DEFINITION: n., A gallant gesture which does not produce the desired effect because of poor execution. v. tr., To offer a small gesture of assistance, which backfires as you trip over your own kind intentions.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Doomerang: /doÅmÉ™rang/ Wendel tried once again to do the gracious thing. As he attempted to help an older woman carry a heavy bag of groceries to her car only to trip and scatter the contents across the pavement. He would have stayed and helped her clean up the mess but she seemed much more intent on beating him with her cane than retrieving her broken eggs. Once again he found himself to be an expert at creating doomerangs, those deeds that always find a way to come back and boot you in the seat. Etymology: doom (death, destruction, or some other terrible fate) + boomerang (a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to return to the thrower) Created by: artr.
Comments on Doomerang:
bookowl, 2008-09-24: 13:44:00
great sentenceOZZIEBOB, 2008-09-25: 18:21:00
Nice word
Adversassisty: /ad-vurs-assist-ee/ My well meaning offer of assistance quickly turned into an adversassisty as I slipped on the ice trying to help an elderly lady across the street. She fractured her hip and I bruised my ego.
Etymology: assist + Adverse (harmful, injurious) + adversity (mishap, misfortune) Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Adversassisty:
zxvasdf, 2008-09-24: 19:25:00
Ha Ha! I’d bruise my ego and shatter my own hip as well.OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-25: 18:19:00
I like it:flows nicely.
Shrivalry: /sh riv al ree/ His attempt at chivalry quickly turned into shrivalry as the revolving crushed his pride and other more sentitive bits Etymology: chivalry, shrivel Created by: galwaywegian.
Comments on Shrivalry:
Jabberwocky, 2008-09-24: 13:15:00
ouch! – very funny
Urbean: /ur-bean/ John’s attempt to be urbane, chivalrous, courteous, polite and just plain well-mannered became urbean when his head got jammed in the doorway helping a damsel in distress.
Etymology: URBEAN – noun – from URBANE (polite, refined and often elegant in manner) + MR. BEAN
Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Urbean:
OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-25: 18:22:00
Very clever
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