Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v. To drive around in circles in a parking lot, so that you can save time by finding the closest possible space to your final destination. n. A perfect parking spot.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Geespot: /jeee spot/ She wasn’t given to strong language but she screamed in delight when she found the gee spot Etymology: gee as in “oh gee” g-spot as in erm… Created by: galwaywegian.

Bumperstalking: /bəmpərstôkng/ Joyce is an expert at bumperstalking. As people leave a store she will pull in behind them to follow them back to their car. She creeps up so close to some people that they jump and scream when she brushes the back of their legs. Once they pass the 5th car in line she drops them like a bad habit and circles around for another victim. Etymology: bumper (a horizontal bar fixed across the front or back of a motor vehicle to reduce damage in a collision) + stalking (pursue or approach stealthily) Created by: artr.

Parkohspot: /Park-oh-spot/ Around and around she goes…when all at once she spies…the perfect parkohspot in an overcrowded parking lot. Etymology: Park- To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location.
Oh!- An exclamation expressive of surprise.
Spot- A location; a locale. Created by: abrakadeborah.

Storbit: /stor bit/ When Venus Houston went to the mall, she would drive around for hours to get the closest spot to her final destination. In other words, she would storbit around rows of vehicles before she came in for a landing in a spot that was not for the disabled/seniors/taxis/young parents. She figured that these storbits were her mission and why they called a free spot a parking “space”. Houston, we have a problem… Etymology: Store (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services)
& Orbit ( the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gaytee: /gātē/ After Billy came out of the closet he decided that he wanted to make a statement to that effect. What better place to show his orientation than on his face. This week he started sporting a rainbow-tinted gaytee. He may or may not opt for the same treatment to his guybrows. Etymology: gay (homosexual) + goatee (a small pointed beard) Created by: artr.

Parliamenthairy: /parly a ment heree/ To display his interest in parliamentary procedure, Wilfred grew a very parliamenthairy beard. His motto was “I won’t cut my beard until you cut my taxes!” He never missed a session in the public gallery for years and when he died sitting during the Question Period, the Speaker announced that the visitor with the very long bushy beard had just expired and they would have to raise taxes to pay for his funeral… Etymology: Parliamentary (relating to or having the nature of a parliament;in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly) & Hairy (having or covered with hair) Created by: Nosila.

Whisconsinners: /wiss-con-sin-ners/ In one particular state, men who were convicted of a crime and sent to the state penitentiary were made to shave their heads but grow their whiskers long to show that they were convicts. They were known as the Whiscons because of their distinctive beards and attire. Once day a Franciscan friar who was quite a gifted preacher came to convert the convicts. He was so persuasive that the entire jail repented of their sins and were baptized. They all shaved their beards into the form of a cross to show that they were “Whisconsinners” and spent the rest of their sentences doing fasting, penance and good works. The men who were sentenced to life with no parole began a Priory at the jail where they specialized in making delicious cheeses, jellies and license plates. They were called the Little Brothers of the Whiscon Cross which was eventually shortened to “Whiskers.” The unfortunate brothers who were on death row were called Fryers. Etymology: whiskers: facial hair + con: person imprisoned for a crime + sinner: one who commits a sin Created by: mrskellyscl.

Unshaveneer: /un-shave-en-ear/ She was suspicious of men with large sideburns or beards. To her it was a crafty unshaveneer, a façade behind which they hid their evil intent. Etymology: unshaven (not shaving one’s facial hair) + (a superficial appearance or cover) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: v. To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do. n. A person who pretends to be very busy.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Skivedriver: /skyv dryv er/ We’ve all worked with them. The skivedriver. The co-worker who can avoid real work, like a spy can elude a tail. The skivedriver puts all his energy and efforts into shirking his responsibilities. The skivedriver thinks he is clever, but how satisfying is spending your day going on bathroom breaks, wandering the halls, hiding in plain sight, having constant doctor and dentist appointments, going home sick or evading anything meaningful to earn your keep? Sooner or later, someone calls his bluff… Etymology: Skive (to not be at work or school when you should be there) & Driver (person with a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire;chase from cover into more open ground)
Created by: Nosila.

Hyperinaction: /hīpərinakshən/ Bob works for the government. His job is subject to political whims. He has become the master of hyperinaction. He will create a flurry of activity only to reverse course and undo everything ha has just done. The bottom line is to look ever busy but to do nothing that will create waves and put his job in jeopardy. Etymology: hyperactive (abnormally or extremely active) + inaction (lack of action where some is expected or appropriate) Created by: artr.

Rushsemblance: /ruhsh-sem-bluhns/ Jerry’s definitely not my fastest worker, he never seems to hit quota, but the rushsemblance he maintains during the work week is that of a dedicated, single-minded drone. Etymology: From “rush” (to hurry) and “semblance” (outward aspect or appearance) Created by: catgrin.

Accounterinsurgent: /ack-ount-er-in-serge-ant/ Ted believed in subverting the system from within by doing as little as possible. He clicked between spreadsheets while gazing into middle distance. No one knew it, but he was proud to be an accounterinsurgent. Etymology: Accounts (money, esp in business) + counter (a desk from behind which service is given)
+ counterinsurgency (combating guerrilla warfare)
Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: v. To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do. n. A person who pretends to be very busy.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hyperinaction: /hīpərinakshən/ Bob works for the government. His job is subject to political whims. He has become the master of hyperinaction. He will create a flurry of activity only to reverse course and undo everything ha has just done. The bottom line is to look ever busy but to do nothing that will create waves and put his job in jeopardy. Etymology: hyperactive (abnormally or extremely active) + inaction (lack of action where some is expected or appropriate) Created by: artr.

Skivedriver: /skyv dryv er/ We’ve all worked with them. The skivedriver. The co-worker who can avoid real work, like a spy can elude a tail. The skivedriver puts all his energy and efforts into shirking his responsibilities. The skivedriver thinks he is clever, but how satisfying is spending your day going on bathroom breaks, wandering the halls, hiding in plain sight, having constant doctor and dentist appointments, going home sick or evading anything meaningful to earn your keep? Sooner or later, someone calls his bluff… Etymology: Skive (to not be at work or school when you should be there) & Driver (person with a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire;chase from cover into more open ground)
Created by: Nosila.

Rushsemblance: /ruhsh-sem-bluhns/ Jerry’s definitely not my fastest worker, he never seems to hit quota, but the rushsemblance he maintains during the work week is that of a dedicated, single-minded drone. Etymology: From “rush” (to hurry) and “semblance” (outward aspect or appearance) Created by: catgrin.

Accounterinsurgent: /ack-ount-er-in-serge-ant/ Ted believed in subverting the system from within by doing as little as possible. He clicked between spreadsheets while gazing into middle distance. No one knew it, but he was proud to be an accounterinsurgent. Etymology: Accounts (money, esp in business) + counter (a desk from behind which service is given)
+ counterinsurgency (combating guerrilla warfare)
Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: n. Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or “refreshing” of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Ohseethese: /oh see theeeeees/ His ohseethese led to an RSI, two STDs amd eventually, a P45. Etymology: oh see these OCD Created by: galwaywegian.

Flickerclicker: /flikərklikər/ Bob is a habitual flickerclicker. His obsessive mouse clicking has caused more than one office mate to ask for a transfer. Even his computer has been known to shut down in protest. Etymology: flicker (make small, quick movements; flutter rapidly) (an American woodpecker) + clicker (a device such as a computer mouse that clicks) Created by: artr.

Cursorry: /kur sor ree/ Leonard was in such a hurry to see if his on-line introduction service had found him a perfect match, he checked his e-mail & texts about a hundred times every hour. He did it so much, that his thumb went numb. He ended up being cursorry when the service finally wrote back to give him the bad news…”We are cursorry, but we have been unable to find an ideal match for you…someone who has a lot in common with you. In fact, we have never had a math/physics whiz, who lived in her parent’s basement, does not work or go to school, does not enjoy showering or bathing, eats pizza three times a day and besides a large comic book collection, enjoys tarantulas, farting contests with loser friends and
watches Big Bang Theory all day long. It was a big surprise to us as well…” Etymology: Cursor ((computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positions) & Cursory(hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough)& Sorry(feeling or expressing sorrow, regret or pity)
Created by: Nosila.

Elechronicmail: /el-eck-ron-ic-mail/ He was completely addicted to checking his inbox every three minutes. He was an elechronicmailer. Etymology: electronic mail (online communication) + chronic (habitual or inveterate) Created by: CharlieB.

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