Tag: neologism

DEFINITION: v. intr. To be woken up by a child or pet who is quietly but intently staring at you from the edge of your bed. n. A creepy silent stare that is so intense that it pierces sleep.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jeeperspeepers: /jÄ“pÉ™rzpÄ“pÉ™rz/ Joyce sat bolt upright in her bed. There wasn’t a sound. It was that spooky cat of hers. The one with the jeeperspeepers. During the day she seemed to look right through you. At night it was as though she could wake the dead. Joyce’s mother told her not to buy a black cat from that scary old lady. Etymology: jeepers creepers (used to express surprise or alarm) + peepers (a person’s eyes) Created by: artr.

Comments on Jeeperspeepers:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:36:00
Terrific word. Jeeperspeepers captures that feeling of the heebie jeebies!

Mustang, 2009-01-08: 18:45:00
Good one!

Pillowstalk: /pill – oh – stallk/ Marcy felt that she was again the victim of pillowstalk as she slowly opened her eyes to reveal her Chihuahua’s big brown ones staring intently at her. Etymology: Pillow (a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person)
+ Stalk (a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush) + A satirical play on the phrase Pillow Talk Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Pillowstalk:

Mustang, 2009-01-08: 18:44:00
Sounds creepy…I like it.

Nosila, 2009-01-08: 22:24:00
Eye Carumba!

Furboding: /fer-BODE-ing/ Sandra’s dreams were interrupted by an awful sense of furboding and she became aware that her cat, Felix, was staring at her ominously as she slept. Etymology: Blend of ‘fur’ and ‘bode'(be an omen; portend) – a play on the word foreboding(A sense of impending evil or misfortune) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Furboding:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-08: 05:16:00
excellent!

silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:38:00
Clever Create.

Nosila, 2009-01-08: 22:27:00
Furocious!

Mustang, 2009-01-09: 00:25:00
furshur

mweinmann, 2009-01-09: 08:47:00
Love it….furunny!!

Hawkgawk: /HAWK gawk/
The very large dog’s hawkgawk bore through me as I lay barely awake by the tree. Etymology: HAWK: a bird of prey GAWK: to stare Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Hawkgawk:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:38:00
Frightfully good!

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DEFINITION: n. An old media format that is no longer popular or easily accessible, such as floppy disks, VHS tapes or stone tablets. v. tr. To try to access data stored in an old-fashioned media format, especially it requires the use archaic technology and/or protocols.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gadjettison: /gadg jettison/ Gadgets evolve so quickly, that those of today, are outdated tomorrow, and become gadjettisons. Etymology: GADGETS, JETTISON.
GADGETS – machines, objects, things. JETTISON – throw out, get rid of, abandon, discard, ditch, chuck, dump, chuck out Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Gadjettison:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-07: 12:05:00
Egad! another top word!

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-07: 14:23:00
great combo

Yestersurf: /YES-tur-serf/ Having only a discarded very ancient computer, their father’s first machine, to rely on Lyndal and Terrance had no choice but to resort to yestersurf methods of finding information.

Etymology: Blend of yesterday and surf Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Yestersurf:

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-07: 14:26:00
‘yestersurf – all my problems were on different turf’

silveryaspen, 2009-01-07: 16:04:00
Oh the nostalgia … of yestersurf and the song “yesterday” … I’m off on another trip down memory lane!

Nosila, 2009-01-07: 19:04:00
Yestersurf…all my nightmares looked like Smurf…

Mustang, 2009-01-07: 22:11:00
Goes really good with yesterturf

Obsolution: /äbsÉ™loōshÉ™n/ William loved old things. He loved books and vinyl records. He had the largest collection of 8-tracks of anybody he knew. When he snapped at one of his friends for teasing him he felt bad and decided to talk to his priest for guidance. After all who would understand him better than someone who’s job was based on a book. When he got to church, he found that the confessional was now a cyber-cafe with a library of inspirational CDs and lessons on how to text the priest. Instead of absolution he got obsolution. Etymology: obsolete (no longer produced or used; out of date)absolution (formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment.) Created by: artr.

Comments on Obsolution:

Nosila, 2009-01-07: 19:00:00
Obsolutley fabulous!

Antiquatech: /AN ti KWAY tek/ This pile of old computers, calculators and beta and VHS players can all go in the trash because they are antiquatech. Etymology: ANTIQUATED: old-fashioned and no longer suitable for modern conditions.
TECH: short form of technology Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Antiquatech:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-07: 14:52:00
So fun to say “An tick wa teck” … sounds like the tick tock of the clock … evokes that feeling that time passes it all by!

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DEFINITION: v. tr. To allow your pet to sleep in your bed even though it may squirrel into your pillows, hog all the sheets, and bulldoze you on to the floor. n. A pet which sleeps in its owner’s bed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mangeratrois: /mayn jur a twa/ It was becoming udderly impossible for a cowboy like Chuck (a Taurus) who lived in El Toro to consummate his relationship with the lovely Bovina, from Covena (still a Virgo). The reason for this was that she allowed her pet Hereford, Elsie, to sleep on her bed. It was cute when Elsie was a newborn orphaned baby, but reaching her mature size, the bed was far too small. Chuck thought a full-grown cow belonged on the range or in the freezer! Because of this mangeratrois, he would get charlie horses in his calves each night;hoof in mouth disease;hay fever;wake up Friesian each night because Elsie steered the covers off him and have cowlicks in his hair. Chuck was getting desperate to become the Loin King, the only thing that kept him going was the delicious, recurring dreams he had…mmmm, Porterhouse, Sirloin, Tenderloin, Rib Eyes, Beef Ribs, Filet Mignons, Chateaubriand,T-Bones, Prime Ribs, Ground Round, Rib Roasts, Rouladen, Salisbury, Standing Rib, Swiss Steak, Steak Tartare,Hamburger, Beef Stew…Cud this couple really live happily Heifer after? Etymology: Manger {a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed}& Menage a Trois (French for a threesome)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Mangeratrois:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-06: 10:59:00
Is the song of the day “In the MOOed?”
Puntastic!

mweinmann, 2009-01-06: 15:01:00
This is absolutely hysterical…..you got my vote.

Petish: /PET ish/ She always talks about and obsesses over whether her cat is okay or not and this petish of hers is causing us problems. Etymology: FETISH: the fact that a person spends too much time doing or thinking about a particular thing
PET: an animal or bird etc. that we keep in our home for pleasure Created by: kateinkorea.

Coverpet: /cover pet/ Little Bo Peep, is sick of counting sheep. They certainly do not put her to sleep! When She hits the hay, baa’d to say, so do they! She doesn’t need a coverlet. She has many a coverpet. For her turning in, is no turn on. Oh how, she wants the lamb woolies on her … gone! She wishes they wouldn’t put a foot on her futon, that means ewe and ewe and ewe … and the dam, ram, too! She’s certainly not sheepless in Seattle! Etymology: When joined in bed by a PET, who tries to be your COVERLET.
You are stuck with a COVERPET. Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Coverpet:

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-06: 10:47:00
how true

Nosila, 2009-01-06: 23:28:00
Not baaad at all…people are flocking to vote for you!!

Farmabeddon: /farm-ah-bed-on/ Our former noctural bliss soon turned into farmabeddon when we adopted a trio of homeless kittens. Etymology: farm + bed + armageddon Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Farmabeddon:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-06: 07:27:00
love it JW!

silveryaspen, 2009-01-06: 10:58:00
Luv it! Purrrfect!

TJayzz, 2009-01-06: 13:37:00
Great word

mweinmann, 2009-01-06: 15:00:00
Good word

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DEFINITION: v. intr. To habitually object to and contradict other people’s statements, especially if they include any facts or opinions. n. A person who finds fault what other people say no matter what it is, and lets them know it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Rebuffy: /ribəfē/ Pete and his girlfriend were the most annoying couple around. Pete (aka RePete) would restate everything anyone said in the form of a question perhaps to create time to ponder a response. ReBuffy was a contrarian, responding negatively to anything anyone had to say. She could find fault with the most innocuous statement. Etymology: rebuff (reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner) + Buffy (a female name) Created by: artr.

Naybour: /nay burr/ noah was our next door naybour, sometime he was our nayboor. before he sold his horse he was, on occasion, our neighbour. Etymology: neighbour, nay Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Naybour:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-05: 12:44:00
Nay burr … one who deserves the cold shoulder! Very punny fun sentence!

Nosila, 2009-01-05: 18:07:00
Noah was a naybore and a nayboar, too!

Internoper: /in ter nope er/ We all know the ultimate intruder, that ruder person, who obsessively interjects to disagree with anything anyone says. The ultimate internoper that constantly interrupts, intercepts and interferes in any intercourse, to naysay and negate, everything everyone said. Etymology: INTERLOPER, NOPE. INTERLOPER – intruder; as one who intrudes on anything anyone says. NOPE – to disagree, to naysay. Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Internoper:

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-05: 10:35:00
nice

galwaywegian, 2009-01-05: 12:20:00
like it silvery tree person!

mweinmann, 2009-01-05: 16:22:00
Hey Silvery, this is great…captured the meaning well.

Mustang, 2009-01-05: 19:29:00
Excellent word!

Counterpainintheass: /cown-tur-pane-in-the-ass/ Sometimes Sally was such a counterpainintheass that it was impossible to carry on a conversation with her. Etymology: counter (contrary)+ pain in the ass + counterpane (blanket) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Counterpainintheass:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-05: 12:50:00
Well put … they do tend to throw a wet blanket on everything.

TJayzz, 2009-01-05: 13:12:00
Funny!
Funny

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DEFINITION: n. A pile of used and discarded tissues; may constitute a bio-hazard. v. intr. To drop a used tissue on to the floor beside your bed or chair, because you are so sick you can barely move.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Tisspew: /tiss-sp_u/ The flu was simply too much. Fixing his own lunch was out of the question. With barely enough energy to tisspew, Gil could do nothing but wait for chicken soup reinforcements to arrive under their own power. Etymology: Tisspew: v. combination of tissue: a thin gauzy paper + spew: eject or cast away. Created by: zabxuq.

Comments on Tisspew:

Nosila, 2009-01-02: 18:06:00
Souper!

Phlegmageddon: /flem-uh-GED-on/ So ill was Bob that he truly believed that he had died and been reincarnated as a nose. Despairingly he was a nose not of classic beauty such as a hepburn, more in the mould of a durrante. And things didn’t seem to be getting any better for him, for when the great Rhinobyl disaster struck, and not even a puff of air issued out of the quatrils of Nosetradamus, he started to believe the end was nigh. Fellow snoozles, konks, beaks and candlesticks gather around him, honkers heavenwards, looking for signuses, but the outlook remained grimaldi, things were, “C’est beaucoup” for he was sure that a phlegmaggedon of tissumungous proportions was slowly enveloping him. Etymology: PHlEGM: the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through the mouth, esp. that occurring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a cold.
2. one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing sluggishness or apathy.
ARMAGEDDON: the last and completely destructive battle.
Any great and crucial conflict.
Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Phlegmageddon:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-02: 07:46:00
Great Sentence. Luv Jimmy Durante! Great way to start the new year … with a great eponym!

Mustang, 2009-01-04: 06:09:00
Sounds like Bob was quite phlegmatic.

mweinmann, 2009-01-05: 16:33:00
Poor Bob, to be halluciphlegmatic and fighting the ultimate War of the Noses!

Biohazmat: /bīōhazmat/ Paul was so sick that he didn’t even care that his attempt to contain his tissues had gone hopelessly astray. Between the sofa where he was curled up and the waste paper basket was a trail of used tissues — a mucous menace — a phlegm flow — a biohazmat. After 3 days the mass had started to congeal into a two-dimensional piñata from hell. Etymology: Biohazard (a risk to human health or the environment arising from biological work) + hazmat (Hazardous materials and items) + mat (a small rug) Created by: artr.

Comments on Biohazmat:

Nosila, 2009-01-02: 18:03:00
Haz my vote…

Infloorendsza: /in-flor-ends-za
/ Josh had learned in his meditation class to let go of problems and let them float away so he put the teaching into practice used infloorendsza to rid himself of his germs carefully wrapped up in tissues.
Etymology: influenza + floor + ends + za (which is sort of like ya)
Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Infloorendsza:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-02: 07:49:00
Serendipsliptissue-ous!

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