Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v. To get freaked out by falling numbers and the prophets of doom who are eternally peddling their message of imminent global collapse. n. A type of mass hysteria created by the fear of falling numbers.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Nasdeeeek: /hahz deek/ the nasdeq wobbled then fell, becoming a nasdeek before lunch Etymology: nasdeq eeek Created by: galwaywegian.

Finalcountdown: // Etymology: Created by: FreakyDeak.

Digitrauma: /dijitroumə/ Mike didn’t even know it was raining so you can imagine his surprise when he walked into hail storm of falling numbers. He just dodged his credit score only to be smacked in the head by his 401(k). After a quick trip to the digitrauma room he is afraid to go outside. He has heard rumors that the financial climate is swarming with bears. Etymology: digit (any of the numerals from 0 to 9) + trauma (emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury) Created by: artr.

Chumpers: /Sounds like “jumpers” but with a chump instead of a jump!/ Etymology: Chick + chump + jump Created by: D4ng3rismymiddlename.

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DEFINITION: v. To wait patiently, or perhaps not, for a little bit of medical attention and hopefully some relief from what ails you. n. A person who is sick, and tired, and waiting for medical care.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Impatientitis: /impāshəntītis/ The emergency room was packed with customers with afflictions ranging from mild to catastrophic. The loudest however was the one with a major case of impatientitis displaying raging symptoms of menow-menow. Etymology: impatirnt (having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked) + itis (suffix used for forming names of inflammatory diseases) Created by: artr.

Ticktoxic: /tik tok sik/ her condition went from toxic to ticktoxic in the space of eight hours Etymology: toxic tick tock Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v. To ignore conventional wisdom and traffic rules by walking in areas normally restricted to motor vehicles. n. An aggressive pedestrian who feels it is their god-given right to walk in the middle of the road.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Antinom: /Anti-nawm/ The boy antinomed the do not walk sign. Etymology: anti- against. nom- law, rule Created by: Jacobo.

Pestestrian: /pestestrēən/ Motorists get angry enough when another driver does something stupid that backs traffic up. They really get steamed when a self-important pestestrian with an I-dare-you-to-hit-me attitude decides to cross the street in the middle of the block. Etymology: pest (an annoying person or thing; a nuisance) + pedestrian (a person walking along a road or in a developed area) Created by: artr.

Comments on Pestestrian:

galwaywegian, 2010-09-13: 06:08:00
nice

Deadestrian: /ded est reee an/ the deadestrian must have been an outofhisheadestrian to try crossing there. Etymology: pedestrian dead Created by: galwaywegian.

Antisophy: /An-ti-sof-ee/ As the pedestrian was doing many Antisophy tasks, a burglar came up to him and shanked him. Etymology: Anti- against
-sophy – wise Created by: brocknem.

Comments on Antisophy:

brocknem, 2010-09-13: 12:30:00
wooowww im quite shocked to be honest with you.

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DEFINITION: n. The uneasy comfort that comes from knowing that your family, your friends, the police, the taxman, and every marketer in the world, are using the newest technology track your every move. v. To lose your privacy due to technology.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Digitabs: /dih-jih-tabs/ The only way anyone would know about my brass instrument fetish is if they were keeping digitabs on me. Etymology: to keep tabs on someone + digital Created by: FreakyDeak.

Internetrude: /Int ter net rood/ When Paris gave her farmer’s wife Mom a communication/video surveillance device for Christmas, she thought it was good for her Mom to phone or text people and feel protected in her home. She thought it was cute how slowly Mom embraced any new-fangled gadgetry. Little did she know that Mom’s new toy gave her the ability to internetrude on Paris’s active love life. How you gonna keep them down on the farm after they’ve seen Paris??? Etymology: Internet (a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange) & Intrude (enter uninvited) & Rude (socially incorrect in behavior;lacking civility or good manners)

Created by: Nosila.

Trackberry: /trakberē/ Rosie is more than happy with her trackberry and it’s ability to tell her how to not get lost. The GPS function can even tell her where to get a tasty eclair. Friends can track her whereabouts and meet up at a moment’s notice. She discovered its drawback the other day when she was about to give in to the urge for sweets and received a veto text from her mom. She now parks her SPiPHONE with a friend at the local health food store before heading to the pastry shop. Etymology: track (follow the course or trail of someone or something) + Blackberry (brand of wireless phone/e-mail device) Created by: artr.

Orwellwellwell: /orr well well well/ their orwellian moment became an Orwellwellwellian moment when the caught their neighbours perverted activities on google earth. Etymology: Orwell, well,well,well, Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v. To take a really long, relaxing, shower; so long in fact, that you loose concept of time. n. A prolonged shower that uses up a whole tank of hot water and leaves the bather looking like a boiled raisin.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Damprune: /damproōn/ Jeremy was told that a hot shower can give your skin a fresh healthy look. After overdoing it for nearly an hour his new look is more like a damprune. Etymology: damp (slightly wet) + damn + prune (a plum preserved by drying, having a black, wrinkled appearance) Created by: artr.

Scrublutions: /skrub loo shuns/ When Dr. Who does his scrublutions, he does so in his shower cabinet that looks like a red British phone booth. He calls it his Tardishower. By the time he is finished washing every part of him and then some,over and over,he has crossed into another time and dimension. This is how he makes a clean getaway… Etymology: Scrub (wash thoroughly;the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water) & Ablutions (ritual washing) TARDIS (acronym for Dr.Who’s travel chamber…Time And Relative Dimensions in Space) Created by: Nosila.

Dipvanwrinkle: /dip van rink el/ Her dipvanwrinkle on her wedding night lasted so long that when she reappeared, the honeymoon was over. Etymology: dip, wrinkle, rip van winkle Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Dipvanwrinkle:

artr, 2010-09-10: 13:22:00
Nice!

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