Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: v. To stick to your plan even though you’ve realized it’s dumb. n. A stupid plan, especially if it’s a career plan suggested by parents, teachers or guidance counselors who want you to be something that you’re not.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Discomjobulated: /dis – com – job – you – lay – ted/ Joy did not want to be a comedian. When she was up on stage she felt all discomjobulated. Everyone else thought she was funny and wanted her to continue entertaining but she did not find any of this enjoyable. In fact, the more she made people laugh, the more she felt like crying. Etymology: discombobulated (confused, embarrassed, Upset; broken, mixed up), job Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Discomjobulated:

mrskellyscl, 2009-06-08: 08:00:00
So, would her anxiety be considered discomjobrelated?

mweinmann, 2009-06-08: 11:34:00
probably!

hyperborean, 2009-06-08: 21:35:00
Your sentence made me laugh out loud! Love it!

DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-08: 23:13:00
love the the word and the sentence made me pee in my pants

Masqcareering: /mask-kuh-reer-ing/ She wanted to be a scientist, but she was masqcareering as a carpenter because everyone in her family had been a carpenter going all the way back to Jesus. Etymology: masquerading (pretending to be someone one is not) + career (a chosen profession) Created by: hyperborean.

Knockupation: /nok u pay shun/ Contrary to what her family and guidance counsellors decided, Rosa kept her nose to the grindstone to avoid her planned knockupation as a Nobel-prize-winning writer. Yes, instead she was going to hone her skills and become a sharp-nosed reporter for the Daily PlanIt. Etymology: Knock (find fault with;point out flaws;express criticism of) & Occupation (career; way of earning income) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Knockupation:

mrskellyscl, 2009-06-08: 10:30:00
I guess work isn’t what it’s knocked up to be.

mrskellyscl, 2009-06-08: 15:49:00
I guess work isn’t what it’s knocked up to be.

Mustang, 2009-06-08: 21:38:00
Sounds like a relative of the school of hard knocks. Good word!

Mockupation: /ma:k -u – peshien/ Celine’s current mockupation as well as her pride and ego stood in the way of her true professional calling, similar to what verbotomy does to me on occasion

Etymology: Mock (travesty) + occupation ( the principal professional activity in one’s life) Created by: DrWebsterIII.

Comments on Mockupation:

hyperborean, 2009-06-08: 21:52:00
Great word! I struggled with this one!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To hurry up and wait. n. A person who compels you to prepare quickly for an activity which they know will be delayed, postponed or retarded.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Franticipator: /fran – tis – uh – peyt – er/ What Frank hadn’t franticipated , would be that Denise would be asking for a divorce on this their final vacation together. She was at wits’ end exhausted by his never ending foreboding. Etymology: frantic (excessively agitated; transported with rage) + anticipate (to nullify, prevent by taking countermeasures in advance) Created by: DrWebsterIII.

Procrastinhaste: /pro – crass – tin – hay – st/ In Edgar’s procrastinhaste, he woke up the children four hours earlier than they needed to in order to catch the limo to the airport; just to make sure everyone was ready on time. Needless to say, his family was not speaking to him as they all sat waiting and ready in the living room for three hours….. Etymology: procrastinate (put off, delay or defer an action to a later time), haste (overly eager speed)
Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Procrastinhaste:

Nosila, 2009-06-05: 14:20:00
You knew my Dad, he was always 4 hours early to go to the airport…

Scootsuite: /skoot sweet/ Jerry figured that jet lag was not really caused by the effect of travelling long distances in a short period on the human body. No, he knew it was really the effect of scootsuite on passengers. You know, where you race to line up and wait to run to yet another lineup and wait and eventually end up at an airport gate and have to wait forever for the plane to arrive, deplane, clean-up and reboard passengers. It often was hours before you actually got on a plane. the gates they were like hotel rooms, without the beds, comfortable seating or other basic amenities (like room service. In other words, jet lag was the act of being tired out even before you finally boarded the plane! Etymology: Scoot (run or move very quickly or hastily) & Suite (apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)) & rhymes with Tout de suite(French for At Once)

Created by: Nosila.

Slomentum: /slōmentÉ™m/ Jerry loved to see the impatient motorist who just couldn’t seem to break traffic-light slomentum. This jerk came rushing up behind Jerry, flashing his high beams, honking his horn, ducking into the next lane over and zooming past as if he was the only one who had somewhere to go. That’s when he was stalled by the first of a series of red lights. The smirk on Jerry’s face grew with each successive stop. Just to rub it in, as he came up behind “Mr. Impatient” at about the 4th light, he flashed his high beams. Etymology: slow (moving or operating only at a low speed) + momentum (the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity) Created by: artr.

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

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To give a child, pet or coworker a wrapped gift or packaged item, only to discover they are more interested packaging than the item itself. n. Gift wrapping or packaging which proves to be more exciting than the contained item.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Enwraptured: /in – rap – chur – d/ Mitsy spent an entire afternoon choosing a special gift for Elijah’s birthday. Imagine her disappointment when Elijah became enwraptured with the packaging and wrapping and forgot all about the gift itself. Etymology: enraptured (enchanted: held spellbound), wrap Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Enwraptured:

Nosila, 2009-06-04: 17:15:00
It’s a wrap!

Inboxication: /inbäksikāshÉ™n/ Christmas morning is time of utter inboxication for Tom’s cat, Mr. Fuzzy Pants. He loves nothing more than climbing in and out of the assortment of boxes and cartons while the silly humans oow and aah over the stupid stuff that they crammed into these little cubes of heaven. Then comes the unbelievable part, trash day, when that idiot Tom steals Fuzz’s toys and sends them to who knows where. His only recourse is to mellow out with a major dose of catnip and try to forget. Etymology: intoxication (to lose control of one’s faculties or behavior from use of alcoholic drink or a drug) + box (a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid) Created by: artr.

Bowkeep: /bo-keep/ Little Bowkeep saved every scrap of ribbon and wrapping from each gift she received to decorate her Barbie dreamhouse. She even took the bow off the new puppy her grandmother gave her and ran off to Barbieland. Etymology: Wordplay on Little Bo Peep. Created by: mrskellyscl.

Packa-ching!: /pak-ka-ching!/ the new bike went unnoticed as Toby was too enamored with the packa-ching. Etymology: packaging, ka-ching! Created by: rikboyee.

Comments on Packa-ching!:

Nosila, 2009-06-04: 17:18:00
Cute word!

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To apologize for a belch, or the passing of gas, even though it is obvious that the action was done intentionally and with force. n. A person who apologizes insincerely for their burping or belching.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gastrosintentional: /gas tro sin ten shun all/ Jack always ate fiberful meals. He did it on purpose to be able to make disgusting bodily sounds, particularly when sitting next to pretty girls in the school cafeteria. He was gastrosintentional by nature and usually jumped up when expelling methane gas from his person. It is said he inspired the Rolling Stones to sing: “Jumping Jack Flash is a gas, gas, gas!” Etymology: gastro (of the stomach/digestive processes) & sin (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake) & Intentional (on purpose) & gastrointestinal (of or relating to the stomach and intestines) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Gastrosintentional:

Mustang, 2009-06-03: 07:51:00
Brilliant!

Disingaseous: /dis-in-gas-ee-yus/ After clearing the room, Tom gave Kim a disingaseous smile and finished his broccoli. Etymology: disingenuous: insincere + gaseous: filled with gas Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Disingaseous:

Mustang, 2009-06-03: 18:36:00
Excellent

X: /x/ x Etymology: x Created by: hyperborean.

Comments on X:

hyperborean, 2009-06-03: 10:32:00
I’m going to try to change this, because it is almost exactly like Nosila’s word. Sorry Nosilla!

Nosila, 2009-06-03: 23:56:00
Thanks,h…I know imitation is the greatest form of flattery…

Burpassful: /bur + pas + ful/ Even though Larry continuously apologized for his constant burping and flatulance, Tina believed that it was burpassful since he continued on through dinner, David Letterman and the late night movie. 53 apologies later, Tina just wanted to go home. Etymology: burp, pass, purposeful Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Burpassful:

Nosila, 2009-06-03: 10:38:00
good passulance

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To greet a person on the phone in rude or obnoxious manner, and then do your best to ignore, or talk over, whatever they say as the conversation continues. n. A person with atrocious phone manners.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Telebarketer: /tehl-uh-barrk-at-err/ Jolene was the perfect Customer Service Rep: she talked fast and loud, was completely deaf, and had years of experience as a Bill Collector, Meter Maid, and Telebarketer. Etymology: bark at her, from telemarketer Created by: hyperborean.

Comments on Telebarketer:

Nosila, 2009-06-02: 12:19:00
And she cxalls during dinner each night!

Mustang, 2009-06-02: 21:00:00
So THAT’s who keeps calling. Good one!

Curtesty: /ker-testee/ Sue made a curtesty call to her boyfriend. After ranting for five minutes using all the potty words she knew, she realized that she had accidentaly punched in the wrong speed dial number and had been screaming at her grandmother. Etymology: (wordplay on courtesy call) curt: rude or abrupt in speech or manner+ testy: irritable, grumpy, petulant Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Curtesty:

DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-02: 23:27:00
LOVE IT I can relate especially the accidental speed dial part

mweinmann, 2009-06-03: 07:22:00
great word.

Operaver: /OP-ehr-ayvr/ Lucinda hated her job as customer service operator and as each day wore on and she tired of handling so many complaints and insults she became an operaver, returning insults and making slurs of all sorts. Etymology: Blend of operator and ‘raver’ (one who utters as if in madness) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Operaver:

artr, 2009-06-02: 06:57:00
Good match to today’s illustration.

mweinmann, 2009-06-02: 08:45:00
clever!

Nosila, 2009-06-02: 12:18:00
Raving good word

Brusqueteer: /brusk a teer/ Friends since childhood, the 3 girls worked the Call Centre for a giant pizza chain. Since they hated their low-paying jobs, they amused themselves each night shift by seeing who could be the rudest Brusqueteer to customers each night. When they did finally lose their jobs, they boasted their motto,”All Fired One, One fired All!” Etymology: Brusque (marked by rude or peremptory shortness) & Musketeer (a foot soldier armed with a musket…depicted in fiction as the Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas in 1844, whose motto was “All for One, One For All). Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Brusqueteer:

Mustang, 2009-06-02: 08:08:00
I talked to Brusque just this afternoon.

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James

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