Tag: neologism

DEFINITION: The sense of discomfort created when “a couple” says you are welcome to stay, even though their behavior suggests that you are getting in the way.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Threedundancy: /three-dun-dan-see/ Henri felt an acute sense of threedundancy when he learned that he was the fallback for a menage a trois. Etymology: redundancy + three Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Threedundancy:

Mustang, 2008-07-22: 00:30:00
Excellent word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-22: 05:59:00
Very clever;wonderful word.

Matecrasher: /mate-crash-er
/ When Jenny and Joe started making out on the living room couch after dinner, Ellen felt like a matecrasher and not the guest of the evening.
Etymology: MATECRASHER – noun – from MATE + GATECRASHER Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Matecrasher:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-22: 06:00:00
Great word.

colapop, 2008-07-23: 03:43:00
A mate who is crashing in on the lovers mating action, genius.

Paltrudement: /pal-TROOD-muhnt/ Bob, aka Robbie, didn’t wish to paltrude when his friends, Phil and Pauline, became interlocked in a submission hold. And despite Phil’s assurances that he was only teaching Pauline self-defence, the overpowering feeling of paltrudement told Bob it was time to leave. Etymology: PAL: chum, friend, mate; TRUDE: push & -MENT: action, act or process; the instrument or means of. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Paltrudement:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-21: 14:05:00
when I first read your word I thought of pall as in “glut or surfeit” which would work as well

Amourtification: /ah-more-tif-i-cay-shun/ Amourtification occurs when one person drops out of a double date. Etymology: amour (love affair) + mortification (embarrassment) Created by: bookowl.

Comments on Amourtification:

Mustang, 2008-07-22: 00:30:00
Very good!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-22: 06:01:00
Very funny.

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DEFINITION: v. intr. To frustrate oneself by sending emails to someone who cannot receive them, especially when “over quota”. n. An emotional response to bounced-back email.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Emailsculated: /ee-male-scu-lay-ted/ Chris felt totally emailsculated by his empty inbox. All of his heartfelt notes were flying around in cyberspace, rejected. Etymology: email + emasculated Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Emailsculated:

hooterbug, 2008-07-24: 07:59:00
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:43:00
Nice word.

Correspondespondency: /COR-RE-SPON-DE-SPON-DEN-CY/ With every bounced email to my ex-girlfriend, my correspondespondency grows. Etymology: a combination of “correspondence” and “despondency” Created by: jerschneid.

Comments on Correspondespondency:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:20:00
excellent word

lumina, 2008-07-24: 16:08:00
Perfect!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:43:00
I like it.

Missage: /mis-sage/ Despite receiving twenty bounced emails from Jason, Kylie still felt compelled to repeatedly missage him. Etymology: From miss (to fail to hit) and message (a communication containing some information). Created by: cascadingstylesheet.

Comments on Missage:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:19:00
nice etymology

Emotirts: /e-MO-terts/ After several of her emails bounced back, Roxie thought that a few emoticons in her text might get a better response. But when she broadcast the following email: “:o, 4col, Im :e tis adih: afiniati (iI) Im sobt u :8)(U=xc) W.B.S A.* Etymology: Blend of EMOT (as in emoticon); EM: for email & acronym: R.T.S: return to sender. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Emotirts:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 05:58:00
After several of her emails bounced Roxie thought that a few emoticons in her text might get a better response. But when she broadcast the following email: “:o, 4col, Im :e tis adih: afiniati {iI} Im sobt u :8)[U=xc] W.B.S A.*

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 06:03:00
The last part of my sentence to read: “her emotirts grew rapidly.” * Cannot save it in the sentence box????

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 06:15:00
Think it got through now? Hope so, otherwise Roxie’s may have “bounce-back” breakdown.

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:16:00
I keep wanting to add rig to the beginning of your word which might be appropriate

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DEFINITION: v. intr. To lie about your age. n. A misrepresentation about your age, usually done in order to appear younger or older.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Unagerrate: /Un-age-errate/ She does tend to unagerrate Etymology: un as in under or less than
age as in age
errate from exaggerate Created by: cupoftea.

Alterageify: /All-turr-ay-gif-i/ When Simon and Linda went on their first date, she told him that she was only 34 years old, when, in fact, she was nearer 45. When he eventually found out the truth he dumped her on the spot. She vowed from that day on she would never alterageify ever again. Etymology: Alter (to change) ORIGIN alterare from alter ‘other’ + Age (the length of time a person or thing has existed) ORIGIN Old French, from latin aevum ‘age,era’. + Falsify (alter(information) so as to mislead) = Alterageify Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Alterageify:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:08:00
nice blend

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:51:00
Looks good.

Agenhance: /Ayj – en – hans/ Although her appearance gave her away Muriel was confident that she could fool people with a bit of agenhance deceit and would always fudge her age by 5 or more years…..downward, of course. Etymology: Blend of ‘age’ and ‘enhance’ (make better or more attractive) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Agenhance:

metrohumanx, 2008-07-23: 01:49:00
AGENHANCE- a VERY useable word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:50:00
Good word.

Misagery: /mis-age-er-ee/ Misagery is a common practice among first year college and university students using fake I.D.’s to gain access to bars near the campus.
Etymology: MISAGERY – noun – from MIS (wrong; amiss) + AGE (a period measured by years from birth) + FORGERY (something counterfeit, or fraudulent) Created by: Stevenson0.

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Definition Comments:

metrohumanx – 2008-07-23: 00:41:00
LOVELY word, misagery…intuitive,impeccable etymology, and unlike my word, mercifully brief.

DEFINITION: n. The bits of food that get stuck between your teeth, and remain even after you brush.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Grinkle: /grin-kle/ Look over there – that guy has some nasty brown grinkle in his teeth. What did he eat? Etymology: grin, as in a smile
‘nk’ from ‘junk’ Created by: MissRabbit.

Comments on Grinkle:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:32:00
Grinkle: One of those words like yimble and jubiosity – not in any English dictionary,but should be. Great word.

Dentadebris: /DENT – uh – dih – bree/ When engaged in conversation with Bradley one always finds oneself caught up in gruesome fascination at the excessive dentatdrebris that was always present in Bradley’s teeth. Etymology: Blend of ‘dental’ and ‘debris’ Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Dentadebris:

evan, 2008-07-22: 11:54:00
This is pretty much exactly what I would have written – although I would have called it ‘dentabris.’ Winner

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:35:00
Spot on.

Pearlyblights: /purr-lee-blahyts/ It is extremely difficult to concentrate on a conversation with someone when they have pearlyblights lodged in between their teeth and you can not take your eyes off the bits of egg, or spinach, or poppy seeds. Etymology: PEARLYBLIGHTS – noun – from PEARLYWHITES (slang for teeth) + BLIGHT (an extremely adverse condition; to have a deleterious effect on; ruin) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Pearlyblights:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-22: 12:33:00
very funny

metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 13:59:00
PEARLYBLIGHTS is very melodic and artsy.

Mustang, 2008-07-22: 15:30:00
Excellent!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:34:00
Thoroughly enjoyable

Dentbris: /DENT-bree/ When Roxie told Bob that he should read “Mildew on the Floss,” it was a desperate, last ditch attempt to tell him that he should do something about his dentbris. Etymology: Blend of DENT:pertaining to tooth,teeth & DEBRIS: Accumulation of anything broken, ruined , in pieces. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Dentbris:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-22: 12:41:00
love “Mildew on the Floss”

metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 14:22:00
Hahahaah….good one OZZIEBOB!

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Definition Comments:

metrohumanx – 2008-07-22: 13:57:00
GRINKLE is good! inspired, original and fun to say!

reverb – 2008-07-22: 22:56:00
I like grinkle too. It’s kind of funny…

DEFINITION: Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or “refreshing” of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Repeticlick: /reh – PET – uh – clik/ Having several windows constantly open on his computer, Morton would compulsively repeticlick, jumping from window to window refreshing Verbotomy standings, his news and financial pages, Yahoo Sports pages, the Drudgereport and checking for responses on his MySpace page. Etymology: Blend of ‘repetitive’ (pertaining to or characterized by repetition) and ‘Click’ Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Repeticlick:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-18: 10:49:00
great word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-20: 07:10:00
Terrific.

Webberneck: /WEB-ber-nek/ Roxie feared that if Bob continued to be such an obsessive webberneck, staring curiously and inquisitively whilst
clicking frequently from webpage to webpage, he soon would become emouseculated. Etymology: WEBBER: a user of the WWW; an internet user & NECK (as in rubberneck);straining one’s neck to watch, checkout what’s going on; gawk. EMOUSECULATE: Lose one’s webrility or E-potency. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Webberneck:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-18: 10:47:00
love it!

Mustang, 2008-07-18: 18:33:00
Great word!

Fastidimouse: /fas-ti-dee-mouse/ Mickey was overly fastidimouse and could not let more than ten seconds elapse before checking his ebay account. Etymology: fastidious (overly fussy) + mouse Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Fastidimouse:

lumina, 2008-07-19: 22:23:00
Me likey. 🙂

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-20: 07:12:00
Good word

Wwwebdexiety: /web-dex-iety/ When checking to see if her numerous items on e-Bay sold, wwwebdexiety over took her checking again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again to see if anybody had bid higher than a second ago for her items.
Etymology: WWWEBDEXIETY – noun – from WWWEB (world wide web) + INDEX (a reference table that contains the keys, or references needed to address computer data items) + INDEX FINGER (the forefinger) + ANXIETY (distress, or uneasiness of mind caused by fear; tense desire, or eagerness)
Created by: Stevenson0.

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