Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n., A person who diligently and persistently complains about their work. v., To enjoy bellyaching about your job so much that you would never consider quitting.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sisyfuss: /sisÉ™fÉ™s/ John loves to sisyfuss about how he is overworked. He likes to complain about his co-workers. He enjoys kvetching so much that he started a number of Facebook groups; My boss is an idiot, work sucks, and Bitchers Anonymous. It*s one of the few things that get him out from under his rock. It gives him a sense of power he doesn*t get at work. He was practically giddy the day he ignored his boss*s friend request. Etymology: Sisyphus (in Greek mythology – the son of Aeolus, punished in Hades for his misdeeds in life by being condemned to the eternal task of rolling a large stone to the top of a hill, from which it always rolled down again) fuss (a protest or dispute of a specified degree or kind) Created by: artr.

Comments on Sisyfuss:

mrskellyscl, 2010-02-15: 06:09:00
You are terrific!

karenanne, 2010-02-15: 17:20:00
It works on so many levels – the fuss + the reference to Sisyphus, but also it has “sissy” in it.

karenanne, 2010-02-15: 17:20:00
It works on so many levels – the word “fuss” + the reference to Sisyphus, but also it has “sissy” in it.

Whinaholic: /whin-a-hol-ic/ My boss is a major whinaholic about his job. Our hours are 8:30 – 5:00, but he arrives at 7:30 and leaves at 5:30 so he can smooze and cruise with the staff, but never stops bitching about all that he has to do.

Etymology: WHINAHOLIC – noun – from WHINE (snivel, or complain in a self-pitying way) + WORKAHOLIC (One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Gripefitter: /grype fit ter/ Charlie had gone to trade school to get his ticket, so that he would always be able to find work. After a few years of being a pipefitter, he got bored and became a gripefitter. He complained about everything to everybody, but did not want to give up his status and benefits, plus the money was great. Apparently complaining about his job ran in his family as one of his brothers was a whine merchant, another a beef industry executive and the third a journeymoan electrician. Etymology: Gripe (to complain) & Pipefitter (A pipefitter (also called steamfitter), not to be mistaken for a plumber, is a tradesman who lays out, assembles, fabricates, maintains and repairs mechanical piping systems) Created by: Nosila.

Disgruntified: /dis-grun-ti-fied/ Manny was a disgruntified worker who hated his job, his supervisor and his coworkers. He complained abut them constantly, especially down at Lucy’s Cafe, until the day he retired. Everyone thought that he would finally be happy, but he still went to Lucy’s everyday and complained because he had nothing to do. Besides, he missed the hogs. Etymology: grunt: unskilled laborer + disgruntled: feeling or expressing discontentment or anger + gratified: satisfaction; receive what is desired Created by: mrskellyscl.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=wheel

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: n., A fashion item so old that it has gone out of and come back into style. v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Nostalchic: /nah-stal-sheek/ Jenny’s closet is full of nostalchic items from the ’60’s and ’70’s which she wears every day.

Etymology: NOSTALCHIC – from NOSTALGIC (a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time) + CHIC (attractive and fashionable; stylish)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Moldfashioned: /mōldfashənd/ Gloria insisted on hanging onto her moldfashioned clothes, sure that they would come back into style. Unfortunately, when they did, she was in no shape to wear them. She tells people that the clothes shrunk but nobody really believes that. Etymology: mold (a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions) old-fashioned (not modern) Created by: artr.

Geriatticwear: /jerry-attic-wear/ Kim climbed the ladder in search of geriatticwear from her grandmother’s old trunk because it was considered campy and hip. She found some tie-dye shirts, torn jeans, granny glasses and peace signs. Her grandmother smiled, remembering when she, too, dug around in her grandmother’s closet for campy clothing from the flapper era. It was truly regeneration — everything old becomes new again to the next generation. Etymology: geriatric: old, obsolescent, worn out + attic: a place or room in the roof of a house used to store old articles of clothing, toys and furniture + wear: outfit, ensemble Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Geriatticwear:

artr, 2010-02-12: 06:51:00
Grandmother? Ouch! I still have a tye-dyed shirt or 2.

Retrousseau: /reh tro ooh SO/ My mother bribed me to help her clean out her basement by saying that I could take whatever I wanted. I found what amounted to a retrousseau of the 80’s clothes that she wore in college. Although I wasn’t interested in wearing any of them, I knew they would be valuable to someone. Sure enough, the vintage clothing store gave me $300! Etymology: retro + trousseau (collection of clothing) Created by: karenanne.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=mini

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: v., To yawn or sigh repeatedly in an effort to subtly communicate one’s lack of interest in the current conversation. n., A series of long, exasperated, and often escalating sighs indicating extreme boredom.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Moanologue: /MAH nuh log/ As Gabby, Jade*s officemate, continued to monopolize the conversation with every picayune detail of her recent trip to Florida, Jade increased the frequency and volume of her yawning and kept up a not-so-subtle moanologue. After about fifteen minutes of this, Gabby asked, “Are you OK? Sounds as though you are feeling bored and tired lately. I tell you, a trip to Florida might be just the thing for you. Let me tell you some more of the very interesting things I saw and did there!” Etymology: moan + monologue Created by: karenanne.

Sighlanguage: /sīlanggwij/ Bill used his best sighlanguage to try to communicate his boredom but his buddy droned on and on about his new hobby. Who knew that people could create artwork from dryer lint? Etymology: sigh (emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness) + language (the method of human communication) a play on sign language Created by: artr.

Sighage: /sahy-age/ We all unconsciously use sighage to politely and subtlely let those who we are talking to, know we are totally bored with the topic of conversation.

Etymology: SIGHAGE noun – from SIGH (to let out one’s breath audibly from weariness) + SIGNAGE (sign, or symbol; the use of signs and symbols)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Yawnnuie: /yaw nn wee/ her “yawnnuie face was brilliant, down to the ever-more-slowly fluttering of the eyelashes above the glazed eyes Etymology: yanw, ennuie Created by: galwaywegian.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=yawn

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: v., To finish your plate and eat all the food in front of you, even when not hungry. n., Compulsive over-consumption of food in order to relieve guilt.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gormanitarian: /gawr-man-i-tair-ee-uhn/ Joe, the ultimate gormanitarian, was quoted as saying, ” I ate six helpings of everything for all the starving children in the world. God bless them and pass the leftover ham and potatoes.”

Etymology: GORMANITARIAN – noun – from GORMANDIZE (to eat greedily, or ravenously) + HUMANITARIAN (having concern for and helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Expiatetion: /ex-pi-ate-shun/ Expiatetion is the prime factor that led to an entire generation of fat people. In the 50’s, children grew up believing that if they ate all their food it would somehow make up for the suffering of starving kids in Europe who “would be happy to see that food”. In the words of Alan Sherman, “They kept starving, and I got fat!” Etymology: expiation: a means of atonement for wrongdoings or paying for a wrong + ate: past tense of eat
Alan Sherman was a 1960s predecessor to Weird Al Yanckovic who made several records which changed the lyrics of songs. His most well known hit was “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah.” He died in 1973 at the age of 48 with diabetis and emphysema due largely to his weight. In the song, “Why I got Fat” he blamed his mother for making him clean his plate to help the starving children in Europe – something every kid growing up in the 50’s and 60’s heard from their mothers. Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Expiatetion:

mrskellyscl, 2010-02-09: 05:42:00
Here’s a link to “Hail to Thee, Fat Person”

To watch Alan Sherman’s, “Hail to Thee, Fat person” link to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeoa0-U8-Yw

Obligeater: /ob-lig-eet-er/ Although the servings were huge, obligeater that he was, Doug polished off everything on the plate Etymology: obligate, eater Created by: Koekbroer.

Compassioneat: /kum PASH un eet/ Mr. Hoover always thinks of those less fortunate as he enjoys his meals, remembering his mother’s words that “there are children in China who would love to eat” whatever is on his plate. He is very compassioneat, sometimes “dedicating” each of his second, third, etc., helpings to some unknown starving person. He even considers eating food off the floor to be “helping Mother Earth” by “recycling” something that would otherwise go uneaten. “Waste not, want not,” he always says. More like “Waste not, waist YES.” Etymology: compassionate + eat Created by: karenanne.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=stuffed

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: v., To drop food on the floor, then pick it up and eat it, before anyone else can say “it’s too dirty”. n., A tasty treat which has been accidentally dropped, then quickly salvaged and savored.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Antipastogen: /an-ti-pah-stoh-jen/ Antipasto off the plate, or antipastogen off the floor, it didn’t bother Tommy. It was FOOD!

Etymology: antipasto + pathogen (bacteria)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Recovereats: /re-cov-er-eats/ When his bowl of cheeseballs were knocked onto the floor, Mel sprung into action and quickly began rescue and recovereats maneuvers so that he could continue to watch the game with his favorite snacks at his side. Etymology: recovery: the act of regaining or restoring something lost + eats: articles of food; snacks Created by: mrskellyscl.

Germunch: /jərmənch/ Billy*s mom is a germ-a-phobe. Her house is cleaner than a surgeon*s hands. When he went away to college Billy became the antithesis of of her. He would eat anything on a dare; worms, cockroaches, food off the bathroom floor. He extended the 5-second rule to the 5-minute rule. He would germunch just about anything just to get a reaction. Because of his reduced stature his friends often referred to him as the germunchkin. Etymology: germ (a microorganism, esp. one that causes disease) + munch (eat (something) with a continuous and often audible action of the jaws) Created by: artr.

Carpetdiet: /Car-pay-di-et/ It was a matter of carpetdiet when Doug, upon dropping a piece of prosciutto on the floor, suddenly dropped to his knees to recover the morsel. Etymology: carpe diem, carpet, diet Created by: Koekbroer.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=milk

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game