DEFINITION: v. To see beauty in the midst of a complete disaster. n. The ability to see beauty in the rainbow hues of a toxic oil spill, or in the remnants of a poster torn down long ago, or in the subtle cracks in the plaster of a cheap, cold-water flat.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Beautastrophous: /Byou-tas-truh-fuss/ Not only was Linda ambidextrious, but she was beautastrophous as well. As we stared at the morning dew steaming off the burnt stumps of the forest fire, she exclaimed, “It’s so beautiful.”…. Etymology: 1) “Beau”-from beauty
2) “tastrophous” from castasrophe
3) “ous” indicating the presence of an ability as it pertains to a person. pertaining to a person’s ability. Created by: logan260.
Comments on Beautastrophous:
logan260, 2012-04-27: 11:07:00
Beautastrophy would be the word for the ability in general, but my word is as it is connected to a person.
Beautifail: /bew-tih-fale/ She had a habit of seeing the beautifail in any situation, like the bright green and brown hues of the compost pile, or the colored styrofoam floating in the blue ocean water. Etymology: Beautiful + Failure Created by: dekra.
Stavine: /Sta-Vine/ Jim and Linda’s water heater has a terrible leak. Upon moving for repairs Jim noticed an unusual water spot. Linda right behind him yelled and pointed, “Jesus!”. Jim in shock, bowed his head and said “It’s so stavine”. Etymology: Stain: A discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Divine : pertaining to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
Created by: BeauKnows.
Floptimism: /flop tim izm/ Sally was driving with her boyfriend Kevin. Unfortunately, he sped too much, skidded,flipped and did a lot of damage to their car. Was she mad? No. Sally, who had chronic floptimism, thought thankfully that Kevin would not notice the crack she had put in the windshield last week or the broken off mirror so much now… Etymology: Flop (fail utterly; collapse)& Optimism (a general disposition to expect the best in all things;the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)
Created by: Nosila.
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