Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v., To put an unwanted houseplant, especially a seasonal or gift plant like a Poinsettia or Easter Lily, outdoors in hopes that it will die. n., An unwanted houseplant which has been left to nature.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Chrysanthenasia: /krisanθənāzhə/ Lilly loves flowers. Unfortunately she has a black thumb. When her husband gave her a potted plant on her birthday it was an act of Chrysanthenasia. Etymology: chrysanthemum (a popular plant of the daisy family, having brightly colored ornamental flowers) + euthanasia (the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma) Created by: artr.

Croakus: /crow kus/ she’s trying to croakus, growled the tiger lily Etymology: crocus, croak us Created by: galwaywegian.

Florassicpark: /flor assik park/ When Heidi put her Easter Lily outside, poor Lily knew it was a signal. She would be out in Florassic Park with all the other neglected and forgotten seasonal plants…the sad pointsettia, the withered hyacinths, tulips and daffodils and of course the poor shamrock who had served for St.Paddy’Day. It wans’t just Florassic Park, it was Plantsylvania to the lovely former show plants. But soon theDay of the Triffids would return…Revenge of the Pot People. Etymology: Flora (plants) & Jurassic (geol.era
when plants started) & Jurassic Park (movie about a theme park made with real plants and dinosaurs from the Jurassic Era) Created by: Nosila.

Bougainseeya: /boo gun see’ yuh/ The cat shredded the mother-in-law’s tongue I got from you-know-who, so I have to bougainseeya it on the back patio. Bougainseeya! Etymology: bougain (< bougainvillea, popular house plant) + "see ya" (parting remark) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

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DEFINITION: v., To call your cellphone when you have misplaced it, hoping that it will ring so that you can locate it. n., The sound of a lost cellphone.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Phonar: /fōnär/ Rudy can usually find his celly by re-tracing his movements. When that fails he resorts to using phonar, calling his cell with his land line assuming he hasn’t misplaced the that handset. Etymology: phone (a system that converts acoustic vibrations to electrical signals in order to transmit sound, typically voices, over a distance using wire or radio) + sonar (the method of echolocation used in air or water by animals such as whales and bats) Created by: artr.

Wringtone: /ring tone/ When he misplaced his cellphone in his messy bedroom, George was fret with worry. His ringtone was a wringtone
until he could trace it’s location by calling his cell with his landline. Etymology: Wring (to twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish, one’s hands in frustration or worry) & Tone (sound;pitch) and Wordplay on Ringtone(the distinctive noise your cellphone makes when you get a call) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n., A belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in almost every way, to modern, present-day technology. v., To wish that the today’s technology was just as good as it was in the past.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Technoldogy: /tek nold ojee/ Barry & Irma are firm believers in technoldogy. They drive classic restored automobiles. They still use their 8 tracks; their hi-fi and they still play on their Atari. According to their philosophy, Noah was the only one who knew how to build a boat and the Wright Brothers were the Right Brothers! Etymology: Technology (the practical application of science to commerce or industry) & Old (ancient,just preceding something else in time or order) Created by: Nosila.

Antigizmania: /antēgizmānēə/ Herb just can’t stand the way his tech toys are constantly and repeatedly upgraded and replaced. It gets harder and harder to even find service providers that will allow him to use his 56k dial-up modem. His antigizmania even includes his car. If the Nash Rambler was good enough for Mom, its good enough for him. Etymology: antique (belonging to ancient times) + gizmo + (a gadget) + mania (an excessive enthusiasm or desire) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v., To compulsively print out paper copies of all electronic files. n., A printing fetish common among paper pushers who suffer from a paranoid fear that their digital files are disintegrating on their hard drives.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Documental: /däkyəməntl/ Sarah doesn’t trust her computer. Somebody warned her that her PC might be infested with free radicals. Instead of having a virus, her system might have a cancer. She is more than a little documental, printing every document that comes her way. Now if she could just learn to file them so that she could find them again. Etymology: document (a piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record) + mental (of, relating to, or suffering from disorders or illnesses of the mind) Created by: artr.

Fearox: /feer rox/ Xena,the Printses Warrior, lived in eternal fearox that all her electronic files would be wiped out, so she printed out copies of everything that came through her computer. She requested a bigger office but was miffed when her boss refused. Xena’s argument that she needed more storage space for her print-outs fell on deaf ears. Her boss cited paper costs and space shortage as reasons to reduce her paper files. Her viewpoint was further proven when a fire started in the piles of paper Xena had stored behind her desk. Thanks to her, now none of them has any records, or jobs either! Etymology: Fear (paranoia;afraid) & Xerox (duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder)
Created by: Nosila.

Eforestation: /ee-for-est-station/ Kellie could never shake the old adage drummed into her since back in the days before eforestation was coined as a winning word on Verbotomy dot com. “If it’s not printed out on fan-fold, continuous stripy green paper, it’s not backed-up”, she’d mumble. Etymology: (d)eforestation: electronic removal of a forest or stand of trees Created by: wordslikevenom.

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DEFINITION: v., To compulsively print out paper copies of all electronic files. n., A printing fetish common among paper pushers who suffer from a paranoid fear that their digital files are disintegrating on their hard drives.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fearox: /feer rox/ Xena,the Printses Warrior, lived in eternal fearox that all her electronic files would be wiped out, so she printed out copies of everything that came through her computer. She requested a bigger office but was miffed when her boss refused. Xena’s argument that she needed more storage space for her print-outs fell on deaf ears. Her boss cited paper costs and space shortage as reasons to reduce her paper files. Her viewpoint was further proven when a fire started in the piles of paper Xena had stored behind her desk. Thanks to her, now none of them has any records, or jobs either! Etymology: Fear (paranoia;afraid) & Xerox (duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder)
Created by: Nosila.

Documental: /däkyəməntl/ Sarah doesn’t trust her computer. Somebody warned her that her PC might be infested with free radicals. Instead of having a virus, her system might have a cancer. She is more than a little documental, printing every document that comes her way. Now if she could just learn to file them so that she could find them again. Etymology: document (a piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record) + mental (of, relating to, or suffering from disorders or illnesses of the mind) Created by: artr.

Eforestation: /ee-for-est-station/ Kellie could never shake the old adage drummed into her since back in the days before eforestation was coined as a winning word on Verbotomy dot com. “If it’s not printed out on fan-fold, continuous stripy green paper, it’s not backed-up”, she’d mumble. Etymology: (d)eforestation: electronic removal of a forest or stand of trees Created by: wordslikevenom.

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