Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v., To strain with all your might in a desperate effort to open a sealed container, such as a jar of pickles. n., A small jar which cannot be opened.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dillvault: /dil’-vawlt/ Stan was determined to free the crisp, Kosher Vlasics from the dillvault. Unfortunately, he chipped a filling while attempting to dillvault the stubborn lid. Etymology: dillvault from “dill”, a spice used in making pickles, and “vault”, a safe. Created by: stilt.

Jarzilla: /järzilə/ John is often called upon to do battle with jarzilla. His manhood is truly challenged when he can’t get a simple pickle jar open. The insult is even worse when his petite wife opens one with ease. He always claims he had it 90% open when she got it. Etymology: jar (a wide-mouthed, cylindrical container made of glass or pottery, esp. one used for storing food.) + Godzilla (prehistoric monster featured in a series of Japanese films from 1955) Created by: artr.

Ajaroplexy: /uh JAR uh Plex ee/ After trying to open the tiny jelly jar, his ajaroplexy left him red-faced and hungry. Etymology: a- + jar (container) + -oplexy (from apoplexy, strain) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Crockodile: /krok o dyal/ When she met him , he told her he was from Australia and wrangled crocdiles for a living and was known as Crocodile Dundee. But when he had great trouble opening the jar of marmite, she knew he was actually Crockodile Dumdee. Etymology: Crock (a jar, often earthenware;load of nonsense, foolish talk) and Crocodile (large voracious aquatic reptile;similar to an alligator) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v., To find a lost item immediately after purchasing a replacement. n., An item which is lost and cannot not be found unless a replacement is purchased.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Substidude: /səbstidoōd/ Now that their star has healed, the baseball team needs to figure what to do with his substidude. Etymology: substitute (a person or thing acting or serving in place of another) + dude (a man; a guy) Created by: artr.

Repurchscover: /ree perch scuh ver/ I couldn’t find my earphones unti I repurchscovered them in the couch cushions, and now I have two. Etymology: Repurchase (buy again) + discover (find, locate) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Missplace: /miss plays/ When Toby’s girlfriend,Rowena, disappeared, he knew he would be lonely, so he had a reason to missplace her, with Zelda. When Rowena did get back, she was shocked to find herself usurped. Who knew a 4 hour trip to the mall would have such dire consequences? Etymology: Miss (young woman;be without) & Misplace (to lose temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place) Created by: Nosila.

Dislost: // Etymology: Created by: tumblebehr.

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DEFINITION: n., A gallant gesture which does not produce the desired effect because of poor execution. v., To offer a small gesture of assistance, which backfires as you trip over your own kind intentions.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jesture: /jest chur/ While trying to impress Inga on their first date, Jeremy used all his polite charms to ensure she thought him a true gentleman. Allowing her to go first buit trying to stay with her, he got caught in the fast moving doorway. Although his intention was good, his attention was not and he got caught in the door. “Son of a gun”, she thought. “His jesture proved to me that he does not know how to handle a revolver. I guess he is not quite of the calibre I thought he should be”. Etymology: Jest (act in a funny or teasing way;activity characterized by good humor)& Gesture ( something done as an indication of intention;show, express or direct through movement) Created by: Nosila.

Oopdonk: /Oup-don-k/ In the parallel universe, Sir Walter wasn’t so lucky. Having laid his cloak over a puddle for the Queen to step onto so that she wouldn’t muddy her feet, little did he realise it was well over 3 metres deep …”Oopdonk!” went the crowd. Etymology: Oops – an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident. Donk (onomatopoeia) – Comedic knocking noise. Created by: wordslikevenom.

Graciouch: /grāshəouch/ Tim likes to play the role of a knight in shining armor. Instead, his klutziness often leaves him as a knight with a shiner. Etymology: gracious (courteous, kind, and pleasant) + ouch (exclamation used to express pain) Created by: artr.

Chivalreeeeeeek: /shiv al reeeeeeeeeek/ his act of chivalry turned into an act of chivalreeeeeeeek. He won’t try that again without checking his flies Etymology: chivalry eeeeek Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v., To ignore a “friend” at work because you don’t want anyone else to know that you are friends. n., A co-worker and secret “best friend” with whom it is best to keep your friendship confidential.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Nocquaintance: /no kwayn tans/ Although Sally had hired her best friend Melissa and had still socialized with her outside work at non-work functions, she did not want it known they were friends. Melissa was now a nocquaintance and went along with this charade.In truth, Sally and she were long-time lovers and their employer, The Straight Times, a gay-bashing extreme newspaper tended to frown on this type of relationship! Etymology: No (not, negative) & Acquaintance (colleague, associate) Created by: Nosila.

Workjerk: /werk jerk/ She was a darling at the weekend, but on mondays she reverted to workjerk Etymology: work, jerk Created by: galwaywegian.

Palnopalism: /Pal-no-pal-ism/ At weekends she’s my pal, then weekdays she’s not. Pal, no pal. (Part-time friend) Etymology: Meaning pal (friend) some days, not a pal other days. Created by: SteveMB1959.

Confidont: /känfədōnt/ Jill is Judy’s best of friend outside of work. At work she is a confidon’t, barely acknowledging that she knows Judy. Etymology: confidant (a person with whom one shares a secret) + don’t (contraction of
do not) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v., To have the strength of character, persistence of heart, and dimness of wit to follow an unchanging course of action even when it is completely ineffective. n., A person who unhappily does the same thing over and over again.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Redodo: /re doo do/ Renate kept blindly trying to get blood out of a stone…or in her case, money out of an empty account. She was a perfect speciman of a redodo. Keewp doing it over and over until you got what you wanted. Sure she had put money in there and sure she had debited her account at every store in town, but she seemed to think that it would automatically replace itself. This is how the redodo’s became extinct! Etymology: Redo (do over) & Dodo (extinct heavy flightless bird;dumb as a dodo bird) Created by: Nosila.

Redundunce: /ridəndəns/ Mary couldn’t believe the guy she saw the other day at the mall. He was standing by the entrance pushing the handicap opener button over and over despite the out-of-order sign. What a redundunce, she thought as she walked around him and into the mall. As she looked back, he was still poking the button. Etymology: redundance (no longer needed or useful; superfluous) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person) Created by: artr.

Errsistance: /urr sissss tan sss/ On previous occasions her errsistance gained her victory. thid time, however, it got her a barring order and a suspended sentence. Etymology: persistance, err Created by: galwaywegian.

Invanity: /En – va – nahtee/ Pablo Dominguez III’s invanity was unstoppable, despite the team’s losing streak of 15 games he insisted it had nothing to do with his unique no goalie coaching strategy. Etymology: Vanity – Insanity (doing the same thing over and over expecting diff results) Created by: Mrgoodtimes.

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