Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: n. The feeling of anxiety created by the realization that you’ve arrived at a social event “wearing the wrong thing”. v. intr. To arrive at a social function and suddenly realize that you are you are completely overdressed or worse — underdressed!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Apparalysed: /Apparel eyes’d/ Todd was a creative and exuberant fellow whose wardrobe was so extensive, it had been described by his friends as being “Bigger than Texas”. Unfortunately, his addiction to fashion had grown to be a very expensive habit, and had begun to place a great strain on his relationship with Betsy, his far more conservative partner. In an attempt to spice things up, Todd raced home one evening and adorned himself with a rather fetching pair of magenta underpants. Just as he was about to wrap himself in his favourite leopardskin loincloth, Betsy burst in, aghast! Poor Todd. He was normally apparalysed after he’d arrived at the party, not before he’d finished getting dressed! Etymology: Apparel: see clothing. Paralysed: see Todd. Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Apparalysed:

dochanne, 2008-12-08: 04:04:00
Especially like the “eyes’d”, as the magenta speedos have real impact on the vicariously apparelysed observer.

silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 13:03:00
Captivating Create. Captures that feeling when everyone is staring, that makes us unable to move.

Grossdressing: /grow ss dreh sing/ His grossdressing is so bad he’d look out of place at an Abba concert Etymology: gross dressing, crossdressing Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Grossdressing:

Nosila, 2008-12-08: 23:22:00
Does his mother know that he’s out? Great word!

Blunderwear: /Blunder-wair/ Jamie was nervous about the party, having been unable to conduct any dresspionage, and opted for the cautious option of black. As she entered the room, she saw a sea of bright colours, frills and big hair. Bright sparkling sequins flashed as Brad approached, feathers in his hair. Oh, dear, she thought, having just now remembered what the party was for. Her hembarassment was not finished yet though, as the ankle-length number was downright prudish and her dear friend put his shining arm around her and announced to the room “And here’s my darling Jamie – the queen of Blunderwear!”. The room exploded with laughter and Jamie sank into an abyss of frockxiety and gloom. Etymology: Blunder – to err or make an obvious mistake; Wear – what you are wearing when you blunder into undresspionaged situations. Created by: dochanne.

Comments on Blunderwear:

silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:47:00
Great create. So straight forward, you immediately know what it means.

Nosila, 2008-12-08: 23:14:00
Seams like a great word and threads its way through your yarn like a fancy notion … that Brad is such a Baste-ard!

mweinmann, 2008-12-09: 10:37:00
That Brad, what a fair feather friend he turned out to be….great word!!

Speedono: /spÄ“dō nō/ Murray hated the English language, at least as far as his new bosses use of it on the recent party invitation was concerned. When he read pool party he saw himself really impressing the secretarial pool with his tight 6-pack and stories of his college swim team accomplishments. Instead he had an unfortunate speedono moment. He saw a pool as he drove up to the house so as soon as he got inside he found a bathroom and jetisoned the shorts and t-shirt. As he strode into the room with the pool table he understood that the picture on the invitation was intended to be an 8 ball not a beach ball. Turns out the pool belonged to the neighbor. It was bad enough that he was so badly underdressed, but his buddy Paul kept shouting about “racking up those balls”. All he could do was laugh and try to regain a modicum of dignity along with his clothing. As he waited to get back into the now occupied bathroom, he could only think, “What’s wrong with the word billiards?” Etymology: Speedo (Swimsuit brand known for their brevity) Oh No (an expression of error) Created by: artr.

Comments on Speedono:

dochanne, 2008-12-08: 04:10:00
The majority of people wearing Speedos cause speedono in others!

wayoffcenter, 2008-12-08: 04:54:00
The thought of someone playing pool (billiards) in a Speedo makes my blood run cold. Just me?

silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:43:00
You were really on the ball with this one.

Nosila, 2008-12-08: 23:27:00
As if on cue…another great story!

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James

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To counsel patience and caution when it comes to romantic endeavors. n., An unexpected or unwanted chaperone who has a special knack for “putting ice on it” when people get the “hots”.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Erotiblocker: /Ear-rot-tee-blah-ker/ Things were heating up between Jeff and Jane, and they both wanted each other badly. As soon as Jeff began to make his move, in comes Jane’s German Sheppard Kibbles, who was a staunch erotiblocker. No one was going to steal Jane’s affection from Kibbles! Etymology: Combination of “Erotic”: Strongly marked or affected by sexual desire; and “Blocker”: To hinder the passage, progress or accomplishment of by or as if by interposing an obstruction. Created by: jajsr.

Comments on Erotiblocker:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-07: 04:49:00
good one

Procrasdulation: /pro-cras-du-lation/ At church, our pastor is constantly preaching for procrasdulation in affairs of the heart because of the number of young people rushing to the altar then to the courts for divorce.

Etymology: PROCRASDULATION – noun – from PROCRASTINATION (to defer action; delay)+ ADULATION (to show excessive admiration)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Procrasdulation:

silveryaspen, 2008-12-05: 15:29:00
How true! Excellent word. Great etymology.

Thirdweiler: /third – wheel- er/ Gordon snaked his arm along the back of the lounge and looked longingly into Miranda’s eyes. But only for a fleeting second! That amorous feeling had quickly dissipated when the thirdweiler prowled into the room making low growling noises and raising its hackles. The only drooling going on was the dog. Etymology: third wheel (one who deters the couple’s activities – just by being there) + Rottweiler (a breed of dog often used for guard dogs) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Thirdweiler:

emdeejay, 2008-12-05: 08:19:00
The alpha and omega of pun. Thank you 🙂

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-05: 12:40:00
lovely

Daughtercooler: /dôtÉ™rkoōlÉ™r/ Denise strongly encouraged her daughter Cindy to entertain her boyfriend at home. She would give them full use of the family room while she and Jim (Dad) would keep themselves busy in the kitchen. But Mom was a terrific daughtercooler. She would NEED the punch bowl or grill set from a closet at just the right moment to put a nyet blanket on any nefarious activities. Just a cough or clearing of the throat from the other room could send chills down Cindy’s spine. On more than one occasion, Cindy searched the family room looking for a hidden video cam. In the end she decided that Mom must be psychic. Etymology: Daughter (female offspring) cooler (a device or container for keeping things cool) Created by: artr.

Comments on Daughtercooler:

ladyiggy, 2008-12-05: 04:43:00
Who said you could write about my mother?

galwaywegian, 2008-12-05: 07:20:00
Love it. where can i get one and will it work for two daughters?

emdeejay, 2008-12-05: 08:23:00
They just want to have some doggone fun… +1

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-05: 12:37:00
made me laugh

silveryaspen, 2008-12-05: 15:26:00
Great create. So straightforward you know immediately what it means!

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James

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DEFINITION: n., An ongoing relationship where one person does all the talking, whining and complaining, and the other just listens quietly and tries to appear sympathetic. v. intr., To participate in a lopsided conversation where one person does all the conversing.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Windfunnel: /wind funnel/ Macey was a highly strung lass. Scarely a day went by when she wasn’t on the blower to one friend or another detailing every last nuance of her existence. Incessantly her tongue would flap away, like an errant handkerchief in a stiff breeze. Her friends tried to be supportive, but eventually all they could feel was the continual blast of hot air emanating from Macey’s wind pipe. Inevitably they tired of being on the narrow end of her windfunnel and changed numbers, address, and in one extreme case, country. Only Macey’s cat Briggs will listen to her now, and only then in exchange for food and iTunes gift cards. Etymology: “Wind”: exasperatingly excessive verbiage. “Funnel”: device designed to channel substance without spillage in one direction. “Blower”: Slang for telephone. Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Windfunnel:

emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 05:03:00
When asked how he did it, Briggs replied: “iTune’d out”

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-04: 09:17:00
perfect!

silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 11:58:00
Excellent. Wind for the talker, and funnel for the one who takes it all in. Is the song of the day “You are the wind beneath my wings?”

metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:29:00
Techno-mechanically sublime word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:02:00
fantastic

Uniblatheral: /yoōnÉ™-blathÉ™r-É™l/ Joan and Jane are best of friends. Theirs is a perfect uniblatheral relationship. Joan has BMW disorder (bitch, moan, whine) if there is a topic to be discussed, she has an issue with some part of it. Jane is a one-person support group. Through numerous years of vigorous training she has developed the ability to listen without really hearing and nod at appropriate moments. That way her expression never gives it away when one of Joan’s tirades is a repeat, as so many of them are. Etymology: unilateral (performed by or affecting only one person) + blather (talk long-windedly without making very much sense) Created by: artr.

Comments on Uniblatheral:

ladyiggy, 2008-12-04: 04:37:00
Always liked the word blather. Sometimes the local news is like shampoo instructions – Blather. Rinse. Repeat>

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-04: 09:16:00
great word and sentence

Nosila, 2008-12-04: 21:35:00
Blather is a great word…yada yada yada!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:03:00
Great stuff

Soliloquerulous: /so-lil-o-kware-uh-lus/ Sue so was soliloquerulous that, even when her best friend was absent she constantly wore a headset with a playback feature so she wouldn’t miss a single word. Etymology: soliloquy (act of talking alone or regardless of any hearers) + querulous (complaining; peevish) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Soliloquerulous:

emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 06:47:00
Superb. Not just a verboticism, a genuine neologism. Can’t wait to use it!

silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:38:00
Admire your excellent use of irony in your sentence! Fits Sue (so) many.

metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:36:00
Yes, it IS superb! Fun for my stumbling tongue, too.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:03:00
Terrific

TJayzz, 2008-12-07: 10:33:00
Great word!

Emceeyammer: /em see yam mer/ Stanley was almost comatose listening to Andrea’s endless prattle about her day at work. “And then, you know that Linda I told you about in accounting, well, that snob never said Good Morning to me and like, what did I ever do to her? And then Josh, the cute electrician told me I had nice hair and like Linda was sooo jealous…” Poor Stanley, he was a captive audience, being an inside cat in a one bedroom apartment, jailed with a self-involved airhead like Andrea. Oh sure, she fed him, cleaned his stink box and rubbed him on the chin like he liked, but seriously. How much more of being emceeyammer could he take? Granted, he slept 16 hours a day and therefore snored through most of her tirades, but she needed one of her own species. Maybe he’d sign her up on-line for a singles club. In his own lethargic manner, Stanley was getting fed up. Oh no, here she comes again…it’s yammer time! Etymology: Emcee (MC or Master of Ceremonies, Ringmaster, Host) & Yammer (to whine endlessly) & MC Hammer (Performer in the late 80’s and early 90’s who’s most most famous song was “U Can’t Touch This” and was famous for baggy Hammer Pants.) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Emceeyammer:

metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 01:19:00
Inspired, as usual!

silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:01:00
So in the ‘now’ and with that etymology in the ‘know’. Great create!

emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 19:18:00
Can’t touch that!

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James

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DEFINITION: n., The uneasiness, social discomfort, and/or impending sense of doom which occurs when you realize that you’ve sent out a few too many emails after drinking way too much. v. intr., To be worried about your social standing after a night of heavy drinking and stupid emailing.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Bacchemailya: /bak ee mayl ya/ Vinnie was not a guy who could hold his wine. The Riesling for this was because it was never his Sauterne to buy. Because he got free drinks, he could easily afford to drink more…way more than he should. He would often Mosel down to the local Wine Bar and order a few. After a few, he would Rhone back home and fire up his computer. It was then that he would send e-mails to everyone in his company, including his boss, and Pinot his thoughts and speculations on line. He crossed the Bordeaux when he said the Boss’ sperm count was unusually Merlot and said it Shiraz been a while since the boss’s wife, Sangria,had been living at their home. Vinnie blamed this on the cute Medoc in the local hospital where Sangria worked. Yes, if only Vinnie had not had his Bacchemailya, he could have been Sauvignon his job! Life is a Cabernet, Old Chum, only a Cabernet! Etymology: Bacchanalia (used of riotously drunken merrymaking…named after Bacchus, Roman God of Wine & Intoxication) & E-mail (communicate electronically on the computer) & Ya (You, colloquially) & Back He Nail You (Revenge of your boss) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Bacchemailya:

emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 04:48:00
A punultimate achievement

metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:39:00
You’re a real corker!

silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 16:59:00
Excellent Word! Your sentences are always such fun. When it comes to the pun – you have a silver tongue!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:05:00
very clever

Slurrealisation: /slur realise ayshun/ Samuel, or “Shixpack Shammy” as he was known to his colleagues was a
troubled young lad. His entire life the world and people in particular seemed daft to him. Every day he woke to a prison of mediocrity and banality, where ‘unreasonable’ people refused to bend to suit his narcissistic views. Unable to stand the incessant anxiety, Sam escaped each evening to the comforts of drunken stupor; a slurrealistic realm where he was king. One evening after a particularly unproductive day of pointless meetings Sam snapped. He downed a case of his favourite lager, opened his laptop, and began to compose. He cajoled his colleagues, belittled his boss, and flummoxed his friends. Finally, exhausted and relieved, he collapsed upon his keyboard and drooled himself to sleep. The next day as he commuted, Sam opened his curiously sticky laptop and had a gut wrenching slurrealisation. Etymology: “Slur”: (a) A nasty statement directed at someone you dislike. (b) The chaotic cadence inherent in the speech of inebriated humans. “Realisation”: The curious sensation felt when something new occurs to you. “Surreal”: That’s like, totally surreal man Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Slurrealisation:

petaj, 2008-12-03: 05:29:00
Such a schlock to the system, slurtainly.

Mustang, 2008-12-03: 07:26:00
Schamuel done got his tang all toungled up, didn’t he?

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-03: 10:11:00
drooliscious

metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:32:00
Now THATS a killer sentence. Good one, MDJ!

silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:01:00
great sentence and etymology

emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 20:47:00
Thanks 🙂 It’s great fun writing them

Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:52:00
Sham should learn to emole his controtions! Good word & sentence.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:05:00
Another good one

Bendersender: /ben-der-sen-der/ A chill went through Cheryl as the third person directed a cold shoulder in her direction. Was this a harBINGEr of doom? That old bendersender feeling returned when she got to her desk, saw the empty bottle and red wine stains on the keyboard. Etymology: bender (a heavy drinking session) sender (one who emails others) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Bendersender:

emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 04:46:00
I love the way your brain bends to come up with these!

petaj, 2008-12-03: 05:09:00
a bendersendermend – is the apology that follows in an attempt to redress offenses

emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 05:27:00
Addressed to the bendersender’s friends?

silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:05:00
harBINGEr – laughed and thought it a great create

Edoomshine: /E-doom-SHAYN/ Edoomshine overwhelmed Bob when he realized that he had sent out a few too many evodkagrams after drinking the night away online. Etymology: Blend of E as in Email; DOOM:fate or destiny, esp.adverse fate & MOONSHINE: Illegally distilled whiskey; hard liquor. 2. Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.

Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Edoomshine:

silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 16:55:00
Excellent! The moonshine’s east, the moonshine’s west, and Ozziebob word shines among the very best!

Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:45:00
What a rye sense of humour!

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To clean up another person’s mess, only to have all their garbage dumped right on top of you. n., A person who tries to help other people solve their problems but always ends up in deep doo-doo.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Messcatology: /Mess Cat ology/ Leonard was a man of deeply held convictions. Through obsessively cleaning and ordering everything he sought to rid the world of chaos, and thus change and progress. Once everything was thusly (de)filed, his dreams would be realised: the end of civilisation as we know it!

Tuesday presented Leonard with an opportunity. Penny, a kind hearted and gentile soul from across the hall had invited him for dinner. While the disorganised Penny unpacked her groceries, Leonard attempted to move one step closer to his goal by relieving Penny of Sheldon’s litter box detritus. Sheldon however had agendas of his own, namely the detritus that had collected in Leonard’s head. Feline hissery and chaos ensued, and instead of hitting the fan, the contents of Sheldon’s litter box, along with Leonard, hit the floor.

Later as Leonard wandered home he pondered the evenings events. The mission had been thwarted, but his will remained iron clad. He would reaffirm his faith and end his evening with another reading from the book of Messcatology. Etymology: Eschatology – pertaining to bringing about the end of days, Biblical style.

Mess – a disorderly state of affairs.

Cat – the reference to the genus Felis Catus is (almost) entirely coincidental Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Messcatology:

emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 03:46:00
But the reference to “The Big Bang Theory” was deliberate…

petaj, 2008-12-02: 04:15:00
a revelation

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-02: 04:57:00
Terrific word

Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:36:00
Meowvuhliss

metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:05:00
GREAT sentence.

Succorsucker: /suk er suk er/ “The holly arrives Friday. Will you help make holly wreaths Friday night? the president of the Optimist club said. “We start selling them this Saturday. They have to be ready.” Handy Andy suckcomed (succombed) with a reluctant “Okay”. He was very busy during the holly days. Friday night, only Handy Andy and the president of the Optimist club showed up. He was stuck making holly wreaths all night, right up to Saturday morning, when people began arriving to buy them. Looking around for help from the president, he soon discovered the president had snuck out on him, leaving him to stay all day, selling them, alone. His mind kept silently repeating “succorsucker!” Etymology: Succor – to give aid and assistance. Sucker – as a noun: pushover, fall guy, dupe – also as a verb: conned, tricked, duped. Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Succorsucker:

Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:35:00
Been there…done that. 😉

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:33:00
nice and you reminded me that I have to pick up some fresh holly for the holidays

logarithm, 2008-12-02: 17:30:00
Suckcomed succorsucker? You got my vote! 😀

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:24:00
Great blend

metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:48:00
HandyAndy got succubusted!

Samarislimed: /sah-MAR-uh-slymd/ When Lindstrom jumped in to help clean up the mess left in Madge’s apartment when her toilet clogged and overflowed he slipped and fell face first in the putrid mess and he realized he had once again been samarislimed while innocently trying to help someone.

Etymology: Blend of ‘samaritan’ (a person who is generous in helping those in distress) and ‘slimed’ (to smear or cover with slime) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Samarislimed:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:24:00
Good word

mweinmann, 2008-12-03: 10:51:00
this is really good!!

metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:46:00
So much for do-it-yerself plumbing!

Counselquence: /Cown-sel-quen-se/ When Nicola heard the knock on her door late one night she knew it would be her best friend Dana with news of the latest traic event in her life. This time she found her in floods of tears, when she asked her what was wrong she told her that she had been seeing a married man and didn’t know what to do. Being a good friend Nicola sat and listened to her for the next five hours, eventually she advised her to give the man an ultimatum, the wife or her. Dana thanked her and left. What she hadn’t realised however was that the man in question was her own husband, but she soon found out when the counselquence ended in him packing his bags and moving in with Dana a week later. Etymology: Counsel(give advice to someone to help resolve a personal problem) + Consequence(result or effect) Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Counselquence:

Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:33:00
I think those are my neighbors

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:29:00
excellent

Nosila, 2008-12-02: 22:18:00
Great story, TJayzz…the basis of all Country & Western songs!

metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:44:00
A modern parable, indeed.

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James

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