Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n., 1. A pine needle infestation, common during and after the holiday season. 2. Prickly Christmas guests who will not leave and cannot be cleaned up. v., To fall down during a holiday party and hide under a rug.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Conifirmentation: /kon if fer men tay shun/ It started the moment the Christmas Tree and the In-laws had arrived at the same time, a week before Christmas. The conifirmentation process. Tree needles everywhere and verbal needles about the food, the decor, the drinks, the gift choices, etc. At least the fir needles knew when to depart the host branch, unlike the In-laws, who thought that all could benefit from their “suggestions” and constructive criticism. “Next Year”, she said to her husband, “We buy the air tickets for them and make sure that they are only here for a few days, not the current one month long visit!” Houseguests, as they say, are like fish…after a few days they start to smell. Etymology: Conifer (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones) & Fir (any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; often used for Christmas Trees) & Fermentation ( a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol;be in an agitated or excited state;go sour or spoil) Created by: Nosila.

Tannenbums: /tan – in – bumz/ After Christmas, Penelope and Marc noticed many tannenbums remained in their home… First there were all the needles that would not come out of the carpet and then there were several friends that did not want to leave. Etymology: tannenbaum (christmas tree), bums (moochers: ask for and get free; be a parasites) Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Tannenbums:

mweinmann, 2009-12-21: 18:05:00
I cannot believe this….I just looked at last week’s words and saw that this one was used for another definition. I swear to god, I had not seen it until now (5:00 p.m.)!!! I did not play at all last week.

artr, 2009-12-22: 06:34:00
Forgiven! 🙂

Pinestilence: /pine-stil-ence/ The pinestilence invades our home every Christmas season and takes months to rid the house of this dreaded needle.

Etymology: pine + pestilence (a pernicious, evil influence, or agent)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Pinestilence:

Nosila, 2009-12-22: 01:13:00
don’t pine about it!

Needelinquents: /nēdiˈli ng kwənts/ Joyce didn*t realize when she invited a young tree into her home for the holidays that she was also inviting in needelinquents. These little hooligans had no respect for their elders and made every effort to separate themselves from the bough. They would lodge themselves in the fiber of the carpet and stab passersby with their tiny daggers at every opportunity. Even Hoover, the meanest thug Joyce knew had trouble dislodging these troublemakers. Just when she thought they were gone, she*d find more. Etymology: needle (the adult leaves of a conifer) + delinquent (typically of a young person or that person*s behavior showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n., The wondrous, and the “wonder how I’m going to pay for it” feelings of the holiday shopping season. v., To stumble through a shopping mall like a zombie on a buying binge, grabbing anything and everything that will fit on your credit card.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Letusowe: /let us o/ Oh, the Crowds in the Mall are frightful,but the sales are so delightful. And since we have one week to go, letusowe, letusowe, letusowe.
It doesn’t show signs of stopping,
And I’ve bought my cards for shopping,
My limits are now way down low,
letusowe, letusowe, letusowe!
When we finally kiss goodnight,
How I’ll have hated going out in the store!
When I get my bill I’ll turn white,
And hope that I don’t lose the farm.
The shoppers are slowly dying,
And, for credit we’re still applying,
But as long as you love me so,
letusowe, letusowe, letusowe! Etymology: Play on “Let it Snow”…Christmas Song (apologies to Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne)…owe (to be in debt) Created by: Nosila.

Obligiftion: /ob lih GIF shun/ I love that feeling of obligiftion that holidays and birthdays engender. (Not.) There’s nothing like spending money on someone you don’t really like so that he/she doesn’t talk negatively about you to other friends or relatives. It is a joy that is only exceeded by the thoughtful, useful, and attractive (not) gift that said person in turn gives you through his/her own sense of duty and obligiftion, and then expects to see displayed in your house when he/she visits. Etymology: obligation + gift Created by: karenanne.

Comments on Obligiftion:

Nosila, 2009-12-19: 01:53:00
obligreatword!

Fooltide: /fool-tide/ At 5:00 pm on October 31st the “fooltide carols” begin to work their voodoo on their unsuspecting targets. Accompanied by the glow and sparkle of lights and tinsel, and the lure of huge sales, the happy little tunes plant themselves in the brains of shoppers who wander trancelike through the aisles, knowing full well that they’re destroying their credit rating, but unable to resist the hypnosis of the television commercials that even make buying a Lexus with a big red bow seem reasonable. At 12:00 noon on December 25 the music stops and everyone goes back to their lives as if nothing happened. Etymology: wordplay on Yuletide — fool: one who lacks good judgement; one acts unwisely on a given occasion + tide: time or season – most often used in combination such as yuletide or Christmastide Created by: mrskellyscl.

Ghoulcarding: /gool-card-ing/ On Christmas Eve the the malls are filled with people ghoulcarding, buying anything and everything in sight and willing to kill for it.

Etymology: ghoul (a possessed evil spirit, or demon) + gold card

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Ghoulcarding:

Nosila, 2009-12-19: 01:54:00
ghoulopogos word

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DEFINITION: n., A Christmas tree, ornament or caroler that, no matter how it is tied, tethered and tilted, refuses to stay upright. v., To be so full of Christmas cheer that you simply sparkle, twinkle and tip over.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Duglistfir: /dug list fur/ The town fathers had ordered a large evergreen to be planted in the main square, so that it may be decorated each Christmas Season as the “First Tree”. A huge Douglas Fir had been imported from the West and although healthy and full, it had a definite lean to it. They nicknamed it the DuglistFir. At first people laughed at the Leaning Tree, but miraculously on Christmas Eve it had straightened out and stood erect. The people were amazed until they realized that this change was inevitable. The town in question was not called Viagra Falls for nothing! Etymology: Dug (created by digging); List (lean or tilt to one side) & Fir (any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas, popular as a Christmas Tree)and word play on Douglas Fir (tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles)
Created by: Nosila.

Christmasculated: /kris-mas-kyuh-leyt-ed/ During our annual neigbourhood caroling, John’s six eggnog and rum completely christmasculated him and it took two carolers to drag him around from house to house.

Etymology: Christmas + emasculated (to be deprived of strength, or vigor; to be weakened)

To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken Created by: Stevenson0.

Tannenbum: /taninbəm/ No matter what it looks like in the lot, no matter how many ways he inspects them, Charlie*s yearly choice of a Christmas tree turns out to be a tannenbum slouching in the corner like an elf who*s had too much egg nog. Even the ornaments seem to droop on the tree rather than hang proudly. Etymology: tannenbaum (German for fir tree/Christmas tree) + bum (a lazy or worthless person) Created by: artr.

Slantaflaws: /slant-a-flaws/ Finding a tree without slantaflaws, one that is perfect and straight, is hard when so many need slantabras to keep them from falling prostrate. We need to find one with a slantaclause — one that comes with a guarantee that if our tree gets the slantablahs we can come and exchange it for free. Etymology: slant: incline or bend from a vertical position + flaw: an imperfection Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: n., An ugly decorative item or article of clothing received from friends or relatives, which is kept stored away but ready to be pulled out at a moment’s notice in anticipation of a return visit. v., To temporarily place an old, and perhaps unattractive gift in a place of honor.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Treasuredpest: /tres shured pest/ It all started when Fred’s father was in prison and made everyone items in the woodshop for Christmas. Most of the family got normal, carved items, like ducks or horses or dogs. But lucky Fred was given a large whittled evil-looking rat. It’s beady eyes followed you around the room and the little kids were scared of it. When his Dad was paroled, he came each major holiday to visit with Fred and his family, and they would have to dig out “You dirty rat” as it became known to proudly display on the mantle. Fred’s wife was afraid to dust it and it became a treasuredpest, much to the smug laughter of other family members. They all knew Fred got the treasuredpest because he had been the one to phone Crimestoppers and turn in the old man for passing counterfeit money in the first place. So much for anonymity! Etymology: Treasured (something valued or feeling fondness for) & Pest (something persistently annoying) & Play on term Treasure Chest (a chest filled with valuables) Created by: Nosila.

Beastowal: /Beast-owal/ My aunt beastowed this moose sweater on me last Christmas. Etymology: Created by: robohamster.

Presententious: /pre-sen-ten-tious/ The green and blue speckled ash tray that Sam’s mother made was presententiously displayed whenever the old bat came to visit, since neither Eileen, her husband, nor anyone else they knew smoked, except for Sam’s mother. Etymology: present:gift + pretentious: receiving or demanding a distinction of merit, especially when not justified; making an outward show Created by: mrskellyscl.

Giftquester: /gift-kwes-ter/ We have a box in our closet in the family room where we giftquester all the awful presents our friends and relatives have given us. These horrid items can be retrived at a moments notice and be placed accordingly, some where in sight, whenever they arrive for a visit.

Etymology: gift + sequester (to remove, or withdraw into solitude, or retirement; seclude)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Giftquester:

Nosila, 2009-12-16: 22:13:00
The jury is in..good word

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DEFINITION: n., An ugly decorative item or article of clothing received from friends or relatives, which is kept stored away but ready to be pulled out at a moment’s notice in anticipation of a return visit. v., To temporarily place an old, and perhaps unattractive gift in a place of honor.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Beastowal: /Beast-owal/ My aunt beastowed this moose sweater on me last Christmas. Etymology: Created by: robohamster.

Treasuredpest: /tres shured pest/ It all started when Fred’s father was in prison and made everyone items in the woodshop for Christmas. Most of the family got normal, carved items, like ducks or horses or dogs. But lucky Fred was given a large whittled evil-looking rat. It’s beady eyes followed you around the room and the little kids were scared of it. When his Dad was paroled, he came each major holiday to visit with Fred and his family, and they would have to dig out “You dirty rat” as it became known to proudly display on the mantle. Fred’s wife was afraid to dust it and it became a treasuredpest, much to the smug laughter of other family members. They all knew Fred got the treasuredpest because he had been the one to phone Crimestoppers and turn in the old man for passing counterfeit money in the first place. So much for anonymity! Etymology: Treasured (something valued or feeling fondness for) & Pest (something persistently annoying) & Play on term Treasure Chest (a chest filled with valuables) Created by: Nosila.

Presententious: /pre-sen-ten-tious/ The green and blue speckled ash tray that Sam’s mother made was presententiously displayed whenever the old bat came to visit, since neither Eileen, her husband, nor anyone else they knew smoked, except for Sam’s mother. Etymology: present:gift + pretentious: receiving or demanding a distinction of merit, especially when not justified; making an outward show Created by: mrskellyscl.

Giftquester: /gift-kwes-ter/ We have a box in our closet in the family room where we giftquester all the awful presents our friends and relatives have given us. These horrid items can be retrived at a moments notice and be placed accordingly, some where in sight, whenever they arrive for a visit.

Etymology: gift + sequester (to remove, or withdraw into solitude, or retirement; seclude)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Giftquester:

Nosila, 2009-12-16: 22:13:00
The jury is in..good word

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