Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n. The emotional connection between a mother and her child, which continues on through life despite all the protestations. v. To be loved by your mother and even though you complain about it a lot.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Infantuation: /inn fannn chew ay shun/ Infantuation was the only explanation for the love she felt for her dylanquent son Robert Etymology: infatuation, infant Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Infantuation:

Nosila, 2009-05-08: 10:31:00
Infantastic word!

Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:15:00
fits the cartoon perfectly

dochanne, 2009-05-08: 19:53:00
Dylanquency in fantastically appropriate word!

Parentrapment: /pair entrapment/ Bob once had a case of parentrapment:

“Come mothers and fathers throughout the land. And don’t criticize what you can’t understand. Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command. Your old road is rapidly agin’.” …

Youth is charming, but at times a little selfish and impatient. This is more how I feel:

“Love while ya can ‘cos too soon they’ll be gone, for the times they are a changin'” Etymology: Parent: mum or dad. Entrapment: a compromising situation imposed upon you. Bob Dylan: You rock, man. Mum: I love you Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Parentrapment:

Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:19:00
nice Dylan reference

dochanne, 2009-05-08: 19:45:00
Fabulous. Love the sentence.

Amasterpieceofheartfeltstrings: /A-mas-ter-peace-of-heart-felt-strings/ Feeling amasterpieceofheartfeltstrings of your child. Etymology: A masterpiece:Something superlative of its kind,an outstanding achievement! (In this case my only child, my son)
Of:Composed or made from,Centering on; directed toward.
Heartfelt:Sincerely and strongly felt!
Strings: The ties that bind you to your child as a parent that somehow you feel when they need you by instinct. A strong connection as an invisable string that is stronger than you have ever dreamed of experiencing in a lifetime. (A deep bond)
“Of ALL of the paintings,drawings or writings I have done, my greatest masterpiece is my son! Created by: abrakadeborah.

Comments on Amasterpieceofheartfeltstrings:

Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:12:00
congratulations and happy mother’s day – he’s a lucky boy

Nosila, 2009-05-08: 23:22:00
Poignant!

abrakadeborah, 2009-05-10: 06:29:00
HAPPY Mother’s day to all you ladies blessed with children 🙂 Thanks Jabber and Nosila 😉

Umbilicallingcard: /um-bill-i-call-ing-card/ No matter where you may be or what you may be doing you have a lifelong umbilicallingcard with your mother.

If not for you,
Babe, I couldn’t find the door,
Couldn’t even see the floor,
I’d be sad and blue,
If not for you.
Etymology: umbilical + calling card Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Umbilicallingcard:

splendiction, 2009-05-08: 23:07:00
real charm to umbilicallingcard!

Nosila, 2009-05-08: 23:19:00
Cute…I feel so attached. Cord-On Blue!

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DEFINITION: n. Something, or someone, that/who always seems to break or fall apart, just when you need it/them the most. v. To fall apart just when you need to get it together.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Humptydumptease: /hum-tee-dum-teeze/ Bob was such a humptydumptease. Every time Sarah felt secure in their relationship he would fall apart and go off singing

How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
Etymology: humpty dumpty + tease Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Humptydumptease:

Nosila, 2009-05-07: 21:42:00
The Yolk is on him.

splendiction, 2009-05-07: 22:24:00
Eggcellent word!

Dylanthropologist: /dil anth ro pol ojist/ His card stated he was a Dylanthropologist, so when Joan kept calling to make an appointment, she would invariably get his answering machine which would either play “It ain’t easy”; “It ain’t me, Babe”; “Lay, Lady, Lay” or “Don’t call me no more, cause I’m knock, knock, knockin’ on Heaven’s Door!”. Etymology: Dylan (Bob Dylan, stage name of Robert Allen Zimmerman, an American songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) & Anthropologist (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings) & Apologist (A person who expresses regret at having caused trouble for someone)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Dylanthropologist:

splendiction, 2009-05-07: 22:26:00
perfect!

Crapitulate: /crap IT you late/ It was the last straw. Jenny did not care if it was Dennis or his phone that was crapitulating this time, but she was going to emancimate him. He was a Broke Down Engine, and ain’t got no drivin’ wheel! Etymology: Crap: somewhat vulgar universal noun used to refer to something that’s substandard (this crap phone has crapped out again!). Capitulate: To give up or in, usually at an inopportune moment. Emancimate: see Monday’s verbotomy. Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Crapitulate:

dochanne, 2009-05-07: 03:44:00
You crap it late if on short notice too!

hyperborean, 2009-05-07: 23:30:00
Many of the words today are creative, but very few stick to the definition. Yours does, and it also works with the cartoon AND the Dylan theme! You’ve got my vote!

Fragmentia: /fragmÉ™nshÉ™/ Alan has an unusual approach to stress. First he will fall apart, go into a tizzy, disintegrate. Then he will conveniently forget that it ever happened. His friends call it fragmentia. They aren’t sure which is worse, the cyclone of chaos that occurs first or being ignored afterward. Etymology: fragment (break or cause to break into fragments) + dementia (a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who adopts the stylings, mannerisms and even of the personality of their favorite rock, movie or television star. v. To derive your identity from someone else, especially a famous person.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Yellebrity: /yell eb ritee/ The smell of dishwashing liquid turned meek Ian into a yellebrity. Tonight he was Swab Dylan singing Like A Rollin Pin and Mr Tambourine Pan. Etymology: Yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition) & Celebrity (the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Yellebrity:

splendiction, 2009-05-06: 23:05:00
well done!

Mockstar: /mok + st + r/ Jeffrey grew up dreaming that he would become famous singing the songs that he wrote, travelling the world with screaming fans following him. Instead, he became a mockstar, singing songs written by others in their voices with only about 15 fans following him. Etymology: mock, rock, star Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Mockstar:

galwaywegian, 2009-05-06: 09:39:00
like it

Jabberwocky, 2009-05-06: 13:25:00
funny

dochanne, 2009-05-06: 19:05:00
Simple, succint, efficient.

splendiction, 2009-05-06: 23:05:00
good word!

Emutate: /em-u-tate/ Randy loved to do Elvis so much that he emutated one night after supper. He quit his job at Maggies farm, dyed his hair black, and spent the rest of his days in Vegas wearing a white rhinestone suit, sunglasses and eating fried peanut butter sandwiches. After he was found face down in his shag carpet at Spaceland, his tombsone was engraved with the words, “Thank you, thank you very much.” Etymology: emulate: strive to be equal or better by reproducing someone’s mannerisms and/or looks + mutate: become different in essence, lose one’s identity Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Emutate:

jasjamson, 2009-05-08: 02:03:00
Quite clever…Webster material!

Micarious: /mike airy us/ “When the Jester sang for the King and Queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean” he was probably not being micarious, but my attempts to channel Don certainly are. Alas, they’re almost bad enough to deserve an (American) Pie in my face… Etymology: Mic(rophone): used to amplify the voices of performers, both good and bad. Vicarious: To take the place of or imitate another, to feel what’s it’s like to be them. Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Micarious:

Mustang, 2009-05-06: 06:33:00
Dressing up for the part made him microbial as well?

emdeejay, 2009-05-06: 23:08:00
🙂 I just love all the Dylan references in American Pie …

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DEFINITION: n. A misheard or misunderstood lyric, which gives the song a completely different meaning than originally intended. v. To misinterpret a song because you “hear” different words than the ones actually being sung.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mystlyrical: /mist-leer-i-cal/ One of the funniest mystlyricals I’ve heard was an interpretation of a line from the Eagles Hotel California
‘On a dark desert highway, cool whip in my hair’
Etymology: mystical (secret)+ lyric + missed Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Mystlyrical:

Nosila, 2009-05-05: 22:17:00
It’s a lot like verbotomy…You can check out, but you can never leave!

Adversapropism: /Add verse à propism/ Wayne was of those amateur guitarists who seemed to know only half the words of the songs in his repertoire. When he gave his son an impromptu rendition of what he *thought* was “Sonny Be Good”, his wife gave him the nickname “Dog Berry” Etymology: Verse: component of a song that isn’t a chorus. Malapropism: misuse of words, often humorously. Adverse: That doesn’t sound quite right does it? Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Adversapropism:

Jabberwocky, 2009-05-05: 11:13:00
clever combo

Wrongbird: /rôngbÉ™rd/ Marsha is a regular wrongbird. She and her friends love to go out to the local karaoke bar and sing their hearts out. Often her vanity that prevents her from wearing her glasses combines with her active imagination to create a hysterical new set of lyrics. “Excuse me while I kiss this guy” Etymology: wrong (not correct or true) + songbird (a bird with a musical song) Created by: artr.

Inaudiblexic: /in – od” e be – lek – sik/ Once again, Patrick’s inaudiblexicness had him removed from yet another concert, as it was annoying to both the other patrons as well the performer. Etymology: inaudible (inabillity to hear correctly) + dyslexic (impairment, from result of brain injury) Created by: DrWebster111.

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DEFINITION: v. To fall out of love with someone because you have finally realized that they are nothing but trouble. n. A vicious lover who has big problems and likes to share them with you.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hellationship: /Hell – asian – ship/ Some people reflect on thier past relations or marriages as hellationships because of the stress , drama , or negativity of the relationship. Etymology: To end a relationship after realizing you and your partner dont match in any way. Created by: phoenix89.

Comments on Hellationship:

Jabberwocky, 2009-05-04: 16:08:00
great word

emdeejay, 2009-05-05: 01:17:00
Nice

Mustang, 2009-05-05: 03:49:00
Very good verbotomy!

Reevalumate: /re-eval-u-mate/ (no offense to Bob Dylan)
It is not a benefit to be seated and speculate a reason, attractive young woman. It serves no useful purpose in any case. No, it is not advantageous to rest with your back and buttocks on a chair and ponder a cause for this event, young child or innocent, if you’re not cognizant of it at this particular time. When the male domestic fowl makes noise in the early morning, gaze out of your window and I will have left the premises. It is because of you that I must continue to move to another place with a suitcase or some other means of carrying my belongings. Do not reevalumate, it is satisfactory. Etymology: reevaluate: think twice + mate: spouse, companion (translation for youngn’s: an adaptation of the Dylan song “Don’t think twice, it’s alright.”) Created by: mrskellyscl.

Fierylovedlocal: /Fire-e-loved-low-cal/ My evil ex was fierylovedlocal every time she touched me my skin would melt! Etymology: Fiery: Consisting of or containing fire.
Burning or glowing.
Using or effected with fire.
Easily ignited; flammable.
Having the color of fire; brightly red: fiery hair; a fiery sunset.
Torridly hot.
Feverishly hot and flushed.
Being in an inflamed, usually painful condition.
Easily excited or emotionally volatile; tempestuous: a fiery temper.
Charged with emotion; spirited:
Loved: (Slang for UN Loved) as in to feel love the past tense of love in my word…A person who used to be the object of deep or intense affection or attraction
Local:Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place. Created by: abrakadeborah.

Beloathed: /bəlōthd/ Their love had gone full cycle, from betrothed to bedazzled to beloathed. These days nothing gives them more satisfaction than sucking the joy out of each others lives. Etymology: betrothed (enter into a formal agreement to marry) + loathed (feel intense dislike or disgust for) Created by: artr.

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