Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n. The tight-packed wads of fluff found in the dryer after doing laundry. v. To uncurl and dissect the fluff found in a dryer while trying to figure what it once was.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Scantymatter: /skan tee matt urr/ Having examined the relationship between the increase in the substance and the increased flimsiness of her undergarments, she concluded that for the most part it was scantymatter Etymology: antimatter, scanty Created by: galwaywegian.

Lintpearls: /lintpərlz/ Amongst her skills as a mother Sandy now claims archeologist. When she does the laundry, she will occasionally miss some piece of paper that was stuffed in one of her kid’s pockets. She then has to carefully dissect the resulting lintpearls to discover what note or notice she missed. Just last week she used her tweezers and Xacto to reconstruct a teacher/parent conference appointment. Etymology: lint (short, fine fibers that separate from the surface of cloth or yarn during processing) + pearls (a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem) Created by: artr.

Fiberspace: /fy ber spays/ Fyberspace is that mysterious area where some socks go to unravel, while their mates disappear into the dryer vortex. All the effluvium of the dryer compresses itself into fyberspace and waits in the lint trap until it overflows and can jump out and run free on the laundry floor. It ultimately is the laundry lint limbo, the precursor of the washday blues and a reason to sneeze twenty times. Etymology: Fiber (a material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth) & Space(the unlimited expanse in which everything is located;an area reserved for some particular purpose) & Play on Cyberspace(computer network) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. The tight-packed wads of fluff found in the dryer after doing laundry. v. To uncurl and dissect the fluff found in a dryer while trying to figure what it once was.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fiberspace: /fy ber spays/ Fyberspace is that mysterious area where some socks go to unravel, while their mates disappear into the dryer vortex. All the effluvium of the dryer compresses itself into fyberspace and waits in the lint trap until it overflows and can jump out and run free on the laundry floor. It ultimately is the laundry lint limbo, the precursor of the washday blues and a reason to sneeze twenty times. Etymology: Fiber (a material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth) & Space(the unlimited expanse in which everything is located;an area reserved for some particular purpose) & Play on Cyberspace(computer network) Created by: Nosila.

Lintpearls: /lintpərlz/ Amongst her skills as a mother Sandy now claims archeologist. When she does the laundry, she will occasionally miss some piece of paper that was stuffed in one of her kid’s pockets. She then has to carefully dissect the resulting lintpearls to discover what note or notice she missed. Just last week she used her tweezers and Xacto to reconstruct a teacher/parent conference appointment. Etymology: lint (short, fine fibers that separate from the surface of cloth or yarn during processing) + pearls (a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem) Created by: artr.

Scantymatter: /skan tee matt urr/ Having examined the relationship between the increase in the substance and the increased flimsiness of her undergarments, she concluded that for the most part it was scantymatter Etymology: antimatter, scanty Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who lives in their car because they have lost their home. v. To live in your car.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mohabitate: /mow hab it ayt/ they mohabitated for weeks at a time surviving on love, motown hits and sun baked cheese Etymology: mo as in motown, habititate as in live Created by: galwaywegian.

Vinhabit: /vin hab it/ Since the downturn in the economy, the Cameron Family has lived in their mini-van. In fact they vinhabit it. At first it was a shock, but after they stored all their stuff, but the TV, at a friend’s, they have come to love their mobile existance. No house to clean, no lawn to mow, no worry about bill collectors and taxmen finding you and if you don’t like your neighbors, you just move during the night and go somewhere else. Everyday is an adventure! Etymology: VIN (Vehicle Identification Number…a unique serial number (17 characters) used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles) & Inhabit (to live in; makes one’s home in) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. Creams, potions, and other concoctions which allegedly make you look younger by removing wrinkles, tightening the skin, and removing age spots. v. To apply creams to your skin in a desperate attempt to make yourself look younger.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Juventures: /djoo ven churz/ Edna went on one of her juventures every evening before bed. She applied the ridicuously expensive beauty cream purported to take years off her face, in en ffort to look young again. Some mornings she thought she had really poncedeleoned herself, but once she put her glasses on, the lines in her face reappeared. The only part of youth she seemed to rediscover was the fact that her face also broke out. This is what middle age is really about she thought…when you have to use Oil of Olay and Clearasil at the same time! Etymology: Juvenile (a youthful person) & Adventures (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome) Created by: Nosila.

Rejuvelixir: /rijoōvəliksər/ Joan’s insomnia had effects that were unexpected. Watching TV late at night, she was susceptible to infomercials for every new revuvelixir. She liked to think they were doing something good but all they really did was rejuvannihilate her bank account. Etymology: rejuvenate (make someone or something look or feel younger) + elixir (a preparation supposedly able to prolong life indefinitely) Created by: artr.

Eliminaging: /ell im in ay jing/ Her eliminaging regimen was so effective but toxic she eliminated a regiment. Etymology: eliminating aging Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v. To love someone forever and a day, despite the fact that they have some rather annoying and seemingly intractable imperfections. n. A couple which has been together for a long, long, long time.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Eralentines: /eee rah lent eye ns/ The eralentines were as in love as ever, although what used to be erotic was now erratic. Etymology: era valentines Created by: galwaywegian.

Romantique: /rōmantēk/ Despite their flaws and foibles the elderly couple still have romantique feelings for each other. The fact that they occasionally call each other by the dog’s name seems to make no difference. Etymology: Romantic (inclined toward or suggestive of the feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love) + Antique (having a high value because of considerable age) Created by: artr.

Partnersintime: /part ners in tyme/ Connie & Clyde had been together so long, they could barely remember their first date. They were partnersintime and it turned out, they had robbed their first bank together and escaped on their getaway horse. That Pony Express guy was no match for them. It just shows that in love, anything is posse-ble! Etymology: Play on “Partners in Crime” (collusion;people who plot, conspire and stay together) & Time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities. Created by: Nosila.

Couplegitus: /couple-ji-tus/ We are a couplegitus couple because we been together for a very, very long time now. Etymology: couple- to be together, as of dating, married. Created by: mzzmee265.

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