Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: n. The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning. v. To suddenly realize that you going to fail.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Epoofany: /i-poof-uh-nee/ And in that moment, in a sudden epoofany, Kim acknowledged that Don preferred men. Etymology: epiphany: a sudden intuitive perception or realization + poof!: used to express or indicate a sudden disappearance Created by: whipspeak.

Comments on Epoofany:

Nosila, 2009-12-03: 01:39:00
poof positive

mweinmann, 2009-12-03: 08:50:00
wonderfully clever

Apocalaspe: /apok-a-laps

/ His apocalaspse came when he was running his best marathon race ever and suddenly realized he wasn’t really ahead of the pack, but running in the wrong direction.

Etymology: apocalypse + lapse

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Apocalaspe:

Nosila, 2009-12-02: 12:28:00
CUTE

Sucksessless: /suks ses les/ Everything was perfect on her perfect day. The garden setting for the nuptials was gorgeous;the weather perfect;the 500 guests waiting excitedly. Cara was dressed like a fairy princess, ready to dazzler everyone. Then the bubble burst. Just seconds before she was to walk down the aisle, she got a call from her beloved fiance, Milo. He told her he was not coming and the wedding was off. Stunned, she asked him why he had gone this far,but now could not attend their dream wedding. “I am as upset as you”, he said, “But I cannot come today…my wife won’t let me!” “Aaaaaagh”! she cried as she tossed the phone into the fountain…why was she dogged with such a sucksessless history? This was the fourth guy in a row who had stood her up at the altar! Always almost a bride, never a bridesmaid. Etymology: Sucks (used to express disappointment, contempt, or derision) & Success (an event that accomplishes its intended purpose) & Less (lacking;lower in quality) Created by: Nosila.

Snafool: /snaˈfoōl/ Tom knew it was a mistake to let his brother-in-law Cletis get involved in the house he was building but his wife had insisted. Now with it almost completed and a tear-down order order from the city in hand Cletis (I*ll take care of all the permits and inspections) was nowhere to be found. Tom was left to play the part of the snafool. Etymology: snafu (in utter confusion or chaos – acronym from situation normal: all f*ed up) + fool (a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person) Created by: artr.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. An overbearing or pushy salesperson who makes you want to leave a store rather than look around and buy something. v. To aggressively sell something to someone who doesn’t want it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Oversellsus: /o ver selz us/ The guy was everywhere. We were grocery shopping, in the produce aisle, when this geeky associate thrusts a box of strawberries at us and says, “Try these, they’re berry nice!” We demer, but he’s back 2 minutes later with green onions, saying, “Repeat after me, I’m the Italian Scallion!” He then shows us a potato (“Don’t his eyes have a peel?”) and a husk of corn (“Meet the kernel, he’s all ears.”) Finally, “Orange you as glad as I yam that you decided to turnip in my department?” and finally, “It’s bean great to “C” you, you’re hard to beet!”
“Do you wanna date?”… At that point, I snapped and said, “Lettuce see what your Store Manager has to say about your oversellsus behavior!” To which the Store Manager replied, “Don’t worry about Romaine, cos he’s just trying to get a head. When he’s not taking a leek here, he goes to comedy school as a caper. He wants to earn a higher celery and get a plum job. I just can’t squash his dreams!” Etymology: Overzealous (marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea) & Over (too much) & Sells Us (persuade somebody to accept something; do business; offer for sale as for one’s livelihood;deliver to an enemy by treachery) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Oversellsus:

mweinmann, 2009-12-01: 07:50:00
overclever!

galwaywegian, 2009-12-01: 09:48:00
nice

Commissionary: /kumm ish yon errr eeee/ He tread the sales floor with commissionary zeal, emptying it within minutes Etymology: commission, missionary Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Commissionary:

Nosila, 2009-12-01: 11:04:00
cute

Salesjerk: /sales-jerk/ The salesjerk at the car dealership turned the big “Sellabration” into “sellabrasion” when he kept trying to sell me a gargantuan gas guzzler that was painted green that he wanted to get rid of, even after I told him I wanted a “green car” to help the environment. Etymology: wordplay on salesclerk — jerk: foolish, rude or contemptible person Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Salesjerk:

artr, 2009-12-01: 07:05:00
Like sellabrasion too!

Merchuntiser: /merch – hunt – izer/ Stanley was a Sears merchuntiser. Once he saw a potential customer, he tailed them throughout the store waving his arms and talking about the benefits and low cost of every item the customer walked past. Sometimes people bought things just to get rid of him. Etymology: merchandiser, hunter Created by: mweinmann.

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DEFINITION: v. To injure oneself physically, or to be reduced to a state of mental incapacity, when attempting to open shrink-wrapped CDs, DVDs or software. n. Packaging that is painfully difficult to open.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Packajagging: /pack-a-jag-ging/ Grandma bought little Timmy the video game he bugged about for weeks, unaware that it was protected by packajagging designed to discourage shoplifters and terrorists alike due to the risk of serious injury and/or mental meltdown. Trying to open the darn thing while the kid was jumping up and down shrieking with impatience because he wanted to play with it “right now!” was not exactly the Norman Rockwell moment she planned on. Finally, after shredding her fingers to pieces, she used her garden shears and managed to pry the game out, only to find that Timmy had gone outside with his new skateboard. “Merry @#$% Christmas,” said Grandma as she poured herself a Gin and Tonic. Etymology: packaging: material that is wrapped around a product + jag: cut or pricked by a sharp projection + jagging: cut unevenly or sharply Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Packajagging:

Nosila, 2009-11-30: 21:58:00
too true…

Incawrapitate: /inka – rap – eh – taat/ Marcy managaed to incawrapitate herself on the “Microsoft Money Matters Most” software container. She messed up her fingernails, cut her hands and mortally wounded her pet monkey when the container went flying across the room. Etymology: incapacitate (disable), wrap Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Incawrapitate:

Nosila, 2009-11-30: 21:57:00
that’s a wrap

Boobywrapped: /boōbērapt/ Janet finally broke down and bought one of those devices that was made to open those horrible game packages only to realize that it too was boobywrapped. Etymology: booby-trap (a thing designed to catch the unwary, in particular) + wrapped (cover or enclose someone or something) Created by: artr.

Comments on Boobywrapped:

mweinmann, 2009-12-01: 07:49:00
seriously clever

Soreandwrap: /sor and rap/ Wrapunzel fancied herself a Wrap Artist. She could wrap or unwrap anything lickety split. That was until the advent of CD’s and DVD’s. Scissors, knives, nail files, nothing worked…it took longer to get the darn thing out of the packaging that to watch or listen to it. She broke her nails, wrecked her manicures and cut herself many times just to get at her new entertainment. With all those injuries, she used the soreandwrap theory and shamed her friends into opening the discs for her. Getting new stuff should be a Wrapsody, not a Wrapulsion or a Bum Wrap! Etymology: Sore (causing misery or pain or distress;roused to anger)& Wrap (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped; to coil around)
Word Play on Saran Wrap (plastic cling film) Created by: Nosila.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. The sacrifice a mother makes when she gives everything to her children, including life itself, and then simply lets them go. v. To give someone everything and then watch them walk away.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Emomcipate: /e-mom-suh–peyt/ After nine months of eating all the right foods,countless nights of discomfort and no drugs , or alcohol, she was ready to emomcipate her child.

Etymology: mom + emancipate

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Emomcipate:

whipspeak, 2009-11-27: 10:28:00
my favorite so far…

Nosila, 2009-11-29: 11:58:00
good one

Weanherschitzel: /ween-hur-shit-suhl/ On her son Myron’s 23rd birthday, Fran served weanherschitzel. Etymology: wean: to withhold mother’s milk from (the young of a mammal) and substitute other nourishment.
+ her: the possessive form of she
+ schitzel: whipspeak for unappreciative offspring Created by: whipspeak.

Comments on Weanherschitzel:

Nosila, 2009-11-29: 11:57:00
Zehr gut!

Mudderlode: /mudd-ur-lode/ Breastfeeding five children over a span of eighteen years demonstates a mudderlode of motherly love. Etymology: mother lode + udder Created by: Jabberwocky.

Sacremancipate: /sak remans ee payt/ She had done all she could for Little Robin… gave him life, fed him, cleaned him, taught him about life and kept him warm. It was now the time to sacremancipate him. His educatgion would continue at a higher level. Now that he knew where to look for the choicest worms, how to avoid predators and how to sing to attract a mate, Mother Nature would continue his education and teach him how to migrate each fall and return each spring. It was very sad each year when they left the nest to make it on their own. Etymology: Sacrifice (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.) & Emancipate (liberate, free from slavery or servitude)
Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To remain calm, steadfast and ploddingly systematic in the midst of a huge freaking disaster. n. A person who systematizes everything from their morning routines to personal relationships.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Systemaddict: /sis-tuhm ad-ikt/ Even after his family and friend hosted a very nice intervention, norbertfineblatjr.com was still in systemaddict denial. Etymology: System: given to or using a system or method + addict: to habituate to something compulsively or obsessively Created by: whipspeak.

Comments on Systemaddict:

Nosila, 2009-11-26: 18:57:00
your word is addictive

whipspeak, 2009-11-27: 10:16:00
I can recommend a good program

Zensible: /Pronunciation: zen-si-bol/ Joe is zensible in the worst situations, remaining centered and focussed on what needs to be done to avert disaster and calmly following through.

Etymology: ZEN (calmness and enlightenment through meditation and self-contemplation) + SENSIBLE (having, using, or showing good sense, or sound judgmen)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Tranquilamity: /tran kwill am a tee/ His name was Placido The Gringo. He was a tech on 13th Floor who spoke the lingo. Besides his accessibility, he was blessed with sensibility and tranquilamity. When the alarms sounded flammibility in our facility, Placido shut down the systems auotmatically, with unflapability. While others did panic and behave manic, he was a stalwart systematic. Last to be rescued, he unfortunately miscued. It’s a pity that the smoke affected his motility, so he’ll now face permanent sterility. This will hurt him, no doubt, when his employer finds out. Because working for Xerox, Placido was in charge of reproductivity. Etymology: Tranquility (a state of peace and quiet; a disposition free from stress or emotion)& Calamity (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune) Created by: Nosila.

Supermanual: /soo purr man ewe ahl/ The Supermanual did everything for by the book, which is why she bought him the Kama Sutra for Christmas. unfortunately it was in Spanish, sohe had to have it translated by his cousin, the Supermanuel Etymology: superman manual (manuel) Created by: galwaywegian.

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