Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n. A fashion accessory, or an approach to personal hygiene, which is designed, not to attract others, but rather to repel them. v. To dress for protection.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Apparellent: /a-par-el-ent/ Marsha the barmaid was tired of getting hit on by drunken old fools, so she rejected her usual low cut top in favour of the most apparellent outfit she could think of. Etymology: apparel (attire, dress) + repellent (distasteful) Created by: CharlieB.

Uglevis: /əglēvīz/ There are times when Joyce just isn’t interested in attracting the guys. That’s when she dons her ugLevis. Etymology: ugly (unpleasant or repulsive, esp. in appearance) + Levi’s (brand of denim pants) Created by: artr.

Bloatcouture: /blote koot yoor/ When Gail saw what Maisie was wearing to the dance club, she was horrified. Maisie wore a blue coverall dress that added 30 pounds to her frame, particularily at the waist. She matched it with a pink top, green knee socks, those red chunky plastic crocs and a scowl. She told Gail it was her bloatcouture, designed to repel the guys that might hit on her, by making them think she was fat or pregnant. It worked! Etymology: Bloat (become bloated or swollen or puff up) & Couture(high fashion designing and dressmaking) & Wordplay on Haute Couture (trend-setting fashions)

Created by: Nosila.

Ohra: /oh rah/ She had an unusual ohra, sometimes more a Beeohra, other days an ohohra. Etymology: aura oh Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v. To change the dates, times or sequence of past events, in order to put a better perspective on your current situation. n. An historical date which has been “adjusted” to fit present needs.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Recalendaribrate: /ree kahl end err ib rayt/ Due to the size of the bump and the duration of her husband’s tour of duty, she was forced to recalendaribrate the pregnancy, her son was four and a half years in the womb before he appeared. Etymology: calendar, recalibrate Created by: galwaywegian.

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CharlieB, 2011-01-19: 13:08:00
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Historevision: /histərēvizhən/ Jack is a master of historevision. He changes date like most people change their socks. He has changed his wedding date and his children’s birthdays numerous times to help his tax return. If you believe all the changes, his son who is about leave home for college, is 8 years old. Etymology: history (the study of past events, particularly in human affairs) + revision (the action of revising) Created by: artr.

Chronolify: /kron-ol-i-fi/ Gillian saw absolutely no harm in subjecting the date of birth on her CV to a quick bit of chronolification. Etymology: chronology (order of time)
+ modify (to alter slightly) Created by: CharlieB.

Hackdate: /hak dayt/ Who knew when computers were invented that we could illegally invade people’s computer systems and change our lives. Because I could hackdate my employer’s network, I improved my performance scores from last review; gave myself a bigger raise and had warnings placed in an enemy colleague’s file. And best of all, I am now actually only 29…oh, no, I am going to have to work there longer now…Bummer! Etymology: Hack (fix a computer program piecemeal until it works;electronically invade a computer site or system) & Backdate (make effective from an earlier date) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. A non-threatening term to describe the procedure of cutting vocal cords on yappy dogs, which makes it sound like a good thing — after all, they will never bark again. v. To remove the vocal chords.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Goldenize: /gōldənīz/ When Ron saw an ad from his vet offering to goldenize his dog he was intrigued. Control his dog’s barking? That sounded great. When he found out that it involved cutting the vocal cords he was stunned. Etymology: golden (very favorable) + ize (suffix forming verbs) because ”silence is golden” Created by: artr.

Larynicks: /lari nix/ Fred had a smart, but yappy dog called Larry. So when Fred wanted to talk in front of Larry, he used pig-latin (or as he called it dog-latin). Fred told his wife he was taking Larry in the ar-cay to the eterinarian-vay, to ix-nay his larynicks and to have him eutered-nay. Poor Larry, after the operation, he lost his mojo and couldn”t tell anyone about it! Etymology: Larynx (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech) & Nicks (cuts;cut slightly, with a razor) Created by: Nosila.

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galwaywegian, 2011-01-18: 10:15:00
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Yapotomy: /yap-o-tÉ™-mi/ After a week of mournful looks and silence from Fido, Mrs Smythe strongly suspected her neighbour had kidnapped the poor pooch in the night and performed a yapotomy.
Etymology: yap (of a small dog – to bark constantly) + -tomy (surgical incision) Created by: CharlieB.

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galwaywegian, 2011-01-18: 10:14:00
rough

Unchordinate: /un kord in ayt/ Puddles, next door, was a quiet dog since the operation. Jeff secretly wished somebody would unchordinate its owner in a similar manner. Etymology: un (to negate) + chord (as in vocal chord) + ate (to cause or to act upon) Created by: jonzerofourteen.

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DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Obliviprowess: /ob livi pro wess/ Buzz had a need for mead. And he could not make mead without honey. Thankfully his obliviprowess helped him ignore the hundreds of bee stings he got while harvesting the honey. He would have his mead, comb what may… Etymology: Oblivious (Lacking all memory; forgetful;Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful) & Prowess ( a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation) Created by: Nosila.

Focussedness: /fow kus sed nessss/ when the stuff hits the fan you can the one wuth focussedness from the ones with fauxcussedness Etymology: focus cussedness Created by: galwaywegian.

Hyperopeye: /hi-per-OH-pie/ He hopped into bed to lay with his wife, turning a hyperopeye on the naked stranger already in bed with the woman. Etymology: hyperopia [an abnormal condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects] + eye; used as in “blind eye” Created by: ohwtepph.

Minutiaverse: /mi-nū-shi-a-vûrs/ Rob believed that to get ahead in hedge fund management you really needed to minutiaverse. Etymology: minutia (minute detail) + averse (disinclined, reluctant) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: n. A “natural process” which, smokers believe, makes cigarette butts magically disappear. v. To clean up someone else’s butts.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Biodigarette: /bīō-d-ig-a-ret/ Peter threw his fag end to the floor, assuming it would eventually biodegarette. Etymology: biodegrade + cigarette Created by: CharlieB.

Cigracadabra: /sigrəkədabrə/ Too many smokers think that some sort of cigracadabra happens when they toss their spent butts to the ground. Etymology: cigarette (a thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking) + abracadabra (a word said by magicians when performing a magic trick) Created by: artr.

Stubrub: /stub-rub/ As the only nonsmoker, George watched the stubrub process in awe, thinking to himself what little it did for the sidewalk. Etymology: Stub [the final remnants of a smoked cigarette] + Rub [To remove by pressure and friction] Created by: EonaFrae.

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Tobaccgone: /to bak gawn/ When Diane DuMaurier met Peter Jackson, it was love at first sight. Their first date was at a Matinee and afterwards they went to the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. He puffed away, one cigarette after another and seemed to think all the butts would evaporate away in a tobaccgone process. When she realized he left a mess behind, she ran off with the Marlboro Man. Peter thought that took a lot of Gauloise to do such a thing. They were last seen trying to Export A Camel. Etymology: Tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion) & Gone (having all been spent;away;former) Created by: Nosila.

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