DEFINITION: n. Redundant and often clumsy preparations made before meeting with a “professional” — like a hairdresser, dentist or cleaning lady. v. To prepare for a meeting with a professional by trying to hide the fact that you desperately need their services.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Primpemptive: /primp-em-tiv/ As a primpemtive strike before heading off to her hair colourist Sally dyes any telltale roots. Etymology: primp + preemptive Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Primpemptive:
silveryaspen, 2009-03-26: 10:07:00
No fool like an old fool … perfiction!mweinmann, 2009-03-26: 17:17:00
perfect word…Mustang, 2009-03-26: 22:09:00
Sally knows how to get to the root of the problem. Great word!
Nervicecall: /Nur-vis-call/ “They’ve seen it all” I kept telling myself as I frantically added bromide to the hot tub and scrubbed at the scum ring along the top. My husband, while taunting me for my extensive preparations for the nervicecall from the spa guy, was spotted surreptiously hosing out the filter. Etymology: Service call combined with nervous. Created by: Nuwanda.
Comments on Nervicecall:
abrakadeborah, 2009-03-26: 16:38:00
LOL! Too funny 🙂 It makes a LOT of sense! You have my vote!mweinmann, 2009-03-26: 17:17:00
This is so very clever!!kateinkorea, 2009-03-26: 21:16:00
Good!
Presheen: /prÄ“shÄ“n/ Despite the fact that she was of legal age doesn’t mean that Martha can’t also be a presheen. Before she takes her car to the car wash she details it herself. Before she goes to her goes to her regular dentist for an annual check-up she will go to another for a dental cleaning. Her children have been known to go into hiding if she mentions the need for a haircut. Etymology: pre (before) + sheen (shine or cause to shine softly) a play off of preteen Created by: artr.
Modusoperandouble: /mo dus op er an dub ull/ Carson wanted everyone to think he took excellent care of his Lambhorgini, so he washed and waxed it every week before he took it to the custom car center for it’s weekly wash and wax. Carson topped off all the fluid levels, and changed the oil, oil filter, fuel filter,
and air filter just before he paid a mechanic to do them all again. He felt gratified, that it was worth the double work and double cost, when they would tell him “You take better care of your Lambhorgini than any other customer takes care of their car.” His need to impress was a success. Carson’s wife, however, was not impressed by this senseless double work grind involving the sweat of two’s brow, because Carson’s modusoperandouble, was also highway jobbery on his wallet. She wasn’t impressed by Carson’s high way snobbery, either! Etymology: Modusoperandouble is a pun on modus operandi and highway jobbery is a pun on highway robbery. MODUS OPERANDI – the way and method of doing anything; in this case the way of doing it yourself then paying others to do it again. DOUBLE – twice; as in double the work and double the cost. Created by: silveryaspen.
Comments on Modusoperandouble:
Jabberwocky, 2009-03-26: 12:34:00
great etymologyabrakadeborah, 2009-03-26: 16:22:00
Yep! I like this one good job! 🙂Nosila, 2009-03-26: 17:20:00
Very eMOtional!splendiction, 2009-03-26: 21:21:00
Very funny – Carson! ha!
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