Tag: neologism

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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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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DEFINITION: n., Mutated leftovers which, unattended inside an evil-minded fridge, have transformed themselves into an extremely odorous, alternate life form. v. tr., To save food past it’s freshness date and watch it grow into something new.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Oldcuts: /ōldkətz/ Julie knew it was time to throw away the oldcuts when they started producing their own mayonnaise. While she was at it she also disposed of the cheesapets. Etymology: old (having lived for a long time; no longer young) + coldcuts (luncheon meats) Created by: artr.

Comments on Oldcuts:

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-01: 13:04:00
so simple but so good

metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:56:00
Truncated meats are terrifying. Bravo!

mweinmann, 2008-12-02: 10:25:00
simple word that says it all….

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:16:00
Fantastic

Heavolution: /heave oh loosh on/ Janice turned an unsightly shade of green and fought back the compulsion to vomit as she cleaned the curiously furry heavolution from a tupperware container than had resided in the fridge for far too long. Etymology: From “Heave” (colloquialism for vomiting) and “evolution” (the change in inherited traits in an organism from one generation to the next) Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Heavolution:

metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 00:58:00
The furry ones are the worst…anaerobic.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:18:00
Another top word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:18:00
Another top word

Frigidaredevills: /frijid der dev ills/ Frida cautiously tip-toed over to her fridge. It had been quiet all day, just the odd gurgling and chugging of the motor, nothing to be afraid of, right? She cautiously opened the white steel door covered in magnets and notices. The moment the door opened, the smell hit her like a brick. They were back… the Frigidaredevils, piled high and ready to topple out the door. Liquified salad fixings, mystery meats, passe pizza slices, green fuzzy former fruits and veggies, milk that had turned biker (bad) and numerous description-defying previous edibles. In their current state not even CSI could identify them. Enough!, decided Frida of this penicilliness! She grabbed a face mask, plastic gloves and a large garbage bag and went to town clearing out the foul fridge dwellers. The bag was sealed tightly and immediately run down to the back alley for garbage pick-up. She could swear she heard noises coming from the bag and they weren’t that of the Glad Man! When she had done, she cleaned and sprayed the now bare interior and placed her fresh groceries in their new temporary home. How long before these innocents would turn on her and become Frigidaredevills themselves? Etymology: Frigidaire (Brand of refrigerator) & Dare Devils (reckless impetuous irresponsible;presumptuously daring) & Ills (resulting in suffering or adversity; an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Frigidaredevills:

metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 00:53:00
DAMN! You’re good!

emdeejay, 2008-12-01: 00:56:00
I prostrate myself before the magnificence of this creation

silveryaspen, 2008-12-01: 01:00:00
devilishly delightful

Jabberwocky, 2008-12-01: 13:00:00
nice

mweinmann, 2008-12-02: 10:27:00
scared me….but fun to read

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:17:00
Beaut word & sentence

Extraturkeyestrial: /ex-tra-tur-key-es-tree-al/ There has been an extraturkeyestrial lurking in my fridge since Thanksgiving. It has now grown to twice it’s original size and has changed colour but because of it’s glow I’m saving money on a fridge light. Etymology: extra turkey + extraterrestrial Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Extraturkeyestrial:

silveryaspen, 2008-12-01: 11:32:00
out of this world funny – from the word to the sentence to the etymology — great create!

metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:51:00
Scary like a B-movie, yet practical and green. Like it!

TJayzz, 2008-12-01: 20:59:00
Great idea for saving money, I’ll have to try it,times are hard!! Good word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:17:00
Love it

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DEFINITION: n., The shock and embarrassment felt after innocently implying that you are much younger, only to discover that everyone actually knows how old you really are. v. intr., To be embarrassed when caught lying about your age.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sprungchicken: /sprung-chick-n/ Eva Longevia was a sprungchicken. She insisted that she was only in her 30s, even in front of her parents who were both sprightly octogenarians. They quickly put the assembled guests to rights, disclosing that Eva was actually in her fifties. Etymology: sprung (slang for caught, found out) + spring chicken (colloquialism for young person) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Sprungchicken:

petaj, 2008-11-28: 04:01:00
I seem to have a fowl theme going this week

silveryaspen, 2008-11-28: 14:02:00
You might have a fowl theme going, but they are so good, you might say they are the cock of the walk! I will long use and chuckle over sprungchicken and roasttrickey, and laugh a long time with you over them.

Humiliagesham: /hew-milly-AGE-sham/ Beatrice suffered a major attack of humiliagesham when she realized late in the evening that most of the folks at the party knew she had taken ten years off her age in an earlier discussion. Etymology: Blend of humiliated, age, and sham. A play on the word ‘humiliation’. Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Humiliagesham:

logarithm, 2008-11-28: 01:31:00
I bet this is gonna be the best of the day!

Traumagetized: /trom – age – tized/ Jennifer looked great. After 38 appointments with Dr. Slinky, all of her fine lines and wrinkles had disappeared. She was convinced that she could pass for at least 15 years younger. What she totally forgot to consider was that she had living relatives who knew when she was born. Her worst fears came through when her relatives pitched in to rent a billboard on Route 290 going towards downtown Chicago as a birthday surprise. It bore the familiar “lordy, lordy, Jen is forty” cliche and featured some prize pictures of her, such as her birth photo, the day she lost her front teeth and the day she got her first bra. After Jennifer finally drove past the billboard, she became traumagetized. Etymology: Traumatized (having physical or emotional shock inflicted) is the base word but the word Age is inserted in the middle of this word. Created by: rombus.

Comments on Traumagetized:

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-28: 15:30:00
nice word

Humiliaged: /Hew-mil-ee-ayged/ Brenda felt completely humiliaged when she discovered her husband Tim had told virtually everyone at the party her age. She had spent the last few hours trying to convince everyone that she was five years younger than she actually was. Etymology: Humiliation(injure the dignity and self respect of, embarrass.) ORIGIN Latin humiliare ‘make humble + Aged(of a specific age) = Humiliaged Created by: TJayzz.

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