DEFINITION: v., To strain with all your might in a desperate effort to open a sealed container, such as a jar of pickles. n., A small jar which cannot be opened.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Machobotchup: /mah-cho-BOTSCH-up/ Stan was always trying to impress the ladies with feats of strength but more often than not his puny efforts ended with a machobotchup, leaving the impression that he was a wimp rather than a stud. Etymology: Blend of ‘macho’ (an assertively virile, dominating, or domineering male) and ‘botch'(to foul up hopelessly —often used with up) Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Machobotchup:
artr, 2012-11-30: 08:56:00
I also detect a touch of ketchup.
Dillficulty: /dil fik ultee/ Who knew getting Herb to open a jar of pickles could end up being such a dillficulty? His caper started when Madge asked him to turn the lid. He used such force that he broke off the top and the contents landed on the floor. He turned something that should be dillicious into something dillsastrous. Etymology: Dill (pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed)& Difficulty (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result) Created by: Nosila.
Botchalism: /boch-al-iz-uh m/ Whenever Harry tries to display his machoism, like when asks him to open a jar of pickles, it quickly turns into a case of botchalism. Etymology: botch (to spoil by poor work; bungle) + ism (a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice) play on botulism Created by: artr.
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