DEFINITION: v. To obsessively work on, shine and polish something which has no intrinsic value. n. A item which has lots of imagined shine in the eyes of the owner, but no real value for anyone else.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Quartshite: /kwart shy t/ She spent cleaning and polishing the quartshite ring he gave her, not knowing it was as worthless and trashy as he Etymology: quartzite, shite Created by: galwaywegian.
Perfectioneering: / per-fek-shun-EER-ing/ Something of a drama queen and one with a notable lack of self esteem, Brandy would work incessantly to improve any and all manner of things from her written essays to her doll collection to her flatware, believing that her perfectioneering would somehow transform mundane things into works of art. Etymology: Blend of ‘perfection’ state of being perfect and ‘engineering’ (engineer – To plan, manage, and put through by skillful acts or contrivance; maneuver) Created by: Mustang.
Finetoon: /fyne toon/ No matter what Naomi did to her resume, it always looked like someone had had to finetoon it. How else would her work history look like such a piece of fiction? Etymology: Fine-tune (polish and perfect) & Toon (cartoon;imaginery, humourous drawing;caricature) Created by: Nosila.
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