thrower) anger (a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility) Created by: artr2.
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