DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else’s fault.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Blament: /blÄment/ Gerry*s office has little interest in solving problems. The workers seem to want to blament more than fix, point fingers more than point the way. Etymology: blame (assign responsibility for a fault or wrong) + lament (a passionate expression of grief or sorrow) Created by: artr.
Comments on Blament:
splendiction, 2010-04-26: 22:10:00
I blament the claim that severe earthquakes are caused by womens’ immodesty!
Retriblabtion: /re-tre-blab-shen/ It became easier and easier for Kimbery’s co-workers to ignore her muttered retriblabtion. “At first you learn how to anticipate how she will deflect responsibility; then you learn to ignore her” Said Zinnia. Kimberly responded as expected: “Oh, she would say that. She hasn’t been having to deal with what I go through on a daily basis. She wouldn’t be able to handle it.” Etymology: retribution (repayment) + blab (excessive talk) Created by: thegoatisbad.
Macarthurparkininsons: /mak arth ur park in sons/ Out for a walk in Mac Arthur Park, Phoebe tried to forget about the lovely cake she had just made. Although it took so long to bake it, her brother had destroyed it. He was not well and had macarthurparkinsoned the hapless confection. Melting in the dark, all the sweet green icing flowing down…those lyrics made as little sense to him as this does to us… Etymology: MacArthur Park (song by Jimmy Webb) & Parkinson’s Disease (a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Macarthurparkininsons:
artr, 2010-04-26: 12:00:00
I like it, even with the extra “in”.splendiction, 2010-04-26: 22:06:00
Sweet use of that “someone left the cake out in the rain” song!
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