DEFINITION: v. To ignore anything positive and focus your energy on problems, disasters, and whatever bad news you find. n. A person who searches for, and feeds on, other people’s weaknesses, failures and mistakes.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Misfortunehunter: /mis fort tyoon hun ter/ Lucky Lucy was not only a fortune hunter, she was also a misfortunehunter. Her specialty was finding old guys who wanted sweet young things. She always made sure they were rich, sickly, put her in the will and were without relatives. Once she got her hooks into them, it was only a matter of time before they keeled and she collected. Her black widow career paid well until the last old guy outlived her…
Etymology: Misfortune (unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event;an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes) & Fortune Hunter (a person who seeks wealth through marriage) Created by: Nosila.
Schadendfraudster: /schad en frawd stur/ She was a total schadenfraudster. the onlt time she use the word “good”, was to precede “grief” Etymology: schadenfreude, fraudster Created by: galwaywegian.
Negaferret: /neg-ah-fair-et/ It did not go unnoticed that Cindy spent an inordinate amount of time at the emergency desk. Only a negaferret would volunteer on their rostered day off. Etymology: negative – not optimistic. Harmful.
ferret – to look around in search of something Created by: fabdiva.
Pessimonger: /pes-uh-muhng-ger/ Elliot is such a pessimonger that if you were to give him a winning lottery ticket, he would complain that too much paper is wasted producing the tickets. Etymology: pessimist (person who expects bad outcome) + monger (dealer in goods) Created by: artr2.
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