DEFINITION: v. To injure yourself while performing a normal everyday activity, such bending down, standing up, or turning your head quickly. n. An self-inflicted injury which occurred during a period of physical inactivity.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Mundjury: /muhnd-jeer-ehy/ Embarrassed by her recent mundjury, Alice scrambled to concoct any story more impressive than “I broke my leg while walking in heels” before her friends saw the cast and crutches. Etymology: “mund” from “mundane”: commonplace; and “jury” from “injury”: harm or damage Created by: ElleWhite.
Comments on Mundjury:
Nosila, 2010-06-22: 00:05:00
Mundacious!
Ouchpotato: /owch pot ay to/ Dudley Dolittle was admitted to the ER with life-threatening (in his mind)injuries. He was innocently lying on the couch, watching Law & Order Special Victims Unit at 3:00 pm, just before The Office came on in double episode at 4:00 pm. When all of a sudden the remote fell on the floor. He reached over to grab it and fell off the couch, hitting his head and temporarily knocking himself out. When he regained conciousness, he got up off the floor to go look in the mirror at any possible bruises. Unfortunately, the cat had knocked over a vase filled with flowers and water and he slipped on the hardwood floor. When the ambulance came, Dudley was in major pain. Turns out he’d wrenched his back, broke his ankle and wrist. He’d turned from a Couchpotato into an Ouchpotato. Later, when asked what caused his injury, he was able to truthfully tell people that while on an undercover assignment, he was attacked when a wild cat hit him in his sweet peas, on his way to The Office. Sadly, he was believed… Etymology: Ouch (hurt;wound;exclamation used to express pain) & Couch Potato (an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
Created by: Nosila.
Idlejure: /ahyd-l-joor, ahyd-l-joor-ee/ How I managed to idlejure both my legs while folding laundry I’ll never understand, but I guess that’s the nature of idlejuries. One minute you’re standing there minding your own business, the next you’re in a body cast! Etymology: idle + injure Created by: catgrin.
Workouch: /wərkouch/ Every time Wendell goes to the gym to get in shape he ends up participating in a workouch. Its not that he doesn’t believe in warming up or starting slow and building up. He just doesn’t get that far. Last week he sprained his wrist opening the lock on his locker. Etymology: workout (a session of vigorous physical exercise or training) + ouch (used to express pain) Created by: artr.
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