Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: v., To search for and find a pen to write down an important note, only to discover that the pen does not work. n., A moment in time when the only pens you can find, are pens that do not work.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Inkompentense: /ink kom pen tens/ Inkredibly inkonvenient is what he thought. Here he was trying to find a pen that worked to write down the number given him on the phone message he had just accidentally erased from his answering machine…while that number was still in his head. His inklination was to give up, but it would be inkonsiderate to not call back and arrange that interview. Heaven knows his inkome relied upon his getting hired for this great job. At this moment, without a functioning pen, he was in a state of inkompentense. Luckily, he found his cell phone and managed to get the number inkarcerated into it, before it was lost in the fog of poor memory. Hopefully he would not sound inkoherent at his interview… Etymology: Incompetence (inability of a part or organ to function properly) & Ink (a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing) & Pen (writing implement) & Tense (make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time)

Created by: Nosila.

Ballpointless: /bawl poynt lehsssss/ “This pen is ballpointless!” he bawled, pointlessly.. Etymology: pointless, ballpoint Created by: galwaywegian.

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Nosila, 2010-03-03: 10:17:00
ballistic word!

Impeniment: /impenəmənt/ When Ralph saw the infomercial for the most wonderful thing he had even seen on late-night TV he just had to have it. As they displayed the phone number he frantically tried one impeniment after another. By the time he found one that worked they had moved on to products for incontinence. Ralph was pissed-off. Etymology: impediment (a hindrance or obstruction in doing something) + pen (an instrument for writing or drawing with ink) Created by: artr.

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thegoatisbad, 2010-03-03: 14:17:00
your sentence almost made me pee in my pants

Expendead: /ex-pen-dead/ Every pen I find in this house is expendead. Etymology: expended: used up; consumed + pen + dead Created by: mrskellyscl.

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Nosila, 2010-03-03: 23:51:00
exzcellent

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DEFINITION: v., To swap your lousy lunch for a way tastier one found in the shared office fridge. n., A lunch which is borrowed from a coworker and will not be returned until after it has been consumed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sandswicheroo: /sand switch er roo/ Hungry Harry made sure he got to the lunchroom early every day, before his co-workers arrived. His mission was to pull the old sandswicheroo trick. He always brought the same thing, a sandwich made of buttered white bread and swapped it for a more interesting concoction. He had previously enjoyed hummus and veggies on pita, pate on rye, hearty chicken salad, roast beef and provolone and his all-time favourite after holidays, turkey sandwiches. He’d swap then eat at his desk and although many complained, no one could prove he had done the old sandswicheroo once again. This was especially galling to his colleagues, who, like he, all worked at FBI Headquarters! Etymology: Sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)& Switcheroo (trick where one thing is sneakliy swapped for another) Created by: Nosila.

Freepast: /free PAST/ Rob enjoyed his daily freepast of lunch tidbits that he snuck from the managerial refrigerator. He rationalized that since they were all above him in pay and power, not to mention self-importance, and didn’t bother to ever invite him to the daily morning briefings, that was a good time to help himself. Etymology: repast + free Created by: karenanne.

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Nosila, 2010-03-02: 18:35:00
great word!

Refrigeraider: /rifrijərādər/ Nobody planned it. There was no discussion about it but on Monday everybody who had been a victim stocked the company **fridge** with revenge. Whether it was the yogurt laced with dish soap or the BLT (bacon, lettuce & toothpaste) the refrigeraider was exposed as he ran from the kitchen gagging. There were high-fives and cheering as the crew adjourned to the cafeteria to celebrate with food that was only one notch above what they had prepared. Etymology: refrigerator (an appliance or compartment that is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink) + raider (surprise attacker) Created by: artr.

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galwaywegian, 2010-03-02: 09:50:00
genius!!

Ransnack: /ran-snack/ I am Sam. Sam I am. Did you know I ransnack ham? I can ransnack Derrick’s ham. I can ransnack Carol’s jam. I can ransnack Dottie’s bread and I can ransnack eggs from Ted. I would ransnack from a jar and I would ransnack from a car. I can ransnack on a house and I can ransnack with a mouse. I can ransnack in a box and I can ransnack with a fox. I can ransnack here or there. I can ransnack anywhere. Every day from here to there, funny things are everywhere. Etymology: ransack: to pillage, plunder or loot + snack Created by: mrskellyscl.

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mrskellyscl, 2010-03-02: 05:33:00
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Today is Read Across America day in his honor. If you get a chance, read with a kid today.

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DEFINITION: v., To create the impression that you are deathly ill and represent a potentially lethal bio-hazard risk, so that your boss will ask you to “take the next couple of days off”. n., A faked illness.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hookychondria: /hook kee kon dree ah/ Mala Dee had called her boss describing her dreadful symptoms and the fact that her doctor had told her to take 2 weeks off to avoid spreading infection to her co-workers. Her boss was sympathetic, but any doubts he had about her lengthy illness were brought home as he watched the closing ceremonies of the Olympics from Vancouver and saw a shot of Mala dancing around with the Team Canada athletes. It was then he realized that she had only been suffering from the hookychondria, Gold Fever, like the rest of the country. GO, CANADA, GO! Etymology: Hooky (truancy; failure to attend) & Hypochondria (chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments)

Created by: Nosila.

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karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:46:00
“Mala Dee” Good one!

Mortisoperandi: /môrtÉ™säpÉ™randÄ“dÄ«/ Never one to do things in a small way, when he wanted to extend his vacation in Hawaii, Jason called in dead… well nearly dead. His mortisoperandi was to have his wife report to his boss that he had contracted a possibly fatal disease. Just to be sure that nobody got clever enough to visit it was reported that he was in quarantine. Etymology: mortis (death) + modus operandi (a particular way or method of doing something) Created by: artr.

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karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:47:00
Good one

Fakecation: /fake-ca-shun/ Sara woke up feeling so good that she decided to take a couple fakecation days. Since she couldn’t call in well, she faked being deathly ill. It was all working smoothly until she ran into her boss, who also felt too well to go to work, at the beach. “The doctor said I had to sit in the sun to cure my vitamin D deficiency,” she lied. “Yeah, me too,” said her boss. That was the end of the conversation and neither one of them ever mentioned it again. Etymology: fake: false appearance; fraud + vacation: period of time devoted to pleasure, rest and relaxation Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Fakecation:

galwaywegian, 2010-03-01: 13:46:00
🙂

Nosila, 2010-03-01: 21:33:00
cute

karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:52:00
I think I’m going to add this word to my everyday vocabulary!

Contrafalsphlegma: /Con-trah-falz-fleg-muh/ Contrafalsphlegma cannot be created nor destroyed…so…if a patient who insists they have it, they should ought to have a brain scan. Etymology: CONTRA ~ against/opposite
FALS ~ deceive
PHLEGMA ~ inflammation Created by: NeuroGlyph.

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DEFINITION: n. The unexpected moment of horror when you realize that you’re sharing your bathroom shower with thousands of rapidly replicating fungi, commonly known as orange slime. v. To be colonized by orange slime.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Ecolinized: /ee kol ee nyzed/ Pathogenia thought she was alone in her abode. It was not until after she had had several showers in the less-than-new apartment that she felt crowded out. At first it was the odd spot or streak on the curtain or wall, but after a few days, she realized she was ecolinized by a different life form. Thank goodness for her new boyfriend, Mr. Klean. He came straight over after her panicky call and sprayed every inch of the bathroom with his essence. The orange blight was eliminated and she was once more alone in her apartment. At least until the mice, silverfish and cockroaches drop in for a visit… Etymology: E-coli (Escherichia coli-Escherichia coli (abbreviated as E. coli) are a large and diverse group of bacteria) & Colonized (a settlement; those who settle in a new colony or move into new country; migrants)

Created by: Nosila.

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galwaywegian, 2010-02-26: 03:26:00
perfick!

Scumprised: /scum-prised/ Jenny was totally scumprised when the fungi lifted her right out of the shower and closed the curtains behind her.

Etymology: SCUMPRISED verb from SCUM (a film, or layer of foul bacterial matter) + SURPRISED (a sudden feeling of wonder, or astonishment)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Bathcillus: /bah th silll us/ She showered away, oblivious to the slight shuffling sound of the approaching bathcillus Etymology: bacillus, bath Created by: galwaywegian.

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Nosila, 2010-02-26: 07:55:00
slimily super

Grimescene: /grīmsēn/ Judy thought she was taking a simple shower. Little did she know that she had stumbled into a grimescene. The yellow tape should have given her a clue. Etymology: grime (dirt ingrained on the surface of something) + scene (the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred) Created by: artr.

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Nosila, 2010-02-26: 07:57:00
CSI – Creepy Shower Invaders! Good word

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DEFINITION: v., To strain with all your might in a desperate effort to open a sealed container, such as a jar of pickles. n., A small jar which cannot be opened.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Herniametic: /her-nee-ya-met-ic/ Roger needed surgery due to a pickle jar that was herniametically sealed because he wanted to prove to Carol that he was still virile. As he lay panting and in pain on the ground, Carol held the jar under running hot water, tapped it once or twice with a knife and it opened without effort. Then she called an ambulance. Etymology: hernia: rupture or protrusion of an organ of the body or part of the body structure through the wall that normally contains it + hermetic: completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air; impervious against outside influences or interference Created by: mrskellyscl.

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Nosila, 2010-02-25: 11:12:00
cute word

Brineteaser: /bryne tee zer/ Mason did not relish the brineteaser that Marsha had just given him. That jar of gherkins would take Herculean effort to open. He ran it under hot water and banged the lid with a knife, all to no avail. That lid was dilliberately stuck on for good. He had tried to be a dillagent, but if he thought that lid was coming off anytime soon, he was dilluded. When he dillvered the still-shut jar back to Marsha, she opened it first try. “You mustard loosened it for me, Mason!” Etymology: Brine (a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling) & Teaser (a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution…play on BrainTeaser (A mentally challenging problem or puzzle)

Created by: Nosila.

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mrskellyscl, 2010-02-25: 05:03:00
great word

Impervitainer: /Im-per-vee-tay-ner/ Etymology: a contraction of the words “impervious” and “container” Created by: Koekbroer.

Revaulting: /rivôltng/ It’s bad enough that the pickle jar is nearly impossible to open but somehow the juice acts like glue to reseal the jar worse than before. The situation is revaulting. Etymology: revolting (cause to feel disgust) + vault (a secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored) Created by: artr.

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