Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Whiskibit: /whis-kib-bit/ Marco spent weeks growing his whiskers to whiskibit his love for Marcy by displaying her name with little alphabeads braided into his long beard, only to have her dismiss him as a whiskibitionist. Etymology: whisker: facial hair + exhibit:to show or display for others to see Created by: mrskellyscl.

Epilaccasion: /ep il a kay shun/ Julian Kallender loved the seasons and holidays in the year. To celebrate each he would grow his whiskers and then cut our appropriate shapes on his facial hair. He called each his epilaccasion. For Valentine’s Day, little hearts;for St.Pat’s Day, shamrocks, of course; for Easter, eggs and bunnies; for Cinco de Mayo, some maracas; for July 1, a maple leaf; for July 4, Uncle Sam; for Labor Day, a hammer & sickle;for Thanksgiving, a turkey and for Christmas, holly and Santas. When his favourite teams were in the play-offs, did their logos. For New Year’s though, he always did the same thing: he shaved his face and head bald to give them a rest and slather them in lotion until his skin healed. His friends knew the occasions, just by looking at The Kallender! Etymology: Epilate (remove body hair) & Occasion (reason; an opportunity to do something;an event that occurs at a critical time) Created by: Nosila.

Dopiary: /doh peeee ar eeee/ Her eccentrically patterned beard rash said it all. He was a dope and he had the dopiary to prove it

Etymology: topiary, dope Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Dopiary:

Nosila, 2009-11-18: 15:16:00
The tree where the last of the seven dwarves lives…good answer

Haireotype: /hāərēətīp/ Billy has adopted the haireotype of the local motorcycle group. At least 80% of the group*s mambers have taken on the shaved head, goatee look. She had to work extra hard to grow the chin fur. Etymology: hair (any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans) + stereotype (a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing) Created by: artr.

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do. n. A person who pretends to be very busy.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Slackrobat: /SLAK ro bat/ Robb is a talented slackrobat. He is quick and agile in his avoidance of being pinned down to actual work. His knowledge of media production enables him to circulate around his workplace claiming to be “working on a project.” He has two homepage tabs set on his browser so that if someone approaches while he is working on the Verbotomy site, he can quickly click on the other tab, which is his employer’s Intranet site. Etymology: slack(er) + acrobat Created by: karenanne.

Comments on Slackrobat:

Nosila, 2009-11-17: 17:47:00
Most offices are three-ringed circuses, so they need more slackrobats!

mweinmann, 2009-11-18: 07:47:00
Clever…best word of the day!

Shamployee: /sham ploy ee/ Sam was a shamployee. He spent a lot of energy avoiding real work by pretending to be busy. He gets hundreds of calls and e-mails a day (from family, friends, telemarketers) and he has to go to endless rounds of meetings with outside contacts and on many missions to customers outside the building (movie theatres, restaurants, casinos.) Sam’s not alone…there is a Sam in most companies: The Loafer in the shoe store or bakery; the Abstainer in the paint company; the Clock-Watcher in the Watch Factory; The Wool-gatherer in the sheep station; The Idler in the mechanic shop; The Slacker in the men’s wear store;The Sluggard in the Garden Centre; The Lazybones at the Orthopedic Surgeon’s; the Trifler in the cake shop…they are everywhere! Etymology: Sham (something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be;a person who makes deceitful pretenses;make believe with the intent to deceive) & Employee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)
Created by: Nosila.

Marygoround: /merēgōround/ Mary loves to look busy. That*s the key. She likes to LOOK busy. She is a regular Marygoround. Round and round she goes getting nowhere. If she did any real work or took any initiative she could be criticized and that would upset her. Etymology: Mary (a common first name) + merry-go-round (a revolving machine with model horses or other animals on which people ride for amusement) Created by: artr.

Faketivity: /fake-tiv-i-ty/ Wally was so well practiced in the art of faketivity that his pointy haired boss never knew that in 20 years he never once accomplished a single task. It was probably a good thing since Wally was so incompetent that he probably would have caused the company to go belly up if he had actually done any work. It was especially laughable that he won employee-of-the-month several times because the pointy haired boss thought he was really working hard. Etymology: fake: having a false or misleading appearance; fraud + activity: the state of being active; energetic, lively; participate in specific pursuits (Wally is a character in the comic strip Dilbert who is always standing around holding a coffee cup, going to meetings and getting involved in conversations without ever actually working. Nevertheless he somehow always manages to stay under the pointy haired boss’ radar and collect his paycheck.) Created by: mrskellyscl.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or “refreshing” of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Eclicktic: /ek lik tik/ her habits were most eclicktic Etymology: click tic eclectic Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Eclicktic:

Nosila, 2009-11-16: 23:00:00
ecellent

Upwait: /əpwāt/ Paul has to constantly upwait his fave web pages. He has made a rule for himself that he must upwait at least for a count of 3 between clicks. He*s found that he can count to 3 very fast. Who has a new status on Facebook? Who is ahead in the pillow fight? Who has tweeted? Did they say something about him? He has to know. Etymology: update (make something more modern or up to date) wait (stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens) Created by: artr.

Clicketytwit: /KLIK eh tee TWIT / Jan doesn’t need instant messaging capability because she is more inclined to clicketytwit her twitter page, Hotmail mailbox, and Facebook page in quick succession to see if she has any new messages. She doesn’t even remember what “real time” is anymore. She likes to rapidly clicketytwit on Evite to see “Who is Coming” or who has sent “Regrets” to her parties and gatherings. She was busy doing this one late morning, sitting around in her pajamas, when she suddenly realized one of the events she had posted an invitation for was her own wedding, and that it was about three hours later that same day! Etymology: Click + lickety-split (rapidly) + twit (could refer to twitter, or to a person who is a twit, take it however you like) Created by: karenanne.

Comments on Clicketytwit:

Nosila, 2009-11-16: 23:01:00
clickitydoodah

Clicktomania: /click-to-main-ee-a/ Dan realized that Marcy’s clictomania had gotten out of control when he began to find mice hidden all over the house. It was obvious that her compulsive click-refresh, click-refresh behavior had worn them all out and she didn’t want anyone to know she had this condition. No matter what, he knew it was time to confront her with the evidence and look for some kind of intervention before she ended up in real trouble. Etymology: click + kleptomania: an obsessive compulsion to steal regardless of economic need Created by: mrskellyscl.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. Embarrassing pet behavior; may be perfectly natural for the pet, but often makes humans feel self-conscious or ill at ease. v. To be embarrassed by your pet’s beahviour

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Undognified: /un – dog – nif – fide/ Marissa’s was embarrassed at Fido’s undognified behavior on Thanksgiving. Although he was affectionate and housebroken, he thrust his head under Aunt Mabel’s skirt repeatedly, grabbed a piece of Turkey from Uncle Fester’s mouth and exhibited sexual behavior on Grandpa’s leg while Grandpa ate his Pumpkin Pie. Etymology: undignified (lacking dignity), dog Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Undognified:

Nosila, 2009-11-13: 12:13:00
good one!

galwaywegian, 2009-11-14: 14:33:00
heh!

Petpeeved: /pet PEEVD/ Kitty was really petpeeved about her dog’s behavior whenever people would come to visit. He growled at men and was rovereager to “greet” all the women. He petstered them until they felt quite roverwhelmed. Etymology: pet + peeved (bothered, annoyed); a play on “pet peeve” Created by: karenanne.

Comments on Petpeeved:

Nosila, 2009-11-13: 12:11:00
dog-gone good word…loved rovereager/roverwhelmed!

Zoomiliate: /zoo mil ee ayt/ Although Andrea was very fond of her new love, John, a rich doctor (her Mother would be delighted), she was afraid of going to his place for the first time. He had loads of animals and she feared that they might zoomiliate her, because she was not fond of them and they might sense it. Her worst phobias were realized that first night when the dogs dogged her, the cats were purrfectly awful to her, the hamsters hampered her, the budgies bugged her, the rabbits were rabid to her, the parrot parodied her, the ferrets fretted her, the turtles left her shell-shocked, the horses gave her nightmares, the cows bullied her, the goats and sheep treated her baaaadly and the chickens were fowl to her. She ran off never to return. Dr.John Doolittle then turned to his flock and thanked them for getting rid of the gold-digger! Etymology: Zoo (Menagerie;group of animals housed in a place) & Humiliate (embarrass;mortify;shame) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Zoomiliate:

galwaywegian, 2009-11-13: 04:22:00
daaaaaamn, you’re good

mweinmann, 2009-11-13: 07:42:00
do you guys play Verbotomy at 4:00 in the morning while I am still sleeping?

mweinmann, 2009-11-13: 07:43:00
By the way, I love your word…you seem to be in “full gear” while I am not yet awake!

Nosila, 2009-11-13: 12:09:00
Being on Mountain Standard Time, I get the new word at 10:00 each night…so it’s usually the last thing I do before I fall into the arms of Morpheus!

splendiction, 2009-11-13: 19:50:00
You did it again – another fantastic word and sentence! I’m on easter standard time and can’t stay awake till midnight to get the new word.

Petophile: /petəfīl/ There is a rule at the dog park that no children under 12 should enter the off-leash area. To do so often results in the children being knocked over and petophiled by most of the male and many of the female dogs present. Looks like that **Birds & Bees** talk may need to be moved up on the calendar. Etymology: pet (a domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure and treated with care and affection) + pedophile (a person who is sexually attracted to children) Created by: artr.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. Anxiety caused by fear that one’s body odor may offend others; often exacerbated when required to remove heavy sweaters, or footwear.v. To worry about the way you smell.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Funkomfortable: /fung-kumft-er-bul/ Vicky’s birthday wasn’t getting any better. The day had suddenly turned unseasonably warm, then her dog got loose and she’d had to chase him for 20 minutes before catching him. On top of that, her car’s air conditioning stopped working. By the time she got home, she just wanted to take a nice, cool bath. She’d opened the door to a surprise party, and now all of her friends wanted to give her a big hug. She was so funkomfortable! Etymology: Funk – a strong unpleasant odor (slang) & Uncomfortable – awkward or uneasy Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Funkomfortable:

Nosila, 2009-11-12: 09:40:00
Funkredible word…Welcome back, Tigger! We’ve missed you.

Halitosies: /halitōzēz/ Because of his severe case of halitosies, Brian was the only member of the Scout Troop granted permission to remove his boots after an extended hiking trip and hang his feet out the car window. The permission was almost rescinded when it was discovered that people in the next car were close to passing out and that the car*s paint was peeling. Order was restored once Brian*s transport was repositioned at the rear of the caravan. Etymology: halitosis (technical term for bad breath) + tosies (a childish word for the five digits at the end of the human foot) Created by: artr.

Comments on Halitosies:

galwaywegian, 2009-11-12: 03:31:00
Heeheehee Love it !

artr, 2009-11-12: 03:35:00
Not that I know anybody that this ever happened to…

Smelfconsciousness: /smelf KON shus nes/ Kara’s extreme smelfconsciousness kept her from enjoying herself while dancing. She refused invitations to dance, which led men to think she was aloof and self-centered, but her friends knew she was just self-SCENTered. Etymology: smell + self-consciousness Created by: karenanne.

Comments on Smelfconsciousness:

splendiction, 2009-11-12: 21:27:00
perfect word for the definition!

Sweathreat: /swet thret/ “Dang it”, said the Lone Ranger. “I knew I should have never worn these fancy new boots to my faithful companion Tonto’s party. They make my feet so hot that I am afraid of being a sweathreat to everyone there!”
It was too late to turn Silver around and go home, so the Masked Man went up and knocked at the flap of Tonto’s teepee. His anxiety evaporated when Tonto bade him enter and told him to remove his boots and be comfortable. When he hesitated, Tonto knew what was wrong right away (he had that esp thingy going) and said, “Don’t worry about your feet,Kimo Sabe, because this is a Sweat Lodge anyway!” The Lone Ranger laughed and relaxed until Tonto said, “Besides it’s only the two of us tonight…” Etymology: Sweat (perspiration, body odour) & Threat (a warning that something unpleasant is imminent) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Sweathreat:

Tigger, 2009-11-12: 01:56:00
LOL – I forgot how much I enjoy your stories, Nosila. Hysterical…

splendiction, 2009-11-12: 21:30:00
Yes I agree, this is another hilarious one!

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James

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