Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v. tr., To “surf”, or ride in a freestanding position on a bus, train or subway. n., A sport popular among transit riders who attempt to complete the entire commute in a freestanding position without using the handrails.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Bussanova: /buss-a-nova/ Muriel wasn’t very adept at subway surfing but thoroughly enjoyed it. When she shamelessly bumped into other riders she would laugh and sing “blame it on the bussanova” (her latin syle of shimmy) Etymology: bus + bosa nova Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Bussanova:

Mustang, 2008-10-10: 06:59:00
Blame it on the bussanova…Eydie Gorme’ would be so proud…. great word!

Kyoti, 2008-10-10: 16:56:00
I’ve heard of the Comet Express, but never the Bussanova. ;D Good one!

Nosila, 2008-10-10: 22:25:00
Love it…the Dance of Love (Commuting)

lumina, 2008-10-11: 16:10:00
Hilarioussly wonderfully perfect!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:56:00
Terrific

TJayzz, 2008-10-12: 21:02:00
Very Funny

Swaytionmaster: /sway-shun-mas-ter/ After years of riding the subway and never being able to get a seat, Jenny had become a swaytionmaster riding and surfing the subway without ever having to hold onto a rail. Etymology: SWAYTIONMASTER – noun – from SWAY + STATIONMASTER Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Swaytionmaster:

Mustang, 2008-10-10: 05:10:00
Excellent!

galwaywegian, 2008-10-12: 12:01:00
love it

Metroshuffle: /met-ro-shufl/ Miranda seemed to enjoy the rocking and jolting of the subway as she rode to and from her work and outings and had perfected a metroshuffle for her own entertainment as well as providing smiles for her fellow passengers. Etymology: Blend of ‘metro’ (subway) and ‘shuffle’ (to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Metroshuffle:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 12:00:00
it’s a great workout!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:56:00
Like it

galwaywegian, 2008-10-12: 12:00:00
nice

metrohumanx, 2008-10-13: 11:17:00
Gotta like Metroshuffle!

Trolleyollie: /trälÄ“ älÄ“/ Gidget loved her ride to work. She treated the bus like her personal pipeline. Her gnarliest move was a switchfoot trolleyollie. Her only wipeout happened when she tried to hang ten on some dude’s brief case. It wasn’t very good as a boogie board. Etymology: trolley (a passenger vehicle powered by electricity obtained from an overhead cable by means of a trolley wheel) + Ollie (A no handed air move where a surfer leaves the water while maintaining control of his board and ultimately landing and riding out the move) Created by: artr.

Comments on Trolleyollie:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 10:35:00
fantastic!!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:57:00
great blend & rhyme

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DEFINITION: n., That sad feeling you get when you open the pizza box, and there’s nothing left but grease stains. v. intr., To sit in front of an empty pizza box and sulk.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Crustfallen: /crust-fall-en/ Jeremy came in hungry after canvassing in nearby neighborhoods all morning. He was crustfallen when he went through not one, not two, not 17, but all 23 pizza boxes at the campaign volunteer center only to find some picked-off olives and crumpled-up napkins. So crustfallen was he that he stripped off his candidate flair and defected to the other candidate, who did not have as many volunteers but had way more pizza. Etymology: Crestfallen: “Sad because of a recent disappointment” altered to incorporate crust, as in pizza crust. Created by: astorey.

Comments on Crustfallen:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:41:00
very funny

Nosila, 2008-10-09: 21:32:00
Love it…you got my vote.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:59:00
Super special!

Dyspizzia: /diss-peet-zia/ Deep dish dyspizzia set in when he opened the Pizza Pizza box and found only crusts left in the box, his least favourite part of the meal. Etymology: DYSPIZZIA – noun – from DYSPEPSIA (indigestion; disturbed digestion) + PIZZA Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Dyspizzia:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:58:00
Another top word

Pizzaster: /pizz-ass-ter/ After a night of frivolity and debauchery, Congolia was looking forward to a breakfast of leftover party food, but found only pizzaster when she opened the Domino’s box. Etymology: pizza (ubiquitous food of teenagers and harried moms everywhere) +disaster (a catastrophe or really, really bad thing) Created by: LoftyDreamer.

Comments on Pizzaster:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:51:00
great sentence

Nosila, 2008-10-09: 21:27:00
Poor Congolia she should volunteer for the Pizzaster Relief Fund!

Digiornomourn: /deh-JOOR-no-morn/ When Brad opened each of the pizza boxes from the party of the night before and found them all empty all he could do is sit and look at the empty boxes, salivate from the tantalizing fragrances coming from within and digiornomourn with alligator tears leaking from his eyes. Etymology: Blend of DiGiorno (pizza brand) and mourn Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: v., To call your cellphone when you have misplaced it, hoping that it will ring so that you can locate it. n., The sound of a lost cellphone.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cellabait: /sell a bate/ Hope was running out. Hope had to get to work at the Drag Club soon. But Hope could not find his cellphone. After much searching through the piles of clothes and costumes scattered around Hope’s house, Hope dialed the cellphone number on the house phone and Hallelujah, the cellabait cellabrations could begin when the weak but distinctive musical sound of Hope’s cellphone belting out “I’m just a girl who cayn’t say no” rang out joyously amid the heaps of lace and satin! Etymology: cell (cellular telephone) & abate (to reduce in intensity)& bait (to lure) & celibate (abstaining from sex by taking a vow) Created by: Nosila.

Cellicit: /cell-lis-it/ When Joe misplaces his phone, he cellicits it by relying on the cellhearular method of calling his own number and listening carefully for his personal and unique ring tone.
Etymology: CELLICIT – verb – from – CELL PHONE + ELICIT (to bring, draw out, or call forth)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Cellicit:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-08: 10:10:00
great word

Nosila, 2008-10-08: 20:33:00
Cellicit is also when telemarketers for phone companies call you at home, during dinner, every night!

Mustang, 2008-10-09: 05:17:00
Excellent

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-09: 17:03:00
Terrific

Lostone: /-lÉ”:stəʊn-/ Shh, shh, please, allow me to lostone my cell… Try to locate its lostone, can you hear it? Etymology: LOSTONE. From Lost (No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something) + Ringtone (A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming call) Created by: vmalcolm.

Tingalinquery: /TING-uh-LING-kweer-ee/ A teasing telenigma or tingalinquery taunted Bob with the usual “notingaling” when he tried to diallocate and phonepoint his cellphone.
Etymology: TING -A- lING: the sound of a phone & QUERY: a question; an inquiry. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Tingalinquery:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-08: 10:08:00
excellent!

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DEFINITION: n., A belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in almost every way, to modern, present-day technology. v. intr., To wish that the today’s technology was just as good as it was in the past.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Retrogret: /ret ro gret/ With deep, shoulder shuddering retrogret 26 year old Sam exemplified on the various qualities that made a 90s console a much better play but he knew it was too far gone for these kids with their newfangled gadgets. Etymology: Retro (reminiscent of the past) & regret (sense of loss and longing for someone or something gone) Created by: zxvasdf.

Comments on Retrogret:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-07: 14:02:00
simple but right on the mark

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-08: 01:18:00
terrific

Ponger: /pon-ger
/ Watching people play Wii at Best Buy sent him into a nostalgic moment and he began to ponger how amaaaaaaazing Pong and IntelliVision were and STILL are, but the sales person had no idea what he was talking about when he asked what isle these games were in.

Etymology: PONGER – verb – from PONG (the original video game from the 1980’s) + PONDER (To reflect, or consider with thoroughness and care; TO REFLECT)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Atariquarian: /atari-kwarian
/ The atariquarians have monthly meetings to keep alive the grandeur of a better, sturdier video game experience. They’re also working on a musical called “The Age of Atariquarians”. Etymology: atari (one of the first video game systems + antiquarian
Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Atariquarian:

TJayzz, 2008-10-07: 10:38:00
Very good word

zxvasdf, 2008-10-07: 11:14:00
Haha. I’m down with the Age of Atariquarians. So when’s the album coming out?

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-08: 01:19:00
Like it a lot

Ataririze: /a ta ree ryz/ Joe’s rec room was like a museum of obsolete and outdated technological wonders that were no longer compatible with modern systems. 8 Track Tapes;cassette music tapes;Beta videos; Video discs and player; reel to reel tape recorders; Brownie cameras; singles, 45’s and 78 LP records;Atari and old Sega’s; black & white tv; a wireless radio and 8mm and slide projectors filled his nether room. He had a computer with a 6 inch black screen with orange writing on it, that connected to nothing. His wife of course wanted all this sold at an Antique store or a garage sale. But Joe firmly believed he had bought the biggest and best of technology at the time and would ataririze his kids (who were too embarrassed to take friends downstairs) with the fact that the old ways were the best ways. He lived in the fantasy that all the new technology would fail and people would revert to the ancient items he possessed. His wife kept telling him, “Change the record, Joe!” Etymology: Atari (one of the first video games produced in the 1980’s)& Terrorize (fill with terror; frighten greatly) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. tr., To compulsively print out paper copies of all electronic files. n., A printing fetish common among paper pushers who suffer from a paranoid fear that their digital files are disintegrating on their hard drives.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fileanthropist: /file-an-throw-pist/ Noted for her many benevolent efforts, the famous fileanthropist Felicity Fileworthy established a museum for the printed word. The building itself is constructed of papier mache. Etymology: file + philanthropist Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Fileanthropist:

artr, 2008-10-06: 06:16:00
Papier mache, a nice touch.

TJayzz, 2008-10-06: 06:50:00
Nice!

zxvasdf, 2008-10-06: 10:51:00
So you dabble in fileanthropy?

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-06: 11:58:00
“curses – filed again”

zxvasdf, 2008-10-06: 13:47:00
haha

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-07: 04:48:00
Good one

Papyrulimia: /puh-pahy-ruhlim-ee-uh
/ With unlimited reams of corporate paper, Jenny slowly descended the long, lonely path of papyrulimia where she continuously feed the photocopy machine as much paper as it could swallow and with great satisfaction watched it spew out copy after copy after copy.

Etymology: PAPYRULIMIA – noun – from PAPYRUS (paper) + BULIMIA (an eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of grossly excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Papyrulimia:

Jabberwocky, 2008-10-06: 10:19:00
very funny

zxvasdf, 2008-10-06: 13:48:00
Thanks for the mental picture. I can’t look at a printer the same way again…
Good one.

TJayzz, 2008-10-06: 16:56:00
Good one!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-07: 04:49:00
Terrific blend

Xerobsession: /zee robs esss yun/ her boeese reaction to her xerobsession, when discovered, was unprintable. Etymology: xerox obsession Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Xerobsession:

Mustang, 2008-10-06: 18:58:00
Good one.

Afourrhea: /Ey-fawr-REE-uh/ As copy after copy poured from Roxie’s printer, fellow worker worried that her afourrhea would become dendricidal. Indeed, sadly, her mother had succumbed to documentia.
Etymology: Blend of A-FOUR sized paper – the most commonly used paper for printing & RRHEA: a flow, a current. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

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