DEFINITION: n. A person who adopts the stylings, mannerisms and even of the personality of their favorite rock, movie or television star. v. To derive your identity from someone else, especially a famous person.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Yellebrity: /yell eb ritee/ The smell of dishwashing liquid turned meek Ian into a yellebrity. Tonight he was Swab Dylan singing Like A Rollin Pin and Mr Tambourine Pan. Etymology: Yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition) & Celebrity (the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Yellebrity:
splendiction, 2009-05-06: 23:05:00
well done!
Mockstar: /mok + st + r/ Jeffrey grew up dreaming that he would become famous singing the songs that he wrote, travelling the world with screaming fans following him. Instead, he became a mockstar, singing songs written by others in their voices with only about 15 fans following him. Etymology: mock, rock, star Created by: mweinmann.
Comments on Mockstar:
galwaywegian, 2009-05-06: 09:39:00
like itJabberwocky, 2009-05-06: 13:25:00
funnydochanne, 2009-05-06: 19:05:00
Simple, succint, efficient.splendiction, 2009-05-06: 23:05:00
good word!
Emutate: /em-u-tate/ Randy loved to do Elvis so much that he emutated one night after supper. He quit his job at Maggies farm, dyed his hair black, and spent the rest of his days in Vegas wearing a white rhinestone suit, sunglasses and eating fried peanut butter sandwiches. After he was found face down in his shag carpet at Spaceland, his tombsone was engraved with the words, “Thank you, thank you very much.” Etymology: emulate: strive to be equal or better by reproducing someone’s mannerisms and/or looks + mutate: become different in essence, lose one’s identity Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments on Emutate:
jasjamson, 2009-05-08: 02:03:00
Quite clever…Webster material!
Micarious: /mike airy us/ “When the Jester sang for the King and Queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean” he was probably not being micarious, but my attempts to channel Don certainly are. Alas, they’re almost bad enough to deserve an (American) Pie in my face… Etymology: Mic(rophone): used to amplify the voices of performers, both good and bad. Vicarious: To take the place of or imitate another, to feel what’s it’s like to be them. Created by: emdeejay.
Comments on Micarious:
Mustang, 2009-05-06: 06:33:00
Dressing up for the part made him microbial as well?emdeejay, 2009-05-06: 23:08:00
🙂 I just love all the Dylan references in American Pie …
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