Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v. To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery. n. A person who has difficulty accepting praise.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stompliment: /stomp – le – ment/ Douglas turned every compliment into a stompliment as he could not accept them.
Instead he ignored or stomped all over anything positive that people said about him. Etymology: stomp, compliment Created by: mweinmann.

Disacclaim: /dis-ac-claim/ Gwen disacclaimed Gary’s attempt at showering her with compliments and hid in the ladies room until he gave up and went away. Etymology: disclaim: to deny the validity of; repudiate + acclaim: praise enthusiastically Created by: mrskellyscl.

Kudoschop: /koo dose chop/ If a handsome guy paid Helen a compliment or chatted her up, she took it in stride. But when a loser in her office called Troy… an unkempt, loud jerk, tried to sing her praises, she always gave him a kudoschop. Afterall, she did not want to end up being Helen of Troy… Etymology: Kudos (an expression of approval, compliments and commendation) & Chop (strike or hit sharply and suddenly) & Play on Judo Chop (The act of taking your hand and making a chop motion on a persons shoulder near the neck area while saying in a loud manner, “Judo chop-HAI!”)

Created by: Nosila.

Flatterflop: /flatərfläp/ Every time Jim tries to give Judy a compliment it turns into a flatterflop. Judy is so self-deprecating that she sometimes apologizes for the air she breathes. Etymology: flattery (excessive and insincere praise) + flop (a total failure) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v. To talk to yourself in a high-pitched, squeaky voice while performing complex mental gymnastics.n. The sounds a person makes when they are trying to think.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Thoughticulate: /thot tik yoo layt/ Kim could always tell when Sheldon was having a brainstorm. His process to thoughticulate involved making weird sounds, similar to dolphins calling to coyotes. His heretofore mental constipation would erupt into a noisy verbal diarrhea…That was why she panelled his office in sound-proof materials. Etymology: Thought (the process of thinking, especially thinking carefully) & Articulate (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way;expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Thoughticulate:

artr, 2009-08-24: 11:21:00
I wonder what the coyotes would think of dolphin talk?

Nosila, 2009-08-24: 20:54:00
They would probably wonder at the porpoise of it all…

Smartycants: /smart – ee – kants/ When Edward Eisen started thinking, we heard the unique and often soprano pitched sounds of his smartycants emerging from the quiet of the classroom, library or whatever room he happened to be using for his study. Etymology: smarty, cants (musical singing sounds,the jargon of a particular class or subgroup), play on “smarty pants) Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Smartycants:

mrskellyscl, 2009-08-24: 07:46:00
Tee hee! Bravo Cantore!

Nosila, 2009-08-24: 20:57:00
cants for the memories…

Scaticulate: /scat-tic-u-late/ Jan could tell by the grinding and squeaking noises coming from the study that Paul had begun to scaticulate about the budget. Etymology: scat: in jazz– a vocal style where the singer shows vocal dexterity by improvising a melody over the chords or rhythm using sounds or meaningless syllables a la Bobby McFerrin, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway or Popeye + tic: involuntary movements or vocalizations (often seen in persons with tourette syndrome) + speculate: to meditate or reflect on a subject Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Scaticulate:

Nosila, 2009-08-24: 20:56:00
scategorically good word!

Thinkophony: /θingkəkäfənē/ Rob once watched a scientific special that showed a group of geniuses attending a symposium. He noted that a number of them made audible noises as they thought. In a misguided effort to boost his own mental abilities, he began what his friends have deemed thinkophony, grunting, squealing and snorting as he contemplated world issues. All it accomplished was expulsion from the library club. Etymology: think (direct one*s mind toward someone or something) + cacophony (a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n. A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of one-half of a telephone conversation. v. To listen to one-half of a telephone conversation.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Bewildheard: /bee – willd – hurd/ Jeremy was bewilheard after he listened in on Josiah’s phone conversation. Because he only heard half of the dialog, he came to some strange conclusions. Etymology: bewildered, heard Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Bewildheard:

Nosila, 2009-08-21: 12:38:00
Bewilderado…

Converplation: /con-ver-play-shon/ Ray’s imagination and contemplation mixed with Renna’s conversation and became a converplation when he failed to get a clarification of her predication, so he developed a fabrication about elimination when the conversation was a merely a preindication of the eradication of his hamster, Jay. Etymology: conversation: informal dialogue or discussion + contemplation: cogitation, consideration, deliberation or rumination (don’tcha just love dictionaries?) Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Converplation:

Nosila, 2009-08-21: 12:35:00
Excellent rodentation!

Hearhersay: /heer hur say/ Phonecia talked to her friends and relations constantly on the phone. George, who had neither friends nor relations, could not do the same. Therefore he tended to listen in on those half conversations and got his exercise jumping to conclusions. He always incorrectly assumed they were discussing him. He was half right. Especially the night he overheard Phonecia talking to her cousin, Vinny, who was an exterminator. Although it was hearhersay, George was pretty sure the pest control solution was meant for him. And he was right…RAID! Etymology: Hearsay (heard through another rather than directly;gossip;assumption) & Hear Her Say (Hear a woman say, as opposed to hear what she hears). Created by: Nosila.

Bialog: /bīəläg/ Drawing conclusions from a bialog of an overheard phone call can be as difficult as doing a dot-to-dot puzzle using only the even numbers. Etymology: Bisect (divide in two [half]) + dialog (conversation between two or more people) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v. To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Errsapparent: /ers ap pare ent/ The Mrs Fishes were commiserating about the small fry of today and how much they’re errsapparent. “Yes”, says the first, “Look at my son, Sid Fishes, he is sporting a mullet, he carps about his school work, and he acts gilled-ty because his room smelt like seaweed”. “I know what you mean”, says the second. “Mine has lost his porpoise, is dating a barracuda, drinks Bass Ale, pretends he’s hard of herring, and Holy Mackerel, now he wants to change his name to Salmon Rushdie, just for the halibut!” Etymology: Errs (to make mistakes or be incorrect) & Apparent (obvious to the mind and eye) & A Parent (person who begats and or raises a child) and play on Heirs Apparent (An heir apparent is an heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation) cannot be displaced from inheriting). Created by: Nosila.

Dunderchild: /dəndərchīld/ It*s no wonder Joe is embarrassed by his dunderchild. After all, Junior has inherited almost everything he knows from his nincompop. Etymology: dunderhead (a stupid person) + child (a son or daughter) Created by: artr.

Successerr: /suck-ses-serr/ James came from a long line of Village Idiots and he proved himself to be a worthy successerr to his father and grandfathers before him. Etymology: successor: one who takes over for another as in royalty or title + err: to make a mistake Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Successerr:

Nosila, 2009-08-20: 09:51:00
James is just one of the Village People…

Heirrified: /air – eh -fide/ Marty was heirrifed when he saw Isabelle taking the same risks and making the same mistakes that he had made when he was younger. Etymology: heir, terrified Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Heirrified:

Nosila, 2009-08-21: 00:32:00
Heiriffic word!

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DEFINITION: v. To push yourself so hard to reach an impossibly high standard of perfection, that you undercut your own success. n. An impossibly high goal which practically guarantees failure.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Doombition: /doom bis shun/ Nick lived up to his name. His doombition was to have the smoothest shave possible to impress his new girl. He honed his blade too fine, worked too fast and ended up becoming her ex-boyfriend by exsanguinating all over the bathroom floor. His doombition was also a dumbition. Too bad, the medics did not get there in the Nick of time… Etymology: Doom ( make certain of the failure or destruction of;an unpleasant or disastrous destiny) & Ambition (a strong drive for success;strive for a lofty goal) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Doombition:

jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:33:00
Sharp!

Perflunktion: /pərfləngkshən/ In a Utopian world Jerry would always meet his lofty goals. In this world he usually achieves perflunktion. Karma seems bent on snatching the linchpin from whatever project he was about to declare a success. Etymology: perfection (being free from all flaws or defects) + flunk (fail to reach the required standard) Created by: artr.

Poorfect: /poor – fekt/ No matter how hard Roger tried, his results were poorfect. He wanted to achieve and he tried to be perfect in everything he did but somehow, he always fell far short of his goals. Etymology: poor (inadequate: not sufficient to meet a need), perfect Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Poorfect:

Nosila, 2009-08-19: 12:11:00
He’s just poofectly human…

Fizzlestickler: /fiz-zle-stick-ler/ Mel, the bartender, became known as a fizzlestickler after he went to LasVegas to compete for the title of “World’s Best Bartender.” Always a stickler for perfection, Mel had practiced hard. Unfortunately, he fizzled out when he tried to toss a martini glass too high and beaned a judge. Etymology: fizzle: to fail or end weakly after a promising start + stickler: someone who insists on something unyieldingly; a perfectionist (wordplay on swizzle stick – a small stick used to stir cocktails) Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Fizzlestickler:

jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:31:00
Fizzilific! Bean there!

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