DEFINITION: n. A tool which has been re-purposed and is now being used (perhaps unsafely) to perform a completely different function. v. To use a tool for a different purpose than for which it was originally designed.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Skimprovise: / SKIM-pro-vyz/ Even at risk of life and limb in using tools and devices dangerously to save a few pennies, Maribel would often skimprovise, sometimes even endangering those around her. Etymology: Blend of ‘skimp’ (To provide for or supply inadequately; be stingy with) and ‘improvise’ (to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available) Created by: Mustang.
Limplement: /lim ple ment/ Eileen was attemting to use her recycled saw to trim her nose hairs. Unfortunately, it slipped and severed her leg, making it a limplement. She now spells her name I-Lean… Etymology: Limb (arm or leg or tree branch) & Implement (tool, device, instrument) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Limplement:
galwaywegian, 2013-07-04: 07:29:00
Are you sure her name wasn’t Noeleen?
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