DEFINITION: v. intr. To leave your pet, child or lover in the care of a friend or relative who teaches them a stupid trick or bad habit. n. A stupid trick or bad habit learned from a caregiver.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Patribaldry: /pat-rih-bull-dree/ Dear Mr. Silverstein, I’m writing to you today concerning the behavior of your son, Andrew Dice, in my morning kindergarten class. He has become somewhat of a distraction to the class, and I have to question whether or not he is being exposed to the proper developmental tools at home. His sense of humor is overly mature for a class of this level, and I don’t think it would be inaccurate to state that he has the vocabulary of a longshoreman. When asked to share his favorite nursery rhyme in class the other day, he recited a profane perversion of “Jack and Jill”. He laughs alound whenever someone mentions playing with balls at recess, or I chastise a member of the class for eating paste. I caught a member of the class a week ago giving herself a haircut with the safety shears, and Andrew suggested that she use them for a “Brazillian”. He routinely pulls the covers off of female members of the class during nap time, throws a handful of change at them, and tells them “you gotta get outta here”. Whether patribaldry is to blame or some other member of your family has instilled these poor behaviors, this must be corrected, or we will have no other option but to remove your child from our school. Sincerely, Mrs. Abagail Trenton, Sunny Heights Grade School Etymology: patri – of the father, ribaldry – obscene or improper behavior Created by: Banky.
Comments on Patribaldry:
OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-26: 16:13:00
Nice word and story.silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 19:18:00
Cringed over the sentence. Great word!
Nipinthebeak: /nip – in – the – beek/ Someone’s in the kitchen with Mynah! Someone taught him to say “*****”. Help! I don’t know how to stop Mynah from saying that! How do I nipinthebeak? Etymology: Play on “Nip in the Bud” which means to stop it before it gets worse. Beak: bird’s bill, slang term for mouth. Obviously, the cartoon inspried this bit of nonesense. Created by: silveryaspen.
Guardiantic: /-gahr-dee-AN-tik-/ It was only Eliza’s third week teaching the 10-year-old class in Sunday School, but when the organist was late, she had to help out with choir practice, too. She reluctantly asked her father to stand-in and watch the Sunday School class. When she returned, she found her dear ole’ Dad teaching the kids how to run a football pool, how to build a moonshine still, and other guardiantics. Etymology: guardian – a person entrusted with the care of a minor (from Middle French, garde “guardian, warden, keeper”) antic – a ludicrous or grotesque act (from Italian, antico “antique”, originally referring to ‘grotesque’ Roman art) Created by: Tigger.
Comments on Guardiantic:
Tigger, 2008-02-26: 01:58:00
This is a true story… mostly. “Eliza’s” father was actually teaching 10-year-olds how to run a football pool.OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-26: 16:00:00
Nice word!silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 18:42:00
Clever blend of two words that really nailed the definition!
Shenannygans: /-ʃənæniËŒgæns- Sounds like “shenanigans” if you say it fast enough, but make sure you pronounce the y as a long “ee” and not as a schwa./ Don’t believe what you see in the movies; the shenannygans of most flying babysitters do not end well. Etymology: from she(nani)gans + nanny Created by: ErWenn.
Comments on Shenannygans:
galwaywegian, 2008-02-26: 11:27:00
like it!silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 18:39:00
Really fits the definition and is a great choice of words with great blending!
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2008-02-26: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James