DEFINITION: n. An unpleasant smell caused by the lack of fresh air, and/or stuffy thinking, especially if one has been locked up in a building for a long, long time. v. tr. To exude stale air or ideas.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Rhetoreek: /ret-er-eek/ I would have stayed for the rest of the speech, however, the rhetoreek and eau de cronie was making me nauseous. Etymology: rhetoric, reek Created by: purpleartichokes.
Comments on Rhetoreek:
Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 08:58:00
excellentsilveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:51:00
Your sentence makes you a master of Eau de laughter! Two of the cleverest funny verbotmates in your creates! Both are fun to say! Many Kudos for being the wittiest of the day!Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:20:00
This word rhetorocks.Tigger, 2008-02-29: 23:47:00
Brilliant!OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 20:04:00
outstanding!
Jargonmonoxide: /(jar-gon-mon-ok’-sid)/ By the time the jargon monoxide detectors interrupted the CEO’s annual report, Nancy, a “think outside the box” kind of employee, had already crawled to the conference room exit. Etymology: jargon monoxide (n.) from “jargon” (vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade or group) + “carbon monoxide” (a poisonous gas); opp. – jargon monoxidize (to infuse with oxygen) Created by: Jamagra.
Comments on Jargonmonoxide:
galwaywegian, 2008-02-29: 10:27:00
brilliantsilveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:59:00
Wow! Escape from deadly words … is something we’d all love to do! Great choice of words. Meaning is immediately apparent! Exceptionally excellent creation!Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 11:57:00
great wordBanky, 2008-02-29: 14:20:00
Supoib!Nosila, 2008-02-29: 20:56:00
Good one, Jamagra…it’s like politcolution. We’re ruining the planet with it! The Greenhouse Effect from all the hot air rising daily in boardrooms!ErWenn, 2008-02-29: 22:31:00
Ding-ding-ding! We have a winnah!
Farticulate: /-fahrt-tik-yuh-leyt-/ Since his retirement, on most days, Walter would just sit on the porch in his rocking chair, smoke cigars and farticulate, saying things like, “Maybe only half of them A-rabs are terrorists, but so what? Just bomb the whole lot of ’em, is what I says, and let God sort ’em out.” He was obviously suffering from farteriosclerosis. Etymology: Fart – v. to break wind; n. the odorous result of breaking wind; [as in “Old Fart”] (from Middle English, ferten, of imitative origin) + Articulate – to voice or clearly describe ideas (from Latin, articulÄre “divide into distinct parts”) Created by: Tigger.
Comments on Farticulate:
Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 09:01:00
what a gas!Jamagra, 2008-02-29: 10:10:00
I’m lovin’ “farteriosclerosis”!silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:47:00
Wonderfully witty! Double kudos for two vebotomated creations!Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:19:00
OutstandingOZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 19:57:00
Great words; funny sentence!
Stenchtorious: /stench-tory-us/ Conrad had a stenchtorious air about him which was poisonous to all around him. Some thought him merely a gasbag while others thought of him as a secret weapon. Etymology: stench + stentorious Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Stenchtorious:
silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:43:00
Witty sentence! I can hear it loud and clear and smell it clear from here! Strong word!OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 19:59:00
Nice -perhaps, not so nice blend!
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James
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2008-02-29: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James