Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: n. Creams, potions, and other concoctions which allegedly make you look younger by removing wrinkles, tightening the skin, and removing age spots. v. To apply creams to your skin in a desperate attempt to make yourself look younger.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Drasticsplurgery: /Dras-tik-splur-ger-ee/ When Lorna looked in the mirror she noticed yet another wrinkle appearing, She decided it was time for some drasticsplurgery. She went out and bought huge amounts of really expensive anti-wrinkle cream and as soon she got home she smothered her face with it in the hope that the more she used the younger she would look. Etymology: Drastic(having a strong or far reaching effect) + Splurge(ry)(a large or excessive amount, extravagance) = Drasticsplurgery Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Drasticsplurgery:

mweinmann, 2009-02-16: 07:59:00
Great play on Plastic Surgery….

galwaywegian, 2009-02-16: 09:42:00
nice one tj

silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:42:00
stupendous

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-16: 10:56:00
love it

GlobalGallery, 2009-02-16: 14:15:00
Brilliant! LOL, One of the best ever

Nosila, 2009-02-16: 16:01:00
Hard to emol my controtions on how good a word this is…

Mythelixir: /mithiliksər/ Mythty may be mythguided or mythtaken but she let mythgivings go and put her faith in the mythticism of the latest mythsteriouth mythelixir she saw on TV. Was she mythled? Perhaps, but it was produced in her home State of Mythithippi. Etymology: myth (a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events) + elixir (a magical or medicinal potion) Created by: artr.

Comments on Mythelixir:

otherguy, 2009-02-16: 07:05:00
My tongue hurts!

Nosila, 2009-02-16: 15:58:00
Unmythtakeably good word!

Masquerage: /mask your age/ Sam spent twelve hours at the salonspah and put on a good masquerage for the event…her masquerage was convincing! All the guests thought she was someone younger, someone new, someone else! Etymology: masquerage – from the words masquerade (under false guise) and age. Created by: splendiction.

Comments on Masquerage:

Nosila, 2009-02-16: 15:57:00
Good word…who was that masqued woman???

splendiction, 2009-02-16: 18:02:00
Samoneindenial!

silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 22:10:00
Outer-age-ously perfect

kateinkorea, 2009-02-17: 19:06:00
Really good!

Oilofhurray: /oyl of hoo ray/ Madge had wanted her young skin to stay,
But, alas, she showed more lines and spots each day,
When searching for her fountain of youth,
She knew she had found the truth,
The magic jar called Oilofhurray!
When she first tried it on her nightly routine,
She was delighted to see a youthful sheen,
Each day she used it, she looked not as older,
Her attitude and confidence grew more bolder,
At this rate she’d soon be Sweet Sixteen!
For revisited youth one must pay,
To look that young come what may,
Her face yes, it grew more juvenile,
While the rest of her body grew more senile,
Soon Madge looked like the Portrait of Dorian Gray! Etymology: Oil of Olay (commercial anti-wrinkle product, designed for “mature” skin, to reduce signs of aging like, spots, wrinkles, dark circles, exfoliates, increases glow and gives a youthful look, at least that’s what they told me when I bought it! ) & Hooray (a victory cheer) & Hurry (as in fix it fast!) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Oilofhurray:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 01:45:00
What a fine rhyme with a grayed (great) ending and verbotomy!

artr, 2009-02-16: 04:09:00
and if it didn’t work, it could be Oil of Oy Vey

mweinmann, 2009-02-16: 07:58:00
clever rhyme…fun word

splendiction, 2009-02-16: 17:58:00
Funny word – well done!

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To love someone forever and a day, despite the fact that they have some rather annoying and seemingly intractable imperfections. n. A couple which has been together for a long, long, long time.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Lovegevity: /ləvjevətē/ They may not be the perfect couple. There might be bickering. They each might have a boatload of petty annoyances. They might not have all the answers but what they do have is lovegevity. They have learned to forgive and forget. Of course as forgetting gets easier and easier the forgiving becomes automatic. Etymology: love (an intense feeling of deep affection) + longevity (long life) Created by: artr.

Comments on Lovegevity:

wayoffcenter, 2009-02-13: 07:16:00
Are you really forgiving if you can’t remember what you were pissed about? 😉

Mustang, 2009-02-13: 19:15:00
Great word!

Nosila, 2009-02-14: 23:11:00
Love lovegevity!

Methuselovers: /mah thoo zeh lah vers/ Searching through my sketchy knowledge of history, looking for the couple who were together the longest, here is what I found. According to the King James version of Genesis 5:25-27, “And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech. And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.” Wish it said something about his wife. If his wife was still giving him children when he was 782 years old, theirs was an enduring passion and love!!! Perhaps, they held the record for the longest marriage on earth. In some religions, marriage vows are taken saying “Till death do us part.” There is at least one religion, where the marriage vows say “For all time and eternity.” Perhaps Noah and his wife, after hundreds of years together on earth, are still together! Methuselah has become an eponym for any person who lives an extra-ordinarily long time. Ergo: Methuselovers would be a couple that has been together a long time, so long they might even be together after death, and perhaps as Johnny Mathis sang “until the twelfth of never.” Etymology: A blending of the eponym methuselah and lovers. Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Methuselovers:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-13: 01:14:00
Sweet Valentine’s Day to all.
Here’s the song lyrics referred to above.
You ask how much I need you, must I explain?
I need you, oh my darling, like roses need rain.
You ask how long I’ll love you; I’ll tell you true:
Until the twelfth of never, I’ll still be loving you.

Hold me close, never let me go.
Hold me close, melt my heart like April snow.

I’ll love you till the bluebells forget to bloom;
I’ll love you till the clover has lost its perfume.
I’ll love you till the poets run out of rhyme,
Until the twelfth of never and that’s a long, long time.

Hold me close, never let me go.
Hold me close, melt my heart like April snow.

I’ll love you till the bluebells forget to bloom;
I’ll love you till the clover has lost its perfume.
I’ll love you till the poets run out of rhyme,
Until the twelfth of never and that’s a long, long time.

Until the twelfth of never and that’s a long, long time.

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-13: 10:28:00
very nice and apropos for Valentine’s Day

Nosila, 2009-02-14: 23:13:00
I love it Methusiastically!

Perpetualove: /pehr-PET-you-luv/ Even into their advancing senior years Clarence and Bertha enjoyed each others company and maintained a robust romantic relationship which Clarence celebrated by providing Bertha with expensive, decadent chocolates and Bertha ‘encouraged’ by spiking his evening cocoa with viagra, preserving both his vitality and his ego…and they lived blissfully ever after. Etymology: Blend of perpetual and love Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Perpetualove:

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-13: 10:29:00
great sentence

Foreverbearance: /for EV er BEAR ance/ My mother used to say, “Forbearance is one thing, but when I married your father, it was foreverbearance. I will foreverbear whatever I need to, until death do us part.” Etymology: FORBEARANCE: good natured tolerance in the face of provaction
FOREVER: Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Foreverbearance:

galwaywegian, 2009-02-13: 09:29:00
nice word

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-13: 10:22:00
very sweet

Mustang, 2009-02-13: 19:16:00
Very nice word, terrific sentiment.

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To find your one, true love but to be unable, or unwilling, to recognize it. n. A perfect match, warts and all.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Obloveous: /ob luv ee us/ Bertrand was so obloveous, he failed to notice the admiring looks and attentiveness of his assistant, Wanda. He was a chemical scientist, whose right side of the brain had apparently been gripped too tight by the forceps at birth. He lived for chemical equations, experiments and reactions. She was the faithful, undemanding, caring nerd-girl with a huge IQ and stellar academic career. One day she decided to change her looks and get his under-developed attention once and for all. Some clever cosmetics to bring out her pretty face, a trip to the salon, contact lenses, a new flashy wardrobe and a resultant new sense of confidence turned Wanda from a shy lab-rat into a comic-book heroine. Bertrand knew something was afoot when he walked into work and his thick glasses immediately fogged up (a reaction). Suddenly, the table of elements and properties of inert gases no longer held the same attraction they once did. The new equation featured Wanda in his every thought. He found himself studying the romance poets for inspiration and sprucing up his own physical appearance to be worthy of her attention (an experiment). For the first time in his life, he knew what chemistry between consenting adults really meant. Etymology: oblivious (failing to notice the obvious;forgetful, inattentive, unmindful of something) & Love (any object of warm affection or devotion;a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Obloveous:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 01:32:00
Maybe it was just a case of radioattractivity.

galwaywegian, 2009-02-12: 08:46:00
i try to keep away from the inert gases myself, not to mention the ert ones

Mustang, 2009-02-12: 18:13:00
From a shy lab rat to Cinderella! Voila’!! Great word.

Dismatch: /dismach/ John and Gina are a perfect couple. They like the same foods, go to the same movies, have the same recreation interests. They can finish each other’s sentences. To their friends, they are soul mates. To them it is a complete dismatch. They are so much alike that all they see in each other are their own faults. They can hang out all weekend but if someone suggests that they are dating, the reaction is a snort and a “you’ve gotta be kidding”. Etymology: dis (act or speak in a disrespectful way toward) + match (a pair that corresponds or is very similar) Created by: artr.

Comments on Dismatch:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:27:00
easy to say and remember as well as excellent

Inflatuated: /in FLAT jew A ted/ His infatuation that was keeping him up at nights quickly became inflatuation as he got that queasy feeling, that knot in his stomach, listening to his friends make pig noises as she walked by. He knew he couldn’t do any better than her; she was kind, sweet and smart. But in spite of the fact that he was no ‘sight for sore eyes’ himself, he had to take a pass. He had been inflatuated. Etymology: INFATUATED: Having a very strong feeling of love so that you cannot think clearly
FLAT:lacking interest or enthusiasm
FLATULENCE: An uncomfortable feeling (caused by too much gas in the stomach) Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Inflatuated:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:30:00
Kudos for the funniest verbotomy of the day

Nosila, 2009-02-12: 22:15:00
He acted in an inflantile manner, for sure!

Eschewamour: /ess-SHEW-ah-mor/ Without understanding why, Gilbert once again found himself wanting to withdraw and eschewamour while at the same time enjoying the advances being made by Sadie and actually craving that sort of companionship. Etymology: Blend of ‘eschew’ (to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid) and ‘amour’ (Love making; a love affair) Created by: Mustang.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. A person who habitually looks for love in the all the wrong places and wonders why it always turns out wrong. v. To look for love in the wrong places.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Blunderlust: /BLUN-der-lust/ Heloise once again found herself suffering the pangs of failed blunderlust, looking for love in all the wrong places and for all the wrong reasons, and feeling used, abused and definitely discarded….and of course, vowing once again to never go that route again. Etymology: Blend of blunder and lust, and a play on the word ‘wanderlust’…(a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about)
Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Blunderlust:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 12:14:00
At one time or another, doesn’t everyone go through a case of blunderlust? Unforgettably good!

mweinmann, 2009-02-12: 09:10:00
Enjoyed this perfect blend of blunder and lust.

Maidenchoice: /mādnchois/ Joice always seems to make the maidenchoice. She always seems to make decisions that keep her from meeting guys. Whether it’s where she lives, between two retirement communities or her job in the morgue, she rarely finds herself in a position to meet anyone datable. The last handsome young man she saw in person was very cold, laying on a stainless steel table. The ugly hole in his head was a major deterrent to a night on the town. Etymology: maiden (a girl or young woman, esp. an unmarried one) + choice (an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities) Created by: artr.

Comments on Maidenchoice:

otherguy, 2009-02-11: 07:28:00
Does that mean that all the young women who live on Maiden Choice Lane won’t find suiters?

wayoffcenter, 2009-02-11: 07:59:00
or suitors… 🙂

Nosila, 2009-02-12: 00:39:00
Yes she’s in a job where there is stiff competition to find a live one…especially with that co-worker of hers, Myra Mains!

Romanthick: /row man ts ihk/ Henry o’ Tosis was such a romanthick, he couldn’t score at a wallpaperer’s convention. His chat-up lines had filled many emergency rooms with suspected vomiting epidemics. His lack of success with the fairer sex was always a mystery and a torment to his mother, with whom he lived. She would often scold him angrily, while swiping wildly about the room with her white stick. Etymology: romantic , thick as in stupid Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Romanthick:

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-11: 10:41:00
poor Henry

silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 12:08:00
sticking in through romanthin and romanthick! Love the play on Henry for Hal O’ Tosis. Kudos for being most crafty!

mweinmann, 2009-02-12: 09:13:00
the wallpaper convention is certainly thick with sticky romance I bet!

Libidohno: /li-bee-doe-oe-no/ Once again Sally was a victim of libidohno when she was lead by her errant hormones to a singles bar for transvestites.(not that there’s anything wrong with that) Etymology: libido + “oh no” Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Libidohno:

readerwriter, 2009-02-11: 10:25:00
being lead, her errant hormones were heavy metal?

silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 13:38:00
reminds me of the farside cartoons

Mustang, 2009-02-11: 22:11:00
Dunno which is worse…errant hormones or truant hormones. Eggzellunt word.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. The embarrassing situation which occurs when a someone says “I love you” and you cannot say it back because you don’t “love them”, you just “like them”. v. To feel uncomfortable when someone says “I love you.”

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Amororless: /āmôrôrles/ She loved him more and more. He loved her amororless. Her love was passionate, his approximate. Etymology: amore (love in Italian) + more or less (indifference) Created by: artr.

Comments on Amororless:

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:23:00
wonderful

Beminefield: /be MINE field/ The situation had become a beminefield. My heart, that little cold black thing of mine, started to race. He was not my besotted. He was my beswatted, as I struck him down with my deafening silence after he said those three little words.
“Do you cook?”
Then, while I was still reeling, he whispered, “I love you,” and I didn’t know which question to ignore the loudest.
So I quickly tried to fill the silence.
“I think it’s going to rain tomorrow. What do you think?” Etymology: BEMINE: like in valentine
MINEFIELD: a place where you are in danger of setting off mines Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Beminefield:

Nuwanda, 2009-02-10: 09:08:00
I liek it.

Nuwanda, 2009-02-10: 09:09:00
I like it as well

mweinmann, 2009-02-10: 09:36:00
me like it too

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:24:00
very funny

galwaywegian, 2009-02-10: 11:57:00
heehee

Reciprocant: /reh sip row kant/ the reciprocant of his love damned him to eternal frogdom Etymology: reciprocate, can’t Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Reciprocant:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:59:00
chuckling over eternal frogdom … well put. Reciprocant is so spot on the definition and the meaning is so readily apparent. Superb create.

Mustang, 2009-02-10: 21:31:00
Very clever!

Declarashun: /deck-lair-ay-shun/ The scene was set–cozy table in the back of a nice restaurant, a nice bottle of wine, me looking good in my favorite red shift from Ann Taylor Loft (Ok, it was the outlet, but it looked full-price).

Just after our dinner plates were cleared, my date looked into my eyes with that moo-ey look that signifies trouble when it comes from the wrong person. I became intensely interested in the dessert menu. He placed his hand on mine and said, “Kate, I have to tell you. I love–”

“Creme brulee?” I said a little too loud and too fast. “Me too! Should we split one or get two? Let’s get two. I am not ready to share dessert with you yet.” Then I focused all my attention on flagging down the waiter to avoid the declarashun that was headed my way.

Dang. I should have worn the Old Navy jean skirt instead. Etymology: Declaration: a statement that is emphatic and explicit changed to include Shun: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of Created by: Nuwanda.

Comments on Declarashun:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:40:00
Good sentence and word

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James

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