Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v. tr., To secretly snap up and gobble down a small bit of food left on a dish, wrapping or pot. n., The small bits of tasty food, like melted cheese or veggies, that stick to food wrapping.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Somorsel: /som mor sel/ Graham Cracker was mortified when he took his girlfriend, Hershey, to the local hospital. It seems she could not resist the last somorsel of gooey marshmallow cooked on their hibachi out in the woods. Too bad she could not wait until the grill had cooled a bit more…ouch! Etymology: Some more (in addition to) & Morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful) & Smore’s (camping treat of graham cracker, chocolate and marshmallow sandwich melted over a campfire) Created by: Nosila.

Hidbit: /hīdbit/ Marcy loves to stop at her favorite fast-food joint for lunch. The food itself is fine but the best part is finding a hidbit, a little chunk of burger or cheese stuck to the wrapper. She has been known to ingest a scrap of paper just to get these morsels. Etymology: hid (put or keep out of sight) + tidbit (a small piece of tasty food) Created by: artr.

Nibblenobble: /Nibb-all-knob-all/ Judy knew that soaking the cat’s bowl was the easy part. Nibblenobbling some of the dried meat off the side whilst Nigel looked for the TV remote was the real challenge. Etymology: Nibble – to eat something by taking a lot of small bites. Nobble – to get hold of; grab; steal; filch Created by: wordslikevenom.

Syruptitous: /sur – up – tish – us/ Mollie felt very syruptitious as she held the plate close to her face and licked up all the syrup after breakfast. She hoped that no one realized what she was really doing. Etymology: syrup (sweet topping used for pancakes, waffles and in candy) + surreptitious (done or acquired in secret, operating by stealth) Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Syruptitous:

Nosila, 2011-06-09: 18:14:00
Love it…sweet!

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DEFINITION: v. What boyfriends and husbands do while they are waiting their girlfriends and/or wives to shop. n. A person doing such a thing.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Boycaught: /boy kot/ When she took her boyfriend shopping, which he hated, he hung around outside the building as a boycaught. He really should have gone into the store, as she was getting final fitting for her wedding dress… Etymology: Boy (Man or young male) & Caught (the act of catching something)…wordplay on boycott (to ignore;a group’s refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies)
Created by: Nosila.

Nonnonaye: /Non-non-eye/ Dave stood by the shop’s front entrance and watched mournfully as his missus sailed past the lingerie section onto the comfy cardy department. Turning to face the street, his inner Hefner began selecting new recruits for his imaginary bunny girl club, nonnonaying each young lass as she passed by. “Non … non … aye” Etymology: Non – No (French). Aye – Yes (English; dialect North of the Watford Gap) Created by: wordslikevenom.

Windower: // Greg became a windower everytime he went shopping with Janine. Etymology: Window: the display space in and directly behind a shop window. And Widower: a man who has lost his wife by death and has not remarried. Created by: dessessopsid.

Manopause: /man – oh – pause/ Fred was going through manopause today. He started to sweat, have hot flashes and get overemotional as he waited in the sun for 3 hours while Margaret tried on dresses. Etymology: menopause (a change of life time period where women have many intersting symptoms) + man (a different kind of manopause)….. + pause (to stop or wait) Created by: mweinmann.

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DEFINITION: n., A semi-conscious state experienced by early morning commuters on a subway, bus or car. v., To mentally transport oneself in the opposite direction of which you are traveling.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Transportmental: /trans port men tal/ When Henry was in one of his Zen-like moods, he used the long commute by public transit as a transportmental meditation opportunity. Indeed he did this so often, the conductor would tell him…your fare will cost Zen dollars…ha, ha, ha! Etymology: Transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
& Transcedental Meditation(existing outside of or not in accordance with nature;continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature) Created by: Nosila.

Ampaired: /am – pared/ Christine felt totally ampaired this morning. She got on the train, sleepwalked to her seat and fell back asleep. Etymology: am (A.M.) abbreviation for morning + impaired (not operating in a normal manner). Created by: mweinmann.

Triptripping: /tripp tripp ing/ He triptripped happily all the way home from the dentist He wondered if it was anything to do with the trancy dental medication. Etymology: trip as in journey, trip as in wow. Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Triptripping:

Nosila, 2011-06-07: 22:48:00
trancy dental medication…uncrowned genius!

Buzzride: /bəzrīd/ Richard’s doctor told him that he needs to give up coffee. This has changed his morning commute into a buzzride. When he gets to work he gets a jumpstart by spiking his Redbull with 5-Hour Energy. This wakes him up but keeps him from blinking til lunchtime. Etymology: buzz (the feeling of being mildly intoxicated) + bus ride Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v., to post sticky notes all over the place, including sticky notes to remind you to read the previously posted sticky notes. n., an obsessive compulsive dependency on sticky notes.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Compulstick: /kum – pulse – stik/ Jeremy was positively compulstick about writing down all of his tasks, thoughts, goals and thoughts on all sizes and colors of sticky notes. Etymology: compulsive (someone who cannot stop repeating an action over and over) + stick (as in sticky notes) Created by: mweinmann.

Postittrauma: /post it trau ma/ Polly is in a home for people suffering from stress disorders. She used to be a very highly organized administrative assistant to an important executive. She kept his life organized by writing poti-it notes for him and herself, so that nothing was ever forgotten or overlooked. When Polly was laid off after her boss retired, she continued writing post-it notes and leaving them all over the house. She rarely went out and was eventually diagnosed with Postittrauma. If you want to help Polly and others like her who suffer from Postittrauma Stress Disorder, please send money. You might want to write yourself a post-it note to remember to make a donation…THANK YOU! Etymology: Post it (Brand name of sticky notes) & Trauma (an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects) Created by: Nosila.

Memocd: /mem oh see dee/ a bad case of memocd, she noted Etymology: memo OCD qas in obsessive cumpulsive disorder Created by: galwaywegian.

Prodnoticate: /Prod-not-icate/ Carol drooled as the waiter read back her order: “Garlic bread with cheese … Gnocchi with pesto … a side order of prodnotication with pencil shavings. 6H or HB?” Etymology: Prod – To poke; remind. Note – to make particular mention of in writing. Suffix Created by: wordslikevenom.

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DEFINITION: n., An animal, usually a much loved pet, whose dead and departed owner has bequeathed a huge sum of money solely for its comfort and care. v. To leave part or all of an estate to a pet animal.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hareapparent: /hay rap par ant/ Bugs was the hareapparent to Bunny’s fortune. The family sat aghast as the lawyer rabbitted on…. Etymology: heir apparent hare Created by: galwaywegian.

Finherit: /finherit/ When the old man died he left his fortune to his goldfish. That’s right Bubbles finherited more than a million bucks. The first thing the executor did was purchase a very expensive, heated-seat, gold-plated, designer toilet ”just in case”. Etymology: fin (a flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish) + inherit (receive money, property, or a title as an heir at the death of the previous holder) Created by: artr.

Petagreed: /pet a greed/ When wealthy Sir Hamilton Guinness expired, he left his entire estate to PETA, the organization he knew would look after his pet hamster, Heiry. Not only was this hurtful to his daughter Peta, but confusing also, because she was sure he meant her in his will. Her pedigree was not petagreed and so a legal battle ensued. It took the lawyers over 5 years to reach a settlement. The only trouble was that Heiry, like most hamsters only had a lifespan of three years. However, he did have the biggest hamster funeral ever…it is listed in the Guinness Book of Records! Etymology: Peta (Militant Animal Rights Group-People for Ethical Treatment of Animals)& Greed (one of the 7 deadly sins;reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth) & play on Pedigreed (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal) & Pet Agreed (animal that goes along with the decision)

Created by: Nosila.

Hamstheir: /ham – stair/ Henrietta left her favorite pet, Helena, the bulk of her fortune. She wanted to make sure that her BFF Hamster was pampered, pleased, petted and perfumed until the day she too passed into the next world. Before Henrietta died, she even started referring to Helena as her special hamstheir. Etymology: Hamster (rodent, often kept as a pet), Heir (someone who inherits money, position or posessions). Created by: mweinmann.

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