Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v. intr., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp — just to make sure it’s fresh.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Inhailstorm: /in hayle storm/ Being with Eddie was like always being in an inhailstorm. This was because he had to compulsively sniff at each and everything, just to ensure it had not gone off. One could easily testify that the only thing that had ever “gone off” was Eddie himself. Once a gifted wine “nose” and then a gifted perfume “nose”, Eddie had smelltered himself to the situation where people only called upon him if their carbon monoxide detectors failed or they suspected a gas leak. Yes, Eddie had stuck his nose in one too many places and now was facing a de-scent into madness! Etymology: hail (precipitate as small ice particles;enthusiastic greeting ) & inhale (to breathe in) & hailstorm (a storm during which hail falls) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Inhailstorm:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:03:00
PEALS of uproarious laughter, Lady!

Aromamania: /Aro-ma-may-nea/ Jerry was a compulsive aromamania. He could not resist the urge to sniff everything that he came across, he only agreed to get professional help when, one day he inadvertently sniffed his old trainers and made himself so ill that he had to take the day off work! Etymology: Aroma(a distinctive smell) + Mania(obsessive enthusiasm) = Aromamania Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Aromamania:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:08:00
Aromamania…isn’t that the annual smellfest held each year in New Mexico, where everybody brings vials of aromas to swap and sell?

Reconnosesense: /ree kon ohs ens/ His reconnosesense was unstinting even when the object was unstinking Etymology: reconnaissance nose sense Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Reconnosesense:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-27: 13:26:00
funny

metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:14:00
Very nice. Concise sentence, too.

Obsesscent: /uhb-ses-sent/ Joe is annoyingly obsesscent to the point of whiffing everything he comes in contact with. This schnozealous behaviour is to say the least neurotic and sniffsessive.

Etymology: OBSESSCENT – verb – from OBSESS (dwell obsessively upon something) + SCENT (to perceive, or identify by the sense of smell)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Obsesscent:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:12:00
SCHNOZOZEALOUS? Hahahahaa cough cough….

Nosila, 2008-10-27: 21:01:00
Smells like a new Calvin Klein fragrance…

metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 02:27:00
Or a new de-aromarent protective cream!

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James

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DEFINITION: v. intr., To pretend that you like something that you don’t, in hopes that someone else will like your pretensions. n., A person who doesn’t like what they actually like, and pretends to like what other people like.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Metoometoo: /mÄ“toōmÄ“toō/ Sheldon is a confirmed metoometoo. He has no opinions to call his own. Maybe it is his Swiss upbringing but he steadfastly remains neutral on every topic you could mention. He is great at collecting facts but somehow never gets to the point of deciding what he thinks. In a clear case of “whichever way the wind blows” any opinion expressed gets an immediate concurrence and cascade of supporting facts. Etymology: me (used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition) + too (in addition; also) slightly derived from Star Wars droid R2D2. Created by: artr.

Sociofraud: /SO-see-oh-frawd/ Sheldon was always looking for opportunities to impress dates, employers and influential people and had become an absolutely shameless sociofraud and would do or say anything to achieve popularity. Etymology: Blend of social and fraud Created by: Mustang.

Chamfeign: /sham fayne/ Marvin was a snob and in order to impress his rich friends at the Country Club, he would pretend to know all about their culinary choices and pretend to enjoy them. In fact he knew very little about anything and his “friends” laughed about him behind his back. He was a chamfeign and did not really know that pate was goose livers smushed together; that caviar was cold eggs cut from a dead fish;that champagne was bubbly wine that made you burp a lot when you drank it as fast as he does or that steak tartare was raw meat with a raw egg on it. No one had the heart yet to tell him that sweetbreads were not made by bakers or that truffles were mushrooms that pigs dug up with their snotty snouts. Wait till he found out what that escargot he was pretending to enjoy really was…it would go great with the grenouilles he had just gulped down. Yes, Marvin was becoming a real connoissewer! Etymology: Champagne (sparkling, expensive white wine)& Sham (a person who makes deceitful pretenses) & Feign (make believe with the intent to deceive;make a pretence of) Created by: Nosila.

Fawndamentalist: /fahn-duh-men-ta-list
/ Stu was a flagrant fawndamentalist, famous for fakery.
Etymology: fawn (ingratiate) + fundamentalist (die-hard enthusiast)
Created by: Jabberwocky.

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James

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DEFINITION: n., A cut, or puncture wound on the roof of the mouth inflicted while consuming dangerously crunchy-sharp foods, like potato chips. v. tr., To cut the roof your mouth while eating extra crispy snack foods.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Injuritos: /injÉ™rdÉ™rÄ“tōs/ If I didn’t know better i would think Matt was something of a masochist. Every time I see him he is munching on a bag of Injuritos. The full-size chips are bad enough but the shards in the bottom of the bag might as well be chunks of glass. The insidious part is that the company that makes these “shivs in a sack” has added an ingredient called nacho that numbs the palate so that the damage is hardly noticed. Etymology: injured (harmed, damaged, or impaired) + Doritos (a popular brand of chips) Created by: artr.

Comments on Injuritos:

galwaywegian, 2008-10-23: 10:04:00
nice one!

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:51:00
fantastic

metrohumanx, 2008-10-23: 17:14:00
Damned clever!

Nosila, 2008-10-23: 20:35:00
Splendido!

Spudnik: /spud-nik/ I had to give up eating potato chips because of the spudniks – either that or get a whole new red wardrobe. Etymology: sputnik + spud + nick Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Spudnik:

TJayzz, 2008-10-23: 13:04:00
Nice one. Thinking of giving them up myself!

metrohumanx, 2008-10-23: 17:13:00
Welcome to the Spice Age, comrade!

Shreddedeats: /sh-red-ed-eets/ Allison loved Cap’n Crunch, but couldn’t help compulsively running her tongue over the shreddedeats the cereal inevitably left behind. Etymology: shredded wheat altered to emphasize “eat” Created by: Nuwanda.

Pretzelaceration: /pretzl-lass-er-AY-shun/ As was so often the case, Winifred suffered a serious pretzelaceration in the roof of her mouth from carelessly eating pretzel sticks too fast. Etymology: Blend of pretzel and laceration Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Pretzelaceration:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:51:00
great combo

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James

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DEFINITION: n., The deep red lines and/or furrows, which appear on a person’s face after they have slept on wrinkled or creased bed sheets. v. intr., To wake up and discover that your face matches your wrinkled bed sheets.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Linenitis: /lin-uhn-EYE-tis/ In spite of her concerted efforts to avoid the condition, Sheena continued to wake up every morning with a severe case of linenitis from having slept with her face buried in the wrinkled sheets. Etymology: Linen with the suffix ‘-itis’ (a suffix used in pathological terms) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Linenitis:

Mustang, 2008-10-23: 01:18:00
Good one.

Stredtch: /-stredtʃ-/ I’m sick of my unseen stretch marks, I don’t want to bear with some visible and RED ones too! Etymology: STREDTCH. From Stretch mark (A shiny line on the skin of the abdomen, breasts, thighs, or buttocks that is often lighter than the surrounding skin and is caused by the stretching and weakening of elastic tissues as a result of pregnancy or obesity, for example) + Red (A pigment or dye having a red hue) Created by: vmalcolm.

Comments on Stredtch:

Nosila, 2008-10-22: 21:43:00
Stredtch marks are rediculous without getting them from your laundry!

Sleepdeepleation: /deep-pleet-shun/ Sally suffered from such severe sleepdeepleation that she had to go to a sleep disorder clinic where the patients were suspended like bats to prevent any nasty folds. Etymology: sleep + deep + pleat + sleep depletion Created by: Jabberwocky.

Wrinkidermis: /rink-uh-dur-mis/ It takes at least four, or five hours after I wake up to overcome wrinkidermis embedded on my face and suffered from my creased pillow.

Etymology: WRINKIDERMIS – noun – from WRINKLE (a small furrow, or crease on the face) + EPIDERMIS (the outer layer of the skin)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Wrinkidermis:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-23: 17:12:00
Technically impeccable…and a little scary.

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James

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DEFINITION: v. intr., To facilitate camaraderie among your colleagues by making fun at your boss’s expense, only to discover that you-know-who is standing right behind you. n., A professional faux pas made with the best intentions.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Exitango: /exuh-TAN-goe/ Dancing on the bosses desk and parodying his voice and mannerisms as she cavorted wildly, Lucinda realized too late that she had been doing the exitango. Etymology: Blend of ‘exit’ (to leave by being fired) and ‘tango’ a lively dance Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Exitango:

artr, 2008-10-21: 04:40:00
The warm-up act most have been the bossanova. Good word.

Paronody: /per o no dee/ Shelley was always the life of the party, even at work. She could imitate anybody, but especially her boss, Fred. Unfortunately, Fred gave her lots of material to work with. Like many bosses, Fred was always too busy to answer his staff’s concerns. If you wanted to get his attention, it was usually a challenge. Unfortunately for Shelley, Fred also had a knack for showing up when she least expected him. If you talked to him, he would not hear, but if you talked about him, he had omnipresent hearing. Fred could managerialize out of thin air. This happened on Shelley’s last day of work, when she was doing her paronody of Fred dancing at the Christmas party.
“Out, Shelley”, he yelled…”you will be a slambossador no more”! Etymology: Parody (humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody’s style in a humorous way) & Oh No! (Exclamation of regret, remorse, unpleassant surprise…like SNL’s Mr.Bill who always said “OHHH NOOOOO!)
Created by: Nosila.

Bossted: /boss-sted/ YOU: “Major calamity just now. Mark and I were in Leonard’s office, and Mark was showing me all the Cubans in Leonard’s humidor. Mark was all “Our boss has more money than brains!”. He thought about stealing some of the cigars, until he turned around and saw Leonard standing in the doorway.”
ME: “Ouch. Totally bossted.” Etymology: Busted (To get caught in a incriminating, shameful, or humiliating act)
Boss (i.e, Bill Lumbergh) Created by: thebbass.

Comments on Bossted:

Mustang, 2008-10-21: 22:57:00
Excellent!

Nosila, 2008-10-22: 01:19:00
Bossferessence!

Beraternize: /bi-reyter-nahyz/ In our office, which has toxic management, beraternization of the boss is the only way we get through the day. It definitely builds team spirit with my colleagues when we beraternize about the “evil one”.

Etymology: BERATERNIZE – verb – from BERATE (to chide vehemently; to rebuke) + FRATERIZE (to associate with others in a brotherly, or congenial way)

Created by: Stevenson0.

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James

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