DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people’s private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Trailgrate: /trail-grate/ Cindy would trailgrate her friends so closely that they often collided. They took to wearing inner tubes to define their personal space. Etymology: trail (follow closely) + grate (get on one’s nerves) + tail gate Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Trailgrate:
Mustang, 2008-04-12: 00:13:00
Very good!!OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:34:00
Great word.
Egosquito: /eg-goh-SKEE-toh/ Roxie was so disruptive in the office that her workmates presented her with the “Egosqito” award for her egocentric habit of demanding their total attention by buzzing about, hovering around, and driving them crazy like a self-obssessed mosquito. At her looming Bob, at times, even recited a poem called “Mosquito”, which he had written in his youth. It went like this: “Malicious mien, Buzzing, whining, biting: Summer’s toxic arrow.” She was, of course, not very amused! Etymology: EGO: “i” (cognate with OE ic, I) The “i” or self of any person & MOSQUITO: any of numerous two-winged insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever. And, in the last couple of decades, new varieties of the diseases (in Australia) such as Murray River Encephalitis, Ross River Fever,. etc. Created by: OZZIEBOB.
Comments on Egosquito:
Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:11:00
very aptNosila, 2008-04-11: 22:46:00
Good one, bob…talk about a buzzword!
Illoiterate: /ill – LOYT – ehr – uht/ Marjorie was an illoiterate who was beyond obnoxious with her insistence on having the attention of whomever she wanted to engage in conversation. Etymology: Blend of ill or ‘objectionable’, and loiter. A play on the word illiterate as well. Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Illoiterate:
Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:18:00
very niceNosila, 2008-04-11: 22:44:00
Good word, Mustang. I really hate illoiterates who cannot read!OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:48:00
great blend.
Imperatwit: /im-pare-uh-twit/ On the office behavior continuum, Jocelyn’s behavior surpassed “high maintenance cling-on” and settled somewhere around “imperatwit”. Etymology: imperative + twit (v: to taunt or tease; n: a fool) Created by: Jamagra.
Comments on Imperatwit:
Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:13:00
I bet she has a high giggley voice tooOZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:51:00
Sounds good to me.
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2008-04-11: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James
stache – 2008-04-11: 00:40:00
My verboticism have been updated? Hmm. I think this calls for a grammarauder.Verbotomy – 2008-04-11: 08:01:00
Hey stache, thanks for your gentle grammaraudity. I has fixed the offending word. And by the way, if you notice any other stupid errors — I mean miscommunications — let me know and I will fix them. ~ Jamesstache – 2008-04-11: 17:45:00
you’se welcome.