Tag: Verbotomy

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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James

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DEFINITION: v. intr., To speak in an inspirational but perhaps incomprehensible manner by stringing together a series of grunts and clichés. n., An inarticulate TV or radio, post-game interview, typically given by a panting, toothless, sweating, verbally-challenged, and hugely overpaid, athletic superstar.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Platidude: /platiËŒdoōd/ They won the big game so the reporters immediately descended on the team platidude. He was a sure-fire source for over-the-top ready-made, who’s-your-daddy, can’t-be-beat, who-wants-pie, in-your-face one-liners. Etymology: platitude (a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful) + dude (a man; a guy) Created by: artr.

Comments on Platidude:

silveryaspen, 2008-11-27: 12:46:00
Always admire and appreciate those 1 letter changes to a word that mades it a blend of two words then have it fit the definition to a T.

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:18:00
so subtle I didn’t notice it until I read the etymology – what a difference a letter makes

Nosila, 2008-11-27: 20:08:00
Hey, Dude, love your word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-29: 14:45:00
Good one

Skiterbole: /sky ter bowl ee/ Wayne treated the fans to a gasping, vacuous paragraph of skiterbole. Fortunately, their short attention spans allowed his undeservedly high reputation to stay intact. Etymology: From Skite and Hyperbole

Created by: emdeejay.

Comments on Skiterbole:

petaj, 2008-11-28: 04:05:00
Was Wayne a skiterboy? sk8ter boy.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-29: 14:45:00
nice word

Patterup: /patt-er-up/ The whole side fronted up for the patterup with the journalists after winning the game. The PITCHer started up first with his SPIELE, which soon degenerated into a garBALLed outpouring. His teammates all started shouting the usual cliches about the proverbial wire, the good fight put up by the opposition and taking just one game at a time. Etymology: Batter Up – baseball term to call up the next batter + patter (speech – especially fast/rehearsed)
pitch (salesman’s speech)
spiele (German for games)
ball (as in games) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Patterup:

emdeejay, 2008-11-27: 04:42:00
Classy. The (not so) subtle innuendo adds another level to the pun and hints insightfully at the obsequious relationship between media and sport

silveryaspen, 2008-11-27: 12:29:00
It’s a hit we can all have a ball using!

Nosila, 2008-11-27: 20:03:00
You’re a diamond in the rough, petaj…and you keep all your bases covered!

Stumbledumb: /stuhm bull dumb/ The sportscaster said “Oh!” After a long pregnant pause, he uttered “Uh Oh!” Then breathed a long sigh. Then seconds later “Oh No!” with another long sigh, followed by heavy breathing, then by “Eh!” He gulped a few times, then groaned and moaned. Then switched to “Yeah” …. “Come on” …. “Ah Hah!” “Mmmm Hmmm” then “Hooray!” Not once, did he anounce the fumbles, followed by the touch down. That sportscaster’s stumble blocks made him the epitome of a stumbledumb! Etymology: Stumblebum and Dumb. Stumblebum – an offensive term for somebody who appears to do things in a blundering unskillful way. Dumb – Encarta gives the 7 definitions listed and at least the first 5 apply (#3 especially):

1. unintelligent: regarded as having or showing a low level of intelligence ( informal insult )

2. offensive term: an offensive term meaning unable to speak

3. temporarily speechless: temporarily unable to speak because of shock, fear, surprise, or anger

4. done without speech: performed or expressed without using speech

5. intentionally silent: deliberately not speaking or refusing to speak

6. producing no sound: designed or adapted to produce no sound

7. lacking human speech: lacking the power of speech because not human
Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Stumbledumb:

logarithm, 2008-11-27: 11:10:00
Sounds great! 🙂

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:20:00
too true

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-29: 14:43:00
Like it

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James

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To leave out an important ingredient when you are sharing a favorite recipe so that no one else can make it taste as good as yours. n., A recipe that is missing one or more key ingredients.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Delessious: /diˈlesh É™s/ Millie made the best pies in the county. She had the blue ribbons to prove it. She never wrote down her recipes so when asked she would write them from memory. Somehow they never turned out the same. Hers were delicious, theirs delessious. Maybe the fact that she would “forget” some key ingredient, by accident of course, had something to do with it. Etymology: delicious (highly pleasant to the taste) + less (a smaller amount of; not as much) Created by: artr.

Comments on Delessious:

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:21:00
nice

metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:38:00
Mmmm Pies are the zenith of dessert making.

Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:38:00
Good word…less is more!

Alamodeification: /a-la-mode-i-fi-cay-shun/ Sally’s piece de resistance at the end of a meal was her famous homemade ice cream. When guests begged for her recipe she always gave then the one with the alamodeification. Etymology: a la mode + modification Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Alamodeification:

silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 13:00:00
Perhaps you left ‘Alamo’ out of your etymology deliberately??? What a clever way to convey the failure of the alamodeification!

metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:11:00
A tip of the hat to a MASTER verbotomist.

Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:43:00
Great word…I’dlike some vanilla right now myself!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-27: 02:16:00
Great word. Also brings to mind of events at SAN ANTONIO, Texas in 1836.

Poultrygeist: /pole – tree – guy – st/ Amanda was disappointed. It looked like she had created a poultrygeist this Thanksgiving. She couldn’t understand why her roast duck, BBQ chicken and most of all, her beloved deep fried Turkey did not look or taste the way that they should. She thought this would be a true poultry smorgasbord, extravaganza….especially since she had obtained all of Aunt Martha’s secret receipes. Etymology: The word “Poultry” starts off this word. We know that poultry is not usually foul but is really “fowl”. The word “Geist” is German and is difficult to translate but is often used to mean mind, spirit or ghost. Created by: rombus.

Comments on Poultrygeist:

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:17:00
very fitting this week – great word

silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 12:45:00
clever word

metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:09:00
EXCELLENT word,Rombus! Nice segue from Halloween, too. got a vote from me.

Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:40:00
Amanda is clearly a victim of Fowl Play! Great word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-27: 02:10:00
great contribution

Wrongcoction: /rong kok shun/ No one could figure out why Marianne made the best chili in the family. When they tried to copy her old family recipe, it never tasted the same. One day her nephew Charlie, a criminalogical forensic chemist, decided to analyze the ingredients in a batch she had made. When he compared it to the recipe she had given him it was no wonder he kept making a wrongcoction. There was no evidence of beef, tomato, beans or known spices in the original recipe. To this day, her wrongcoction remains an unsolved mystery to Charlie. Etymology: Wrong (not in accord with established usage or procedure) & Concoction (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Wrongcoction:

petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:40:00
clever

silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 03:17:00
When I said it out loud, it sounds a tad bit risque and made me giggle! Wow … what a fun word!

metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 10:42:00
Please bring a covered dish to the First Annual International Verbotomy Festival and Bake-Off scheduled for 2010 (location TBA)….no tupperware please.

metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:31:00
And how about that sublime BEEF-A-REENO that cleared the house last Christmas?

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James

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DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v. intr., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else’s fault.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Grievenge: /grih-vehnj/ Jean decided to take her grievengeful blog down today when she realised that she actually overreacted to the entire situation. Etymology: 1) Grievance: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation. 2) Revenge: action taken in return for an injury or offense. Created by: logarithm.

Comments on Grievenge:

logarithm, 2008-11-25: 02:17:00
Jean’s grievengeful blog has been taken down today by the administrator after much complaint received from the readers and subjects in her blog.

logarithm, 2008-11-25: 02:21:00
Whoops!

Is there a way we can delete wrong comments?

metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 10:05:00
I don’t think so. My comments pop up in the strangest places….

logarithm, 2008-11-25: 18:35:00
Hahah… I noticed that too… 🙂

Angstony: /angst uh nee/ Poor Tom Turkey. First of all, they were not out to get him a raw deal. They were out to “get him!” It was time to get a move on, before they could get a grip on him. Maybe if he could get across the creek, Tom Turkey might get ahead of them. With that in mind, he tried to make a fast get away. His pursuers decided to get down to it, and managed to get even with him. Quickly, hoping to get in on the act, one of his pursuers swung an axe. Tom did get a pain in the neck! Ordered to get if off his chest, feathers flew. Next he was forced to get the hang of it. But the ultimate pain of it all, came when poor Tom had to get cooking! Worst of all, he had no way to get back at them! Poor Tom, he suffered the angstony of it all! Etymology: Angst and agony that make one ache for revenge! Created by: silveryaspen.

Comments on Angstony:

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:11:00
poor Tom

Nosila, 2008-11-25: 23:59:00
Wattle he do next? Gobble up this news and accuse us of Fowl Play?

Desperadough: /des-per-ah-doh/ Betty had 92 batches of cookie dough in the freezer. She was so proud of her contribution to the Church Christmas Bazaar this year. They would bake some to sell and also sell dough there. She always came through with the most cookies and dough and was well known for her generousity. But this year, it was ruined….someone had unplugged the freezer while the basement remodeling was being done. Was it one of the remodelers? Was it her husband? She had worked herself into a desperation she had never before known, crying and wretching in despair and anger at the unkown person who had done this. In the distance, she heard some music and, wait, she heard the familiar voice of her husband. She strained to hear him as she fought back her tears……”Desperadough, won’t you come to your senses”….. Etymology: This word is a blend of Desperate(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; and the word Dough (Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by mixing the flour with a small amount of water. This step is a precursor to making bread, pasta, noodles, pastry, cookies, and muffins.) Whew…
Created by: rombus.

Comments on Desperadough:

metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:06:00
You get my vote! Great sentence!

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:10:00
very funny

silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:12:00
Yesterday I had a desperadough … I ran out of flour in the middle of making dough for a povitica. Like the song Desparado a lot … guess what I’ll be humming everytime I make dough! And think of you and this excellent word, rombus!

Sufferage: /Suff-er-ayge/ Fiona had spent months on her self portrait, so when her partner came in out of the rain with his mansize brolly he unfortunately stabbed the painting with the pointed end as he as putting it down, leaving a large hole right through the forehead. Fiona gasped and then started to howl, the sufferage she was feeling was beyond words. She was so angry she didn’t know whether to hit him with the offending object or throw her masterpiece out of the window. Etymology: Suffer(be affected by, experience something bad or unpleasant) + Rage(uncontrollable anger, a desire for revenge) Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Sufferage:

logarithm, 2008-11-25: 06:46:00
My vote goes to ‘sufferage’ for today. 🙂

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James

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To write an email while under the influence of an intoxicating substance. n., An email or blog post where the author has chosen to ignore standard literary and social conventions — thanks to a liberal consumption of alcohol.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pinablogada: /Pee – na – blog – ada/ Stanley loved to blog. He could blog while he was cooking dinner and cleaning the house. He even blogged from his riding lawnmower. His most special contributions were the occasional pinablogada that he treated the world to during happy hour from his local bar. He would tap away on his laptop while he sipped away… “Twodaa i work late n jest nedic a drenc haaa. It a peeno coludee annd dats abut eit.” Etymology: The popular drink, Pina Colada forms the first and last parts of this word. The word blog is dropped in the middle. Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Pinablogada:

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-24: 15:09:00
love it!

metrohumanx, 2008-11-24: 16:12:00
You put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning oo oo ooh …

silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 16:44:00
ROFL! (rolling on floor laughing). Great fun word and sentence … but the ending was superb … smashing last line!

silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 17:18:00
I was surprised to see pinablogadas from an mweinmann. Then again … wine not?

Mustang, 2008-11-24: 23:35:00
Excellent!

Inebremail: /in-E-bree-mayl/ Nursing a massive hangover as he reviewed his sent email folder Delbert was dismayed to learn that during the fog of a massive binge he had sent several highly inappropriate inebremails to his boss, his best friend’s girlfriend, and several other friends and business associates and he knew it was going to be difficult to explain. Etymology: Blend of inebriated and email Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Inebremail:

Nosila, 2008-11-24: 20:19:00
Makes you wonder how much “out there” is written under the influence…

Mustang, 2008-11-24: 23:33:00
Probably quite a bit.

Geerbloggle: /gear-blog-ul/ Bella cursed inwardly when she read back the geerbloggle she posted at 2.00am and looked at the photographs from her night out. Just which one of these ugly mugs had she described as a “golden Adonis” on her blog? They were all hideous! Etymology: beer goggle (perception that things are much better than they are – like rose-coloured glasses, but brought on by too much beer) + blog + it’s mixed up as though the interlocutor has had too many drinks Created by: petaj.

Comments on Geerbloggle:

silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 16:37:00
Could geerbloggle also be a Spoonerism of sorts on your words of beer, blog, goggle … and maybe even the end of the word bottle as in beer bottle? I like it. Very creative … and we don’t see very many spoonerisms here. You might just have inspired more!

Mustang, 2008-11-24: 23:36:00
I think I remember doing something like that myself.

metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 10:48:00
Very clever. Hooray!

petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:49:00
yes definitely a spoonerism

Gincommunicado: /jin – com – meoon – ick – cod – oh/ Sheila had issues again today. Now on her seventh gin and tonic, she made the mistake of emailing everyone she was angry at or felt had in some way slighted her during the past ten years. She was totally gincommunicado for several hours until she fell asleep at her keyboard. Everytime this happened she would awaken and see the evidence of her rampage as her inbox filled with confused and angry emails, mostly from people she hadn’t seen in years. Thankfully, the number of people who answered her was dwindling….but she really bemoaned the fact that she had few friends left. Etymology: Gin (a type of strong liquor flavored with juniper berries) plus incommunicado which means a state or condition in which one is unable or unwilling to communicate. Created by: rombus.

Comments on Gincommunicado:

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-24: 15:09:00
excellent

DaddyNewt, 2008-11-24: 15:17:00
Nice word!

silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 15:59:00
Winsome! Whoops … perhaps that should be Ginsome!

Nosila, 2008-11-24: 20:18:00
Sheila was sloe to learn!

metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:07:00
I always thought gin was made from hair tonic.

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James

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