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DEFINITION: v. intr., To not feel guilty about all the weight you’re putting on, because you need all the extra calories you can get, to survive the harsh winter climate. n., A type of fat gained by mammals in preparation for winter hibernation.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sinsulate: /sin sool ayt/ We Northern Canadians try to sinsulate ourselves against our cold, 8 month long winter by ingesting as many heat-inducing foods as possible. Not only do we eat our native dishes like Mama Cheeseburgers and fries;Pemican; Chocolate Moose;Bear Claws;Reindeer Sausage;Arctic Char; Ukrainian Perogy’s & Cabbage Rolls;Thai Cuisine;Italian Lasagne;Greek Moussaka;German Bratwurst;Mongolian Hotpot;Vietnamese Spring Rolls;French Bouef Bourgignone;Irish Stew;Scottish Haggis; Indian Masala, Samosas & Curry;Welsh Rarebit;Swedish Meatballs;London Broil; Spanish Paella;Cassoulet;Quebecois Poutine;Mexican Tacos & Enchiladas; Japanese Teriyaki and Shanghai Noodles, we also indulge in a few American treats: Kentucky Fried Chicken;Corn Pone;St.Louis Ribs;Dunkin Donuts and Ghiaradelli Chocolate. Yes, there are no borders we will not cross to sinsulate ourselves from the winter cold! And we wash down these meals with the appropriate international beverages. Thank Goodness for Free Trade. Etymology: Sin(One of God’s 7 things a good Christian should not do: (i.e: Gluttony;Greed); a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake;violent and excited activity) & Insulate(protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Sinsulate:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:43:00
WOW! That reads like the menu from the International House of Heartattacks……mmmmmm-pierogies!

lumina, 2008-10-20: 20:19:00
Ok, now I’m hungry. “International House of Heartattacks.” HA! That was “rootin’ tootin'” hilarious!

Carbaltonnelsyndrome: /car-bal-tun-nel-sin-drome/ In the cold Canadian winter many people develop carbaltonnelsyndrome. This malady is aggrevated by the repetetive wrist action necessary to shovel food into the mouth in an attempt to add an extra layer of fat for the cold winter months. In some cases, a brace may be advised. Etymology: carb (starch, glucose etc.) + tonne (metric ton) + carpal tunnel syndrome Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Carbaltonnelsyndrome:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:52:00
Hilarious! Makes me wanna go to that Cheese Shop!

Flabsolve: /FLAB-zolve
…flabsolution/ Oliver could hardy [sic] believe his good fortune. The local weathermen had predicted a massive blizzard which would surely keep him snowbound for months. Life had been no PYCNIC for Ollie, dieting all summer, trying to foragenerate enough fats and proteins to satiate his appetite. Corpulentil soup just didn’t do it for him. Now he could FLABSOLVE himself of any guilt for increasing his bulk over the winter. There wasn’t much to do, living this far north. Ollie couldn’t jog on the ro-tundra, nor could he pud-gyrate at the skating rink. Yes, the obese-ason was here, and he knew he would become davenportly, stout and quite dumpy as he bypassed his days on the heavysettee. The porcinema was not an option, as the seats were too small- there was no need to lap-ologize for that. Oliver’s days were abdominated by the internet as he ingested all the savory bits he had stockpiled for just such an occasion.
Now he could alibi-nge on deep-fried pork ends and he would surely be FLABSOLVED as he vindic-ate his way to a new profile. When not verbotomizing, Ollie spent a lot of time at defendaflab.com! His caloriclaim to fame might get him into the record books…and besides- he could shed those pounds in the spring. But now it was time to chow down. That’s ANOTHER fine mess hall he’s gotten himself into! Etymology: FLAB+abSOLVE=FLABSOLVE…..FLAB: back-formation from flabby ; soft fatty body tissue…..ABSOLVE:to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt;Middle English, from Latin absolvere, from ab- + solvere to loosen (one’s standards of caloric intake).
Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Flabsolve:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:59:00
This definition has generated some GREAT words- and a gnawing hunger in the pit of my stomach….but NOT for muktuk! Quite an education today!

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-20: 10:53:00
great rationalizing – I need a snack!

Nosila, 2008-10-20: 20:14:00
Flabsolutely Flabulous!

Mustang, 2008-10-20: 20:14:00
Made me hungry……and sleepy.

Snowbesity: /snow-bee-city/ Carla had come to anticipate her snowbesity. In fact, her winter clothes were two sizes larger than her summer clothes. Her snowbesity was harder to justify, however, once she moved to Florida. Etymology: Snow + obesity Created by: Nuwanda.

Comments on Snowbesity:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-20: 10:50:00
snow doubt, that’s a great word

metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 13:33:00
I scream- closed for the season-the reason: it’s freezin!

Nosila, 2008-10-20: 20:11:00
Love it…nothing worse than having a blizzard on your gizzard!

lumina, 2008-10-20: 20:15:00
Love it!

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James

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DEFINITION: n., A wear mark, or shiny spot, which appears on a heavily used computer touch-pad, mouse or keyboard. v. tr., To wear down or erode through repetitive clicking, tapping or poking.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Alopadcia: /-al-uh-pad-shee-uh-/ “Does your owner tap on you like a beast? are you losing your hair and colour? Do no wait anymore! STOP IT NOW!!! By using our brand new product called Aminexpad!!! Try it out, or you’ll be out! Etymology: ALOPADCIA. From Alopecia (loss of hair; baldness) + Pad Created by: vmalcolm.

Comments on Alopadcia:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-17: 11:53:00
very funny

metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:22:00
Zounds!

Nosila, 2008-10-17: 22:25:00
Hair-iffic!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-19: 00:33:00
clever

Hardwarewear: /hard-wair-wair/ Scranton’s keyboard, mouse and mouse pad all bore excessive hardwarewear that included shiny mouse buttons, scuffed mouse pad, keys and space bar worn completely thru from excessive gaming and keyboarding. Etymology: Blend of hardware and wear Created by: Mustang.

Keypetitive: /kee-pet-i-tiv
/ Because she didn’t own a joystick, the letters ‘s’ and ‘l’ disappeared from her keyboard because of the constant keypetitive tapping, clicking and pushing required by the computer game.

Etymology: KEYPETITIVE – from KEY (keyboard) + REPETITIVE (repeated over and over)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Keypetitive:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:18:00
wow. i remember joysticks.

Erodency: /i-ROHD-uh n-see/ Bob lived in constant state of click-button erodency with abrashining “mouse” and repitritious keyboard.
Etymology: Blend of “E” for a system of world-wide electronic
communication;as in email etc., RODENT: from Mod.L. rodentia, the order name, from L. rodentem (nom. rodens), prp. of rodere “to gnaw, eat away,” like a “mouse” and CY: state or condition. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Erodency:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-17: 11:52:00
excellent

TJayzz, 2008-10-17: 14:17:00
Good one!!

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James

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To read a person’s face and correctly interpret what they are actually thinking, even when they are trying to conceal their true feelings. n., The skill of reading people’s faces, especially by observing micro-expressions.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Visagenary: /viz ah jen ari/ Victor had visagenary skills. His ability to tell whether or not a person was lying was legendary. This skill had stood him well through his life and was very handy when dealing with the children he taught in school. He taught them that the truth was their only option, because you could never tell who had this power besides him. It helped while dating (her lips were smiling but her eyes weren’t…) And he could have been a human lie detector for the CIA or FBI or the police. Victor figured as long as he had the gift, he might as well earn some money with it. That’s when he started on the Celebrity Poker circuit and won millions with his visagenary talents! Etymology: Visage (the human face; the appearance conveyed by a person’s face) & Visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight,seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Visagenary:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-16: 15:52:00
great word

Mustang, 2008-10-16: 19:34:00
Excellent!

metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:47:00
First-rate word, that.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-19: 00:31:00
Terrific

Demeanoreveal: /de-MEEN-er-ree-veel/ Carmine had an uncanny ability to glance at another person and within seconds after scanning their countenance could lay out demeanoreveal in great detail and with great accuracy just what that person was thinking at that moment. Etymology: Blend of demeanor and reveal Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Demeanoreveal:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-19: 00:32:00
Good word

Facesper: /Faces per/ She would sit in the middle of pedestrian traffic and be engulfed in emotion, her delicate talent facespering strains of thoughts from the expressions of strangers that streamed past her like writhing eels in a current. A facesper like her had a tendency towards a delicacy in bone structure and diminutiveness in size, as if the swell of emotion splayed on the faces of the world caused the body to shrink inwards. Facesperate attempts by non-sensitives were the subject of ridicule by true facespers. Etymology: Face (anterior part of the skull) & ESP (Extra Sensory Perception)& -er (one that has) Created by: zxvasdf.

Comments on Facesper:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-16: 15:54:00
I like how you incorporated the ESP into your word

metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:24:00
What a beautifully lyrical sentence. Bravo!

Miensavvy: /meen-SAV-ee/ It seems that even without someone speaking, but just thinking about speaking, Roxie was able to interpret their faciaguile and see through their emociopacity with ease. Call it prosoperspicacity or – in layman’s language – mugnous; or perhaps, even better, miensavvy, she could read others like an open book.
Etymology: blend of MIEN; Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: MENSA(?):M-, the name of an organization for people of IQs of 148 or more founded in England in 1946, & SAVVY.: Well informed and perceptive; n. shrewdness;
practical understanding Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Miensavvy:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-16: 15:55:00
great sentence

Mustang, 2008-10-16: 19:40:00
Very good. Clever wording in your sentence.

metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:52:00
WOW- A whole buncha bonusisms there- all for the price of one. Good Word, and even better sentence.

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To believe you’re saving money by buying things which are on sale even if you don’t really want or need them. n., A person who believes they are saving their money whenever they buy something on sale.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dealusional: /deel-loo-shun-al/ Joe became completely dealusional about the value of any item, no matter how obsolete, if it was marked down 70%, or more.

Etymology: DEALUSIONAL – from DEAL (a bargain) + DELUSIONAL (a false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Dealusional:

lumina, 2008-10-16: 00:56:00
My fave! Gets my vote. 🙂

Dealboughtcheery: /deel-bot-cheer-ee/ Harold exhibited the classic signs of dealboughtcheery every time he emerged from a going out of business store with a grin on his face and several huge shopping bags filled with useless bargains. Etymology: deal + bought+ cheery + debauchery (excessive sensual indulgence) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Dealboughtcheery:

TJayzz, 2008-10-15: 15:03:00
Great word

Deniacurement: /Dee-nigh-a-cure-ment/ Tony is a constant victim of deniacurement – he’s always buying things he never needs! Etymology: Denial (refusal to acknowledge) + Procurement (the purchasing of something) = Deniacurement Created by: LotusB.

Comments on Deniacurement:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:54:00
VERY clever-please expound on your funny sentences. 🙂

Frugalifutile: /frue-GAL-uh-few-tyl/ Ramon thought he was being cagey in buying up fantastic bargains even though he had no use for them and while other thought his efforts were frugalifutile at best, he continued to consider himself to be shrewd and thoughtful. Etymology: Blend of frugal and futile Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To grasp the meaning of muddled texts like blog posts, emails and text messages where standard grammatical or spelling conventions have been ignored. n., The ability to read and understand confused or poorly written messages.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jumbleguya: /jum-bl-gi-a/ The new boss seemed to have his own language when it came to texting. At first everyone was nervous. It wasn’t until someone made a call down to the mailroom where Simon the jumbleguya worked. He could unscramble eggs. Etymology: play on Jambalaya Created by: lumina.

Comments on Jumbleguya:

metrohumanx, 2008-10-14: 02:34:00
Twenty lashes with a wet noodle, Lumina.

lumina, 2008-10-14: 10:04:00
Youch! (mix of Yummy and Ouch) 🙂

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-14: 13:20:00
great word

Texhume: /tex-hume/ His job was to texhume cryptic messages that had been buried in emails.

Etymology: TEXHUME – verb from TEXT (a unit of connected writing) + EXHUME (to revive, or restore; bring to light)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Texhume:

Nosila, 2008-10-14: 20:14:00
Good word

Cryptosleuth: /kripˈtō sloōth/ Debbie needed to become a cryptosleuth. She loved teaching at the Community College but trying to decipher messages from her Generation TXT students put a real strain on her sense of rightness. She and her bff would lol at e-mails from her students. Etymology: cryptographer (the art of writing or solving codes) + Sleuth (a detective) Created by: artr.

Interpretext: /Inter-pret-ex-t/ Jane’s mum just couldn’t get to grips with the predictive text on her cellphone, luckily Jane was an expert in interpretext, so when her mum’s muddled messages came through she understood exactly what she was trying to say. Etymology: Interpret (Understand the meaning of, translate) + Text (Written or printed words, message left on cellphone) ORIGIN Latin textus from texere ‘weave’ = Interpretext) Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Interpretext:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-14: 13:21:00
great combo

Mustang, 2008-10-14: 17:22:00
Very clever.

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James

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