Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: v.intr. To pretend to be enthusiastic even when you are not, simply because everyone else is. n. Fake enthusiasm.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fauxbullient: /Fo – BOOL – yunt/ Fawn hated to appear to be dumb or to be left out of events so would put forth hear best fauxbullient manner when confronted with a social situation she either didnt understand or approve of. Etymology: Blend of ‘faux’ (fake or false) and ‘ebullient’ (overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Fauxbullient:

metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 15:14:00
Succinct and intuitive!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-29: 08:09:00
Nice word.

Alicia, 2008-08-04: 12:09:00
Cool Word..

Bogusmitten: /BOW-GUSS-MITTEN/ When we stepped into the lobby at the Kooks Museum,my friend Jeff was immediately BOGUSMITTEN by the exhibits. The next day, all our co-workerers were there, fawning over the incredible assortment of weirdos, whackos and dingbats- some of whom bore an uncanny resemblance to our boss,the maniacal, illiterate and deeply disturbed library director.
Seems everyone was BOGUSMITTEN by the museum…except “Mad Pat”! Etymology: BOGUS:false, sham + SMITTEN: taken with or enamored of = BOGUSMITTEN Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Bogusmitten:

metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 01:05:00
http://www.pacifier.com/~dkossy/kooksmus.html

metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 16:44:00
No mittens involved. sorry.

Actstatic: /act-stat-ik
/ With all the enthusiasm and peersure from his friends, he decided to be actstatic in the silly escapade they were about to carry out.
Etymology: ACTSTATIC – verb – from ACT (to operate, or function in a particular way) + ECSTATIC (delightful beyond measure; rapturous)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Actstatic:

Mustang, 2008-07-28: 23:07:00
Good one…very concise.

Newbilation: /noo-bil-a-shun/ It no longer mattered what Oprah “claimed” was on her List of Favorite Things. She could have told the audience they were all “going home with a brand new, yet to be sharpened #2 pencil!” and they would still have been on their feet screaming with newbilation. Etymology: new: Fresh: original and of a kind not seen before. jubilation: Exultation: a feeling of extreme joy. Created by: lumina.

Comments on Newbilation:

metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 15:18:00
Great word! Oprah is disturbingly reptilian.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-29: 08:10:00
Good word

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DEFINITION: v. To obsess over, and fantasize about electronic gadgets even though you can never figure out how they actually work. n. A beautiful but useless gadget.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gizbo: /giz-bo
/ Joe had one gizbo after another on his desk. He usually bought them from the Dollar Store and they ran on ‘AA’ batteries, made wonderful sounds, flashed multi-coloured lights and made great conversation pieces, but served no purpose in the real world.
Etymology: GIZBO – noun – from GIZMO (a small specialized mechanical device) + BIMBO (useless, inconsequential, foolish, or stupid) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Gizbo:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-27: 17:45:00
Good word

Utensilly: /you-tense-silly/ Chris had a workshop full of every utensilly ever sold on the shopping channel. Etymology: utensil + silly Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Utensilly:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-27: 17:46:00
Nice word.

Technologlee: /TEK-NAH-LO-GLEE/ Sharon was too overcome by technologlee to realize that her “new iPhone” was actually an old Walkman. Etymology: A combination of technology and glee. Created by: jerschneid.

Agogatech: /uh-GOG-uh-tek/ Irascable Ira Gobler was perpetually AGOGATECH because his boys in R&D were quite prolifically producing a plethora of plastic playthings, electronic exotica, rubber replicas and extremely dangerous yet undeniably appealing appliances.
Ira had no idea how they worked,nor did he care. As long as they clicked and buzzed, emanating their eerie electronic inducto-flux, he was more than satisfied- and downright dazzled.
In fact, he was constantly AGOGATECH! Etymology: AGOG-pleasantly mystified+AT+Tech(nology)

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http://goblertoys.com/

Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Agogatech:

Mustang, 2008-07-25: 07:05:00
Very clever. I like it!

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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.