DEFINITION: v. To try to kill a weed that just won’t die. n. A weed that just keeps on coming back, no matter what you do to it.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Deeterminate: /dee ter min ayt/ When Stella realized that the dandelions were not so dandy and the crabgrass was very crabby,she decided to act. Because these weeds allowed pesky bugs to dwell, she decided to deeterminate their existance. Sure for the first few weeks,it was a Garden of Eden, but then all the weeds and bugs returned, like bad boomerangs. Etymology: DEET (anagram for diethyl(meta)toluamidef, a bug/weed killer) & Terminate (to kill, end) and WordPlay on Determine (shape or influence) Created by: Nosila.
Greenback: /gr-een-back/ As he opened yet another ‘final demand for payment’ letter, Patrick thought it ironic that greenbacks were taking possession of his front yard. Etymology: Green – the colour between blue and yellow.
Back – in return.
Wordplay – slang for ‘money’ Created by: fabdiva.
Kudzurrection: /kood-zoo-rek-shuhn/ It’s Spring. It must be kudzurrection time. Kim spends all Summer trying to kill or, at least, curtail these pesky weeds only to have them sprout anew when April comes around. Aaaaaaahhhhhh! Etymology: Kudzu (fast-growing Chinese and Japanese climbing vine) + resurrection (the act of rising from the dead) Created by: artr2.
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