Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v., To leave out an important ingredient when you are sharing a favorite recipe so that no one else can make it taste as good as yours. n., A recipe that is missing one or more key ingredients.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Meniou: /men eye owe you/ Due to his forgetfulness, the menu became a meniou, his duck a l’orange became duck a l’oh oh. Etymology: menu IOU Created by: galwaywegian.

Disaportionment: /disəpôrshənmənt/ When Jill tried Jason’s recipe for baked beans the disaportionment was palpable. Perhaps the omission of beans from the instructions is an issue. Etymology: disapointment (the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one’s hopes or expectations) + portion (a part of a whole) Created by: artr.

Peculianary: /pek kul e an aree/ Henry was admired as a great cook by his friends, but was so protective of his secret recipes that he either left out a key ingredient or added something bizarre to the recipes he wrote out for his friends. This peculianary habit ensured that his dishes always turned out the best for him alone. Etymology: Peculiar (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected) & Culinary ( of or relating to or used in cooking)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v., To read a person’s face and interpret what they are actually thinking, even if they are trying to conceal their true feelings. n., The skill of reading people’s faces, especially micro-expressions.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Visageonary: /vis aj on ar ee/ Sandra could read Mike’s face like a book. She knew him so well now, thast he knew better than to try and lie to him. Yes, she was a visageonary, but too bad Mike was not. He was the last to find out when she ran off with his best friend, Pete…because she had been able to read the signals Pete was sending her! Etymology: Visage (the appearance conveyed by a person’s face) & Visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight)
Created by: Nosila.

Mugnacious: /məgnāshəs/ The more Jason sat in the traffic jam the more mugnacious he became. Nobody had any trouble telling how he felt. Etymology: mug (face) + pugnacious (having the appearance of a willing fighter) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v., To slowly inch your vehicle forward at a red traffic light hoping that you can make it change faster. n., A driver who allows their vehicle to creep into the middle of an intersection while waiting for a red light.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Locomotorist: /lo ko mo to rist/ Coco was a locomotorist. She would creep her car along at red lights, without concern for those heading her way from either side. She’s been lucky so far, but her luck is running out. Is this Suicide by Suzuki? Harakiri by Hyundai? Death by Dodge? Kamikaze by Kia? Murder by Mazda? Coco is also Loco. Etymology: Locomotion (self-propelled movement) & Motorist (driver) and Loco (Spanish for crazy)
Created by: Nosila.

Slowrider: /slōrīdər/ Linda has the patience of a gnat. Red lights drive her crazy. When she gets caught at one she becomes a slowrider, creeping ahead until she is almost halfway into the intersection. Fellow motorists think she is just a creep. Etymology: slow (moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed) lowrider (a customized vehicle with hydraulic jacks that allow the chassis to be lowered nearly to the road) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v., To grasp the meaning of muddled texts like blog posts, emails and text messages where standard grammatical or spelling conventions have been ignored. n., The ability to read and understand confused or poorly written messages.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cypherfathom: /sīfərfaðəm/ Harry spent his career breaking coded messages in his job at the NSA. Despite this he has trouble trying to cypherfathom emails and texts from his kids. Etymology: cypher (a secret or disguised way of writing) + fathom (understand) Created by: artr.

Deleeted: /dee lee’ ted/ I deleeted Joe’s text: he’s driving and texting again. Etymology: de (undo, as a process) + leet (from l33t) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Codedependent: /kode depen dent/ When Marnie’s boss acquired a PDA device, she had to transcribe his peculiar messages. She became so good at deciphering his notes that she developed a codedependent ability to read any bizarre messages anywhere and make sense of them. Now she was having trouble going back to reading books with straightforward language…they were no longer a challenge to her intellectually. Etymology: Code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy;a process to convert ordinary language into code and vice-versa & Dependent (of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence) & Wordplay on Co-Dependent (mutual dependence)
Created by: Nosila.

Dyslexicon: /diss leks ik ohn/ he was a walking dyslexicon, the sweet spell of success. Etymology: dyslexic lexicon Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v., To grasp the meaning of muddled texts like blog posts, emails and text messages where standard grammatical or spelling conventions have been ignored. n., The ability to read and understand confused or poorly written messages.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Deleeted: /dee lee’ ted/ I deleeted Joe’s text: he’s driving and texting again. Etymology: de (undo, as a process) + leet (from l33t) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Cypherfathom: /sīfərfaðəm/ Harry spent his career breaking coded messages in his job at the NSA. Despite this he has trouble trying to cypherfathom emails and texts from his kids. Etymology: cypher (a secret or disguised way of writing) + fathom (understand) Created by: artr.

Codedependent: /kode depen dent/ When Marnie’s boss acquired a PDA device, she had to transcribe his peculiar messages. She became so good at deciphering his notes that she developed a codedependent ability to read any bizarre messages anywhere and make sense of them. Now she was having trouble going back to reading books with straightforward language…they were no longer a challenge to her intellectually. Etymology: Code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy;a process to convert ordinary language into code and vice-versa & Dependent (of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence) & Wordplay on Co-Dependent (mutual dependence)
Created by: Nosila.

Dyslexicon: /diss leks ik ohn/ he was a walking dyslexicon, the sweet spell of success. Etymology: dyslexic lexicon Created by: galwaywegian.

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