Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v. To ask a someone a bizarre question in order to get them to think outside their mental little boxes. (And to see if they are actually listening.) n. A creative provocation designed to pull people out of their daily stupor.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stunmulate: /stun myu layt/ When the geek asked Elvira for a seat for his wheelbarrow, she, being the quintessential helpful sales associate quipped quickly to the question designed to stunmulate her out of a boring sales day. He told her it needed a seat and she proceeded to flourish her tape measure and tell him that if he needed to ride in the wheelbarrow, he’d need a safety approved seat belt, a helmet and a made-to-measure bucket seat. They just needed to measure his seat area…all part of the service. Etymology: Stun (overcome as with astonishment or disbelief) & Stimulate (cause to be alert and energetic;cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner) Created by: Nosila.

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RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-22: 03:02:00
I like it `.’

Prodvoke: /prädvōk/ During his weekly meetings with his staff, Larry loved to prodvoke people to think outside the box. As he was being fired, he was reminded he worked for a packaging company and that people are paid to think INSIDE the box. Etymology: prod (an act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something) + provoke (stimulate or incite) Created by: artr.

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Nosila, 2010-09-22: 18:03:00
carton me, but a good story!

Queery: /KWEE ree/ Ms. Luny, our 7th-grade science teacher, loved to pose queeries that really made us think. My favorite one of all time was, “Why doesn’t the sun come out at night when we need it?” Etymology: query (question) + queer (strange; odd; peculiar) Created by: karenanne.

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galwaywegian, 2010-09-23: 14:28:00
brilliant

Mindgame: /ˈmīndˈgām/ Derek enjoys to mindgame “slow” people so they’ll demean themselves. However, the day came when Derek himself became the victim of mindgame. Etymology: Rather obvious. Mind(noun) + Game(verb) Created by: RightOnTheWin.

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DEFINITION: v. To obsessively work on, shine and polish something which has no intrinsic value. n. A item which has lots of imagined shine in the eyes of the owner, but no real value for anyone else.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Curriculumwitty: /kuri kyulum wittee/ Una M. Ploid was working on her resume for the nine hundredth time, to the consternation of her hubby Phil Lee M. Ploid. She had never worked a day in her life, so finding things to fill in the gaps in her work history was a challenge. She decided to list hobbies and achievements instead. She called this work her curriculumwitty, because among her hobbies she knits hats for bald eagles and feeds the squirrels (to larger carnivores). She still cannot figure out why no one ever calls her back… Etymology: Currculum Vitae (resume;a summary of your academic and work history) & Witty (combining clever conception and facetious expression) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Curriculumwitty:

RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-21: 09:21:00
Great idea c=

Micomanically: /{mik.ahman.nic.lee}/ Mr. Deadness Debarker resigned from the police force to finally pursue his dream of becoming a famous detective. From this moment forward, he would become Mr.Debarker the mysterious investigator of justice. Today he would make his first appearance to the busy world of crime, and scope out any injustice that lurked the streets. Everything was going well…. UNTIL… THE STAIN !!! Debarker found a small smudge of ink on his tuxedo; he immediately entered into a fit of rage. He micomanically scrubbed the stain, but in the end all was in vain. There was no way he could operate with a smudge on his tuxedo, it would be unforgiveable. So, Mr. Deadness Debarker decided to abandon that dream, and pursue the life of a giant lemon; he lived the rest of his days in a sour manner. Etymology: Mico (Latin verb)-to shine.
Manically (adverb)-characterized by excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm.
Created by: RightOnTheWin.

Comments on Micomanically:

Nosila, 2010-09-22: 00:13:00
Orange you glad he hasn’t become a citrus investigator, like Harry Lime or Emma Peel. Hope he’s happy, kumquat may…

Embullish: /em buhl ish/ There was no getting away from it. although sasha had a glorious body, her resume, despite all the embullishment, was still bull. Etymology: embellishment, bullsh*t Created by: galwaywegian.

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RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-21: 09:20:00
Haha, nice.

Poindify: /Poyn-dif-eye/ Larry’s OCD neighbor, in his usual fashion, trimmed his hedges along the fenceline to nearly a stump to fill his need to poindify something he can control. Etymology: Poindexter: a pocket-protector wearing over-analyizing nerd. + Modify: to change to suit one’s taste. Created by: toy4769.

Comments on Poindify:

RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-21: 12:48:00
Creative way to combine words, great job.

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DEFINITION: n. A tool which has been re-purposed and is now being used (perhaps unsafely) to perform a completely different function. v. To use a tool for a different purpose than for which it was originally designed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pimplement: /pimp le ment/ Janice had finally hit on the next great thing. She modified her belt sander to plane off the zits and blackheads on her T-Zone. She called it a pimplement. It seemed like a great idea at the time, but was never picked up by any of those companies who mass market new inventions. It seems their doctors and lawyers took exception to removing a layer of dermis in a painful manner with a rusty tool from the garage. Go figure! Etymology: Pimple (zit;acne) & Implement (tool,instrument) Created by: Nosila.

Mcgyvered: /mig eye verd/ the newly mcgyvered blender also delivered perfect soups smoothies and ballistic missiles Etymology: mcgyver Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Mcgyvered:

Nosila, 2010-09-20: 08:50:00
Mcgood word

Overtool: /ōvərtoōl/ Hal likes to overtool every thing he does. He shaves in the morning with a machete that he sharpens and hones for 20 minutes. He mows his half-acre lawn with a combine after mixing cocktails in a Hobart 20-quart commercial mixer. He doesn’t see his numerous trips to the ER as an indication that he should change, just as a source of stories to share at the local hardware store. Etymology: overkill (the amount by which destruction or the capacity for destruction exceeds what is necessary) + tool (a device or implement, esp. one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function) Created by: artr.

Comments on Overtool:

RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-21: 09:33:00
Really neat concept !

Electrocutilize: /ee lek tro CYU til ize/ Stumpy likes to electrocutilize power tools for more mundane purposes. Last year, he electrocutilized his belt sander to polish his shoes – while he was still wearing them. That’s why his nickname is Stumpy. Etymology: electrocute + utilize Created by: karenanne.

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DEFINITION: n. A punishment which does not fit crime. v. To assign a punishment which is bizarrely inappropriate, and seems totally unrelated to the crime which has been committed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Funishment: /fənishmənt/ When the starlet got caught for the fifth time her funishment was very severe. She was sentenced to 30 days in frizzon — that’s right, she was locked up in a place that didn’t have proper hair products. She could do nothing but throw on a scarf, dark sunglasses and steer clear of places where paparazzi might catch a glimpse. Etymology: fun (enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure) + punishment (the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense) Created by: artr.

Comments on Funishment:

galwaywegian, 2010-09-17: 08:16:00
was just about to write that down 🙂

Nonsentence: /nohn sen tensss/ the judge told the pervert that he would have to wash miss jones’ underwear for a year. complete and utter nonsentence Etymology: sentence, nonsense Created by: galwaywegian.

Ojsimpsoned: /o.j. simpsoned/ o my gosh, I was so o.j. simpsoned for dating becky’s mom. Etymology: o.j. simpson Created by: whazat29.

Higohoamercement: /(Hig-o-homər-smənt);Hig-hi-hoa-merce-ment/ John was sentenced to pay a fine of fifteen thousand dollars for speeding; however the judge ruled this higōhōamercement as unconstitutional. Etymology: Orgin:Higōhō(Japanese romaji), adjectival noun. Illegal; Unlawful.

Amercement, noun. To punish by a fine whose amount is fixed by the court.
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DEFINITION: n. The unnameable fear which overcomes one when a large silent UFO cruises arrogantly overhead. v. To be frightened by the huge flying objects which exist (for the most part) in your imagination.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Ufohmygod: /ewe eff oh miee gawd/ her constant bouts of ufohmygod led to alienation Etymology: UFO oh my God Created by: galwaywegian.

Consteralienation: /känstərālēənnāshən/ Wendell is not allowed to watch Sci-Fi movies. Every time he watches one he is left with an overwhelming sense of consteralienation. Every light in the sky, every unexplained noise he hears is surly extraterrestrial. He is just one step short of wearing tin foil on his head. This wouldn’t look good in his position as CEO of a major corporation. Etymology: consternation (feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected) + alien (extraterrestrial) Created by: artr.

Ultrazarnonished: // Etymology: Created by: tvguard.

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