Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: v. To insist on helping someone solve a problem only to make it worse… much worse. n. The satisfaction that comes from knowing you have done your best to help someone, even if it did not turn out as well as expected.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Wrecktify: /rektÉ™fÄ«/ Wesley can wrecktify almost any situation. He is all-too-ready to jump in where he should never tread. Fix your computer? Sure! The fact that he can’t figure out how to reply to an e-mail should be a clue but his eager willingness often fools his victims. Got something that’s working poorly? Better start saving for a new one. Etymology: Wreck (something, esp. a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed) + rectify (put something right; correct) Created by: artr.

Comments on Wrecktify:

galwaywegian, 2009-02-02: 05:04:00
nice!

wayoffcenter, 2009-02-02: 06:32:00
nice blend!

silveryaspen, 2009-02-02: 16:03:00
sounds familiar

mweinmann, 2009-02-02: 17:14:00
wonderful word…captures it exactly.

Nosila, 2009-02-02: 20:05:00
We have a wrecktile dysfunction theme here today!

Exasserbate: /ex ass er bait (verb part of definition).
ex ass per a shun (noun part of definition)./ Sebasstion did try as hard ass anyone to help, but mostly his efforts exasserbate any situation. Everyone, including Sebasstion, was always left in a state of complete exassperation. Etymology: ASS, EXACERBATE, EXASPERATE. ///Ass – offensive term for any upsetting and irritating person.
Exacerbate – to make any a bad situation worse.
Exasperation – feeling frustrated and angry, because an unpleasant condition or feeling, was made even worse. Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Exasserbate:

kateinkorea, 2009-02-02: 10:54:00
Good combination of words.

Jabberwocky, 2009-02-02: 16:25:00
excellent

mweinmann, 2009-02-02: 17:16:00
right on

Nosila, 2009-02-02: 20:06:00
Sassy word!

Bozofix: /BOW-zoe-ficks/ Rosco could BOZOFIX anything- or so he firmly believed. After Wanda had trapped a mouse, Rosco insisted that the humane thing to do was to put it “out of it’s misery”. While trying to deliver the Coup De Grace with a 12 pound sledgehammer, Rosco demolished Wanda’s new plasmoid HDTV. The mouse struggled free and bred successfully for many years, while Rosco continued to inflict his campaign of assertive helpfulness on unsuspecting friends until he had no more.
After a few flagons of cheap suds, Rosco noticed that the water was running constantly in Dave’s bathroom. Lifting the heavy lid from the tank, Rosco dropped it on the bowl, cracking it in half and unleashing a torrent of water and insults. Thanks to Rosco’s BOZOFIX, Dave had to run a gauntlet of condemnation from his aged parents every time he went downstairs to use “the facilities”. Etymology: BOZO+FIX=BOZOFIX…..BOZO:a foolish or incompetent person,a modernistic clown-plural bozos; origin unknown, probably derived from Spanish “bozotros” to err or amuse…..FIX:to make firm, stable, or stationary, to repair, mend or cure,to give a permanent or final form to, to get even with, to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper methods; Middle English, from Latin fixus, past participle of figere to fasten; akin to Lithuanian dygti to sprout, break through. Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Bozofix:

silveryaspen, 2009-02-02: 16:14:00
Fun to say, right on the definition, and easy to remember. Great create.

Nosila, 2009-02-02: 20:02:00
Sadly, Roscoe is not alone…great word and why do I hear clown music playing? I hate clowns!

Worstaid: /wir-st-ayd/ George could see Miranda was struggling to put a picture up on the wall so he felt he just had to offer his assistance. He rushed over and told her to stand back and he would get the job done in no time. Unfortunately it ended in a case of worstaid when he swung the hammer back and it flew right out of his hand and not only smashed her antique vase but rebounded and landed on Miranda’s big toe. He did offer to run her to A&E but she insisted on driving there herself. Etymology: Worst(an outcome ending in as much damage as possible) + Aid(assistance,help) = Worstaid Created by: TJayzz.

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DEFINITION: v. To simplify, dramatize and fictionalize scientific knowledge so that it appeals to a general audience. n. A scientific fact, which has been exaggerated and dumbed-down to make it more “interesting”.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Simplescieman: /simpel – sii – man/ Rufus just published a new book about Brain Surgery. It looks like the simplescieman version with lots of colored pictures, new “easy” words for the anatomy and loads of symbols (arrows, charts and little brains).
He is hoping that it will be more understandable and, therefore, appeal to a wider audience. Unfortunately, it is about as educational as a quick game of Operation. Etymology: Simple Simon + Science >> Simple Simon (a foolish fellow, a simpleton) Science ( the state of knowing : knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding, knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws) Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Simplescieman:

metrohumanx, 2009-01-30: 01:17:00
Simplescieman appeals to my “inner child”…I am a passionate practitioner of DIY surgery.

kateinkorea, 2009-01-30: 07:11:00
Perfect!

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-30: 11:18:00
wonderful

silveryaspen, 2009-01-30: 15:48:00
Easy to say and remember, right on the definition, pun fun humorous, with readily apparent meaning! Simplescieman has it all! Super Duper!

Nosila, 2009-01-30: 17:54:00
Said Simplescieman to the Pi(Ï€)man, let me taste your wares, Said the Pieman to Simplescieman, my Pi’s aren’t round, they’re squared! Must be a good word if it is stuck in my head now!

Sciperbole: /sy per bo lee/ Ed Speriment was the Grade 8 Science Teacher. It was not that he loved Science or knew anything about it, it was a choice between this class or teaching Sex Education (something he knew even less about and was not likely to learn). They do say the best way to learn something is to teach it, so Ed hoped that he could learn enough about the subject of Science to fool the little hooligans in his class at Hormone Junior High School. He exaggerated so many concepts and used simple tricks to try and get the curriculum through to unwilling minds. He called it his theory of Sciperbole. For Chemistry, he had success in showing Chemical reactions…which became a real Soap Opera. Who knew Bleach and Ammonia were not on speaking terms and brought the worst out in each other? Butyric Acid, yes it sure does smell like after your pregnant, single sister has had morning sickness. In Biology, he helped them see that old pizza under your bed, dead mice in the air vents or wet socks in your locker could grow whole new worlds of creatures. In Kinetics, he had them experiment at home. The volume of beer given to their Dads at night directly impacted the amount and timespan of inertia they observed of their paters on the couch, snoring in front of late-night paid programming. For Astronomy, he had them chart their horoscopes every day. (Everyone should be a Virgo until they get married, he would joke!) And Physics was easy, because he just showed them old Star Trek and Dr.Who shows to learn the salient words and concepts of time and space travel. (Yes, TARDIS stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space-Question #25 on the final exam!)
All the kids got A’s and everyone loved Mr. Ed. for making Science fun, even if it wasn’t very scientific! Etymology: Science (a particular branch of scientific knowledge;ability to produce solutions in some problem domain) & Hyperbole (Exaggeration;to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Sciperbole:

metrohumanx, 2009-01-30: 01:14:00
All the kids at MoreScience Highschool owe you a debt of gratitude for your prolific contributions.

Nosila, 2009-01-30: 01:22:00
I’d like to thank the members of the Academy…oh no, that’s for my Oscar! Cheers & Thanks.

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-30: 11:17:00
great blend

silveryaspen, 2009-01-30: 16:06:00
Thoroughly enjoyed the class of Ed Speriment. Edceptional verbotomy, too!

Naturtainment: /nāchərtānmənt/ Bob loves to watch all the naturtainment shows. He gets all the excitement of a soap opera without all the ugly visions of reality. Somehow the cute doe-eyed thing-a-ma-critter always finds a way to just barely escape the maw of the vicious predator. His favorite ones are the old ones sponsored by Mutual of OMG. Etymology: nature (the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations) + entertainment (the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment) Created by: artr.

Comments on Naturtainment:

otherguy, 2009-01-30: 06:33:00
I used to love Mutual of OmaGod when Marlin Perkins was supposed to hold the rope to keep Jim Fowler safe from the critter they were wrangling and would almost always let it slip. That’s naturtainment!

wayoffcenter, 2009-01-30: 06:36:00
Love it!

Seinsteinfeld: /sine-stine-feld/ It’s gonna be a hit I tell ya. It’s a sitcom, set in New York, and it’s all about this wacky bunch of friends who are really into theoretical physics. Etymology: 1.Seinfeld – A popular TV comedy set in New York City starring Jerry Seinfeld.
2.Einstein – German born Nobel prize winning physicist who formulated the theory of relativity. Created by: GlobalGallery.

Comments on Seinsteinfeld:

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-30: 11:16:00
fantastic

silveryaspen, 2009-01-30: 15:45:00
What a combination! Einstein and Seinfeld!

Nosila, 2009-01-30: 17:49:00
Great, a show about nothing…0 = MC2, what a Quantum Leap Year!

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DEFINITION: n. Any highly-processed food or beverage in which the natural ingredients have been removed and replaced with artificial flavors and additives. v. To consume food products laced with synthetic sweeteners, imitation flavors, and other carcinogens.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Grossceries: /gross-cer-ees/ When John goes shopping for food, he fills his cart with grossceries with zero to no nutritional value such as sham spam, potato hydrogenated artery filler, cancerspartan sweetened pop, hot (cow eyes, teeth and skin) dogs, mock chicken (wrack of rat) and Wonder enriched bread (less than 50% wood chips and white drywall dust). Etymology: GROSSCERIES – noun – from GROSS + GROCERIES Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Grossceries:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 08:26:00
So apt!

galwaywegian, 2009-01-29: 08:53:00
like it.

Nosila, 2009-01-29: 19:46:00
Now I no longer Wonder why they called it Wonder Bread!

Sinmatation: /sin ma tay shun/ John’s kitchen was a chemist’s nightmare. His prepared and processed foods were full of ingredients with very long, complex and foreign sounding components. His fridge and freezer were filled with modified products like near-beer, fake-a-cola, meatcheat, shamham, narydairy, stiltedcheese, designwine, oughterwater, yolkjoke, pearsatz and artifishfingers. John had traded away nutrition and healthy sustenance for convenience and sinmatation. His pantry contained replicas of foods, like synammon, appeteasers, fakemixes, bastardpasta, forgeporridge, macaphoni, wannabeans, dupesoup,inbreads, fauxjoe,
cornterfeits and other appetite simulants. Yes, John, would learn later in life that trading off cooking time and a few calories and possible tooth decay for mysterious, unpronounceable carcinogenic substances was a short-sighted exchange. Etymology: Sin (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God’s will) & Synthetic (a compound made artificially by chemical reactions;not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially) & Imitation ( copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone/something else) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Sinmatation:

metrohumanx, 2009-01-29: 01:39:00
You crack me up every time, Nosie.
Those new “lite” pierogies just don’t do it for me, though.

Nosila, 2009-01-29: 01:50:00
They go with cabbage droles and cubelsa!

silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 22:20:00
Super sentence. Super Word!

Pseudofoodo: /soōdōfoōdō/ Charlie is a vegetarian at heart. The thought of killing some poor defenseless creature saddens him deeply. When he read about a study that claimed that plants emit a sound much like a scream when picked, he was left in a quandary. What could he eat? His solution? Pseudofoodo! The “O” foods! Munchos, Bunchos, Crunchos, Chunkos, Dunkos. The more processed – the farther away from anything living – the better he likes it. If only those bio-degradable packing peanuts had a little cheese or onion flavoring. If only he had the energy to go to the gymo to work off some of his flabo. Etymology: pseudo (not genuine; sham) + food (any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink) + “O” for the O foods. Created by: artr.

Comments on Pseudofoodo:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 08:35:00
Oh! Oh! So good!

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-29: 09:42:00
too true

Cornfakes: /korn – fayks/ Willie was up at dawn to log on as his Dwarf Troll avatar in the online world of Demon-Realm. He had no real friends so he immersed himself in an artificial reality as often as he could.

He liked a bowl of Cornfakes in the morning. The flavour burst of acesulfame-K and the crunchy goodness of butylated hydroxytoluene gave him the energy for hours of unbridled slaying. Etymology: 1.cornflakes – a popular cereal made by Kellogs
2.fakes – goods that are not genuine. Created by: GlobalGallery.

Comments on Cornfakes:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-29: 06:46:00
very tasty!

Nosila, 2009-01-29: 19:50:00
I saw the Cornfakes beside the Raisin Banned Flakes, Mice Krispies and Loco Puffs at Safeway!

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DEFINITION: n. A person who insists that lower life forms (fish, clams, cephalopods, reptiles, or insects) can be affectionate pets and excellent watchdogs. v. To talk to an animal who can’t possibly understand a single word you’re saying.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shrimpatico: /SHrim-PAH-ti-koh/ “Oh, do you see what shrimps see?” asked Bob, not even battering an eyelid. “To confess the truth, Bob, it’s just I don’t think that’s as easy as you say,” said Roxy. ” I’ll try to do so, to please you; but I rather think Crusty, brought up in the sea, sees the world quite differently; indeed, through different eyes.” Have you got a pencil and paper!” exclaimed Bob. “Just write him a note in Shrimperanto and he will understand immediately.” Bob watched eagerly, convinced that he had developed some special shrimpatico, with even the tiniest of crustaceans. Etymology: Blend of SHRIMP: Any of various small, chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the suborder Natantia. In a loose sense, any small crustacean & SIMPATICO: congenial or like-minded; sharing similar temperaments and, therefore, able to get along well together. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Shrimpatico:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-28: 04:23:00
nice one OB

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-28: 13:50:00
terrific

Nosila, 2009-01-28: 19:30:00
Love it…it shows we are all just Prawns in the game of life.

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:16:00
Seansational!

mweinmann, 2009-01-29: 23:58:00
This is hilarious ….shrimpsational

Petofeel: /pet o feel/ Magenta was a petofeel. She developed unnatural emotional bonds with insects. In high school, she was voted Moth Likely to Succeed. She won many spelling Bees during her final Termite at College. With her sister pregnant, she was soon to become an Ant. Although she was born a WASP, she became a Praying Mantis. She had once been married, but he turned out to be a Louse. She enjoyed all kinds of Grub and when she had to travel she preferred to Fly. At school dances, she often performed the Worm, especially to old Beetles music. She’d been known to enjoy a Roach or two. Many times she just wanted to Flea when people started to Bug her. She was an Aphid supporter of Butterfly gardens and also enjoyed Cricket. At the local bar, she would always order a Grasshopper and her computer was equipped with a Spider program, on the world-wide Web. She admired Ladybird Johnson and her greatest fear was having the exterminator crawl up her driveway. We could tell you more about her, but we’d hate to Drone on… Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement; preferred above all others and treated with partiality) & Feel (undergo an emotional sensation) & rhymes with pedophile (love of children, literally, but more sinister)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Petofeel:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:13:00
Such fun bugfoonery! Top notch!

Mustang, 2009-01-28: 23:43:00
Magenta had bugs in her belfry. Good word!

mweinmann, 2009-01-30: 00:00:00
had lots of fun reading this….clever.

Bugwhisperer: /bÉ™gwɪspÉ™rÉ™r/ Julie liked to think of herself as a bugwhisperer. When a bug came into her house, she would try to talk to it, trying to convince it to leave peacefully. The fact that this never worked didn’t seem to alter her approach. Her friends began to think her a bit buggy. Etymology: bug (a small insect) + whisperer (one who speaks softly) A play off of the Dog Whisperer Created by: artr.

Comments on Bugwhisperer:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-28: 11:04:00
nice

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:22:00
has great appeal … like a whispered secret!

Gnatchat: /gnat-chat/ When the tiny flying insects start to interfere with dinner, Julie justs calls them altogether for a little gnatchat and asks them to go bother the family next door. Etymology: GNATCHAT – from CHITCHAT + GNAT (a small flying insect) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Gnatchat:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:30:00
Maybe next time Julie will gnatchat them into visiting the cat in the hat

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:31:00
fun word and fun to say

Mustang, 2009-01-28: 23:44:00
Julie was just doing what comes gnaturally.

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DEFINITION: n. A bank which pays huge salaries to its executives who bet their customers’ money on dumb investments, risky loans, and the inevitable government bail-out. v. To lend, spend, and mismanage a bank into bankruptcy.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Baringesse: /BAIR-ing-JES/ After the baringesse of his personal banker and his financial planner, Bob’s life became downgraded to standard and poor. Furthermore, upon finding out that OED. had redefined “Profit” as an archaic word no longer in use; and that his key banker was living in luxury in the Virgin Islands, the term “instutionalised investor” repercussioned in his head. Etymology: Formed from BARING: Speculative trading on Singapore’s International Monetary Exchange caused the spectacular collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom’s oldest investment bank. Barings bank was founded in 1762 by John and Francis Baring & LARGESSE: generous bestowal of gifts.
2. the gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed.
Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Baringesse:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-27: 10:03:00
World Class sentence and word.

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-27: 10:18:00
terrific

Bankrapecy: /bangkrāp(t)sē/ The punishment for bankrapecy is a million dollars less in bonuses. Bad, bad banker! Take that you naughty person! Etymology: bankruptcy (declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts) + rape (the crime of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse without their consent) Created by: artr.

Bankboozle: /bank boo zl / Bankboozle (noun or verb). The bankboozle denied its shifty ways of taking finance to the extreme: purchasing companies that didn’t exist, providing discredit and embezzling the rest to their shrwiss accounts. Etymology: This word is a combination of “bank” and part of the word “bamboozle”. Bank means to hold (in this case, one’s money or investments) and bamboozle means to hoodwink, deceive or confuse. Created by: splendiction.

Comments on Bankboozle:

Mustang, 2009-01-27: 19:42:00
I think I’ve been bankboozled before. Good word.

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 01:44:00
meaning so apparent, easy to say, fun to say, good pun, has originality … exceptional verbotomy.

Siphonandbone: /si-phon-and-bone/ “Invest your money in Bank of AmERRica’s siphonandbone department where our integrity and your investment needs are rarely, if ever considered. We love gambling on already bankrupt companies and insolvent business ventures. Where else are you assured of losing your money? Devest youself today at Bank of AmERRica.” Etymology: SIPHONANDBONE – taken from SAVINGS AND LOAN – SIPHON (to drain, or skim off) + TO BONE (to take advantage of, to cheat, to screw royally) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Siphonandbone:

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-27: 10:14:00
great word

mweinmann, 2009-01-27: 11:44:00
funny

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