Tag: invented words

DEFINITION: v. tr., To pig out at your desk right before a business lunch, so you’ll be satisfied with a salad and water at the restaurant, and create the impression that you’re not a glutton. n., A secret snack taken to strengthen one’s resolve not to eat too much when others are watching.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Prehamble: /pree-ham-bul/ As a prehamble to her weightwatchers reunion she would pig out on meaty ham sandwiches so she could nibble contentedly on lettuce all evening. Etymology: preamble + ham Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Prehamble:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:57:00
Great job of hamming it up! Made me smile!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-15: 16:37:00
Cryptopig! Love your word!

bananabender, 2008-01-16: 01:15:00
You’ve brought home the bacon this time!

Chowcanery: /chow-can-er-y/ She practised chowcanery to avoid eating a lot in front of her co-workers. Etymology: chow + chicanery (trickery, deception ) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Chowcanery:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:43:00
Clever!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:13:00
great word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-15: 16:33:00
Did she ever chowproof herself with chowder? Great word!

bananabender, 2008-01-16: 01:10:00
I agree… clever!

Sneaksnack: /snik-snack/ Shannon had a quick sneaksnack before going to the Friday lunch with the office gang. It kind of backfired on her as she still ended up looking like a glutton when all she was hungry for was conveniently, dessert. Etymology: sneak + snack Created by: chaiandallthatjazz.

Comments on Sneaksnack:

Mustang, 2008-01-15: 03:48:00
good word.

bananabender, 2008-01-15: 21:53:00
right on the button!

Cramwich: /KRAM – wich/ Marla would eat a cramwich or two at her desk so often that her keyboard keys started to stick together with cramdrops. Etymology: cram – to stuff in + sandwich – two slices of bread filled with meat, salads, condiments, etc. Created by: bananabender.

Comments on Cramwich:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 10:06:00
Which witches of the watercress sandwich lunch practiced cramwiching first? Funnypunny word!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:38:00
cramdrops keep falling on my head….

Tigger, 2008-01-15: 22:40:00
I guess that’s how Marla keeps crammaging her keyboard… (those who sometimes eat at your computer — ever turn it over and shake all the cramdrops out? )

bananabender, 2008-01-16: 00:23:00
Nah, nothing came out. Looks like I’m gonna have to use the cramdropsickle again!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=snack

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-01-15: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-01-15: 10:12:00
Thanks for the fun definition, remistram. Great job on all the verboticisms by all the verbotomists … what a fun one for us all!

Jabberwocky – 2008-01-15: 10:17:00
Her her – oops I meant hear hear (my mouth was full as I’m snacking at my desk)

Verbotomy – 2008-01-16: 01:27:00
Thanks for all the tasty words! ~ James

DEFINITION: v. tr., To prepare or process food in a manner that renders it unpalatable, indigestible and completely inedible. n., Food which has been prepared in such a way that it is unfit for human, or even non-human, consumption.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cesserole: /SES-uh-rohl/ Roxie’s “piece de resistance” was her cesserole – an annigobnoxious alimentation – barely edible once a year. Bob often wondered whether it would end in cuisinecide! Etymology: Blend of “CESS” from cesspool & CASSEROLE: a baking dish; any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish. Noun : cesserole; Verb: to cesserole. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Cesserole:

galwaywegian, 2008-01-14: 06:38:00
very tasteful!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-14: 15:31:00
great sentence

silveryaspen, 2008-01-14: 18:48:00
I liked cusinecide even better than cesserole … but that’s only cause I’m so easily grossed out. Today’s definition certainly led to a lot of verboticisms that can do that!

bananabender, 2008-01-14: 19:56:00
great words! Ugh, I’m grossed out too.

Tigger, 2008-01-15: 00:05:00
Ah, I can just picture little kernel of corn floating in it, eww. Good one!

Retchipe: /RECH – i – pee/ After Marla mixed and drank her healthy earth worm shake, Ron inquired which retchipe book she got her inspiration from. Etymology: retch – to make an effort to vomit + recipe – list of ingredients and instructions for preparing a concoction of food or drink Created by: bananabender.

Comments on Retchipe:

Mustang, 2008-01-14: 07:00:00
I like it!!

silveryaspen, 2008-01-14: 11:20:00
Retchipes for the wretched wreck of a cook gone bad! Great Creation!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-14: 15:29:00
very appropriate

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-14: 19:13:00
Some recipes are so bad, they sound almost ready to retch for! Nice word!

Tigger, 2008-01-15: 00:04:00
Its a retchtipe for disaster. Great word!

Stewage: /-styoo-ij-/ From the smell, Ron thought that the kitchen sink had backed up again, and he was making toward the closet with the plunger, when Bridget ran into him in the hall and said, “You do remember that my mother’s coming over today, right? Oh, and I’m making lutefisk — it’s a Swedish delicacy.” We’d be having stewage for dinner tonight. Etymology: Blend of ‘stew’ – to cook by simmering or slow boiling (Middle English, stewen “to bathe in a steam bath”) & ‘sewage’ – liquid and solid waste carried off in sewers or drains (from Anglo-Fr. sewere “to drain off water”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Stewage:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-14: 11:48:00
Clever!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-14: 11:51:00
funny

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-14: 19:18:00
Think I prefer a smorgasbord – but lets not get in a stew! Nice word.

bananabender, 2008-01-14: 22:29:00
Served by a steward of course!

bananabender, 2008-01-14: 22:32:00
good word!

Cordonblew: /kor don bluu/ it was another of her special cordonblew lunches. It was better than the last one at least, he actually got to the bathroom before he blew this one! Etymology: cordon blue, blew his lunch. Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Cordonblew:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-14: 11:21:00
Kudos and Chuckles!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-14: 15:32:00
very funny

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=stew

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-01-14: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-01-14: 18:53:00
Great gross in your cartoon today … from the critter’s butt sticking up … to the facial expressions … to the hair on the bite on the fork … even the colors were putrid combinations!

Verbotomy – 2008-01-14: 19:49:00
I’m glad to hear you find my color sense is putrid. ~ James

bananabender – 2008-01-14: 20:49:00
What a regurgitreat of a day in Verbotomyland! The creative juices have been flowing freely today. Now, what am I gonna cook for dinner???

Verbotomy – 2008-01-15: 00:03:00
We could always eat our words… ~ James

zebrahdh – 2008-01-17: 18:50:00
That’s great illustration! Thanks for using my suggestion!

DEFINITION: n., The immense sense of self-satisfaction the one gets from winning a pointless argument. v. tr., To be so addicted to proving yourself right that you argue compulsively, and endlessly, about anything and everything.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Debatabull: /dee-bate-a-bull/ He was so inflated by his need to be confrontational that he would even argue with the cat. Even the time of day was debatabull. Etymology: debatable + bull**** Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Debatabull:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:43:00
Short and right on the definition! Kudos for this creation!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-13: 04:08:00
Sounds like a bit of unidebatabullology – and catty, too! Good word.

Argumentalcase: /ar-gu-MEN-tal-case/ I lived with an argumentalcase who was so convinced that London was a dangerous city that I shot her. Etymology: Argumental + mental case Created by: sharktrager.

Pettisessive: /pet-ti-sess-ive/ Jack is pettisessive. He must be right about everything he says and will argue his point no matter how silly it is until you give up. Then he will cheer for himself and dance around. Etymology: pettifog (argue) + petty (trival) + obsessive Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Pettisessive:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-13: 04:11:00
Good word!

Argurrhea: /ahr-gyoo-REE-uh/ “There’s no word in the English language to describe that bastard’s bavardage. But a good start would be yakkety-hack, egorrhea, argurrhea….” yelled Roxie’s father, an avid verbotomist, who could no longer tolerate Bob’s bodacious and eristic ways. Etymology: Blend of “ARGU” of argumentive & “RRHEA” of logorrhea, diarrhea. 2. Bastard – strictly “OZ” usage. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Argurrhea:

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-11: 10:37:00
very useful word

silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 12:57:00
Clever!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=point

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-01-11: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by MithrilShadow. Thank you MithrilShadow. ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-01-11: 14:41:00
What a fun definition. It certainly generated some fun and funny creations! Thanks MithrilShadow!

silveryaspen – 2008-01-11: 14:44:00
James … that’s some finger sandwish he’s making in your cartoon! Wonder how many people noticed it like me and went … Ouch! Yuk! As Dr. Phil would ask … “What were you thinking?” (chuckle)

Verbotomy – 2008-01-13: 18:01:00
Thanks for the positive comments Silveryaspen. I’m glad that you got my point! ~ James

DEFINITION: n., A soft romantic moment which is unexpectedly interrupted by a pestersome child, parent or spouse. v. tr., To barge in on a romantic couple at a most inopportune moment.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Lustbust: /lust-bust/ The lustbust took place when Jim’s wife walked in on him and her best friend making out in the bedroom. Etymology: lust + bust Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Lustbust:

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-10: 10:28:00
who ya gonna call – lustbusters

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 17:09:00
Great word!

silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:52:00
Enjoy the way you, Jabberwocky, and Ozziebob keep me chuckling. This is not only a great word … it’s such a fun word!

Woobegone: /woo-BEE-gon/ When Roxie’s mother came to stay, it was, in matters of the heart, the worst week of woobegone for Bob. Etymology: Blaend of “WOO” inclined,as with affection & “BEGONE”: depart go away! Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Woobegone:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 09:12:00
Terrific!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-10: 10:26:00
very nice

Coituskinterruptus: /-KOY-tuss In-ter-UP-tuss-/ In situations of coitus kinterruptus, it’s hard to say who is more embarrassed: the interrupter or the interruptees. Etymology: from “coitus interruptus” + “kin” Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Coituskinterruptus:

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-10: 10:24:00
Hey ErWenn – you’re on a roll or in a roll

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:59:00
Good word!

Stopulation: /(n.) stop-u-la-shun (v.) stop-u-late/ Bob and Mary slide the bedside table in front of their bedroom door each time they get intimate out of fear of being stopulated by their three young children. Etymology: stop + [cop]ulation Created by: milorush.

Comments on Stopulation:

silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 21:10:00
interesting tri-combo compilation!

milorush, 2008-01-11: 07:45:00
I have a Verbotomy widget on my classroom website, and one of my students suggested “romantischism”

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=moment

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-01-10: 00:45:00
Today’s definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James

Mustang – 2008-01-10: 19:37:00
Excellent verboticism!

DEFINITION: n., 1. The process by which pairs of socks are washed, dried, and then separated perhaps never to be reunited again. 2. The place where lost socks disappear to. v. tr., To lose your mate in the wash.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sockatory: /sock-a-tour-ee/ Steven looked down at his mismatched feet knowing that now all his pairs of socks had a mate go on to sockatory some time after the rinse cycle, never to be found again. He wondered if it was all a conspiracy dreamed up by the fruit guys at Fruit of the Loom as he headed out to the store to buy more socks. Etymology: purgatory + sock Created by: libertybelle.

Comments on Sockatory:

Tigger, 2008-01-10: 03:17:00
Love your conspiracy theory.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:53:00
Nice word!

silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 14:02:00
silveryaspen – 2008-01-11: 13:57:00 Reminds me of the old Laugh-In expression … “sock it to me” … which sockatory did for me!

Hosetage: /hoze-taj/ We have reports of several hosetage situations taking place in a new subdivision where LG washers have been installed. We now believe LG stands for last gasp and several socks have lost their mates to the dreaded spin cycle gang. Etymology: hose + hostage Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Hosetage:

Tigger, 2008-01-10: 00:21:00
Love the sentence, (perhaps LG also stands for Lost Garments)…

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:52:00
Great sentence;luv the word!

Socdition: /soc-dish-un/ When one of my socks loses its sole, it mysteriously makes its way, on its own, to socdition, never to be found in my washer, or dryer again. Etymology: sock + perdition (hell) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Socdition:

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-09: 10:47:00
I like the reference to souls

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:55:00
Good word & sentence

Detergatory: /-diˈtɜ˞dʒəˌtɔɹi- -dee-TER-juh-TOR-ee- or -diˈtɜ˞gəˌtɔɹi- -dee-TER-guh-TOR-ee- depending on dialect/ Some believe that if a lost sock is deemed clean in detergatory then it may be reincarnated as a glove. Etymology: From detergent + Purgatory Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Detergatory:

Mustang, 2008-01-09: 06:21:00
Great word!

Jabberwocky, 2008-01-09: 10:34:00
as long as it isn’t forced to stay in limb-o

OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:53:00
Very creative!

silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:57:00
Reminds me of the old Laugh-In expression … “sock it to me” … which sockatory did for me!

silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:58:00
oops … how did I get this comment under the wrong word … sorry!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=lost

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-01-09: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-01-11: 14:48:00
Your humorous definition brought us all a lot of laughs and a lot of fun words were created. Good one, sipsoccer.

silveryaspen – 2008-01-11: 14:54:00
James … your cartoon for this daffynition has me roaring with laughter every time I look at it. Can’t help wondering if you have a daughter with a boyfriend that inspired it ??? !!! It’s a good thing there’s no such thing as a cannibal dryer! Yet!