Tag: neologism

DEFINITION: To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Defartmentalize: /dee-fart-men-tul-ize/ Josh was able to convince everyone in the office that he was on top of several projects at once. He had the ability to defartmentalize any project thrown his way. Yes, he had gotten so good at allocating everything to others on the sly, that he considered himself the Head of the Customer Service Defartment. Etymology: Root word: Departmentalize: To organize something into departments. Phrase: fart around: To waste time. Created by: lumina.

Comments on Defartmentalize:

reverb, 2008-07-19: 06:42:00
I think my boss is the defartment head. What should I do?

Exertsham: /exert-sham/ The illusion of working is an age old problem and is also known as walking the dog, a government job, or exertsham.
Etymology: EXERTSHAM – noun – from EXERT (to put oneself into strenuous, vigorous action, or effort)+ SHAM (something that is not what it purports to be; a fraud, or hoax) Created by: Stevenson0.

Fantasimulabor: /FANT-UH-SIM-YOU-LAY-BURR/ Since reading was prohibited at the library’s circulation desk, everyone engaged in various degrees of FANTASIMULABOR. One portly cretin had been at it for so long that she actually believed FANTASIMULABOR would bring her academic accolades aplenty.
Using smoke and mirrors, she had turned PROductivity into CONductivity.
Her work ethic was so well camouflaged as to be completely undetectable, and the deception was made complete by her total lack of anything resembling a personality. Etymology: FANTAsy+SIMUlated+LABOR Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Fantasimulabor:

metrohumanx, 2008-07-17: 00:56:00
I LOVE retirement!
Ars longa vita brevis.

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-17: 14:10:00
great sentence

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-20: 07:15:00
She should read “Personality for Dummies” Terrific sentence.

Fakupied: /FAKE-yoo-pied/ Bill passed by Bob’s desk to ask him for assistance, only to find Bob sitting at his desk, scrutinizing the pile of papers before him. Bill continued on, not wanting to bother the obvioulsy occupied Bob. Little did Bill know that Bob was not occupied but fakupied. Etymology: Combination of “fake” (anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit) and “occupied” (having one’s attention or mind or energy engaged). Created by: Berlioze.

Comments on Fakupied:

reverb, 2008-07-19: 06:36:00
good job!

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James

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the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

metrohumanx – 2008-07-17: 00:58:00
A word that NEEDS no introduction…

DEFINITION: To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Preachfuzz: /preech-fuz/ Evelyn was sure she had met the man of her dreams. Not only had he kept up with her on the dance floor all night, but he very enthusiastically said he would LOVE to take her to see Mama Mia when it hit the big screen next week. It wasn’t until the lights went up and she saw his preachfuzz, that she realized he “played for the other team.” At that moment she knew she should not have ignored the fact that he gave her outfit “two snaps.” Etymology: Preach: Give a sermon; Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner. Fuzz: a mass or covering of fine or curly hairs, fibres, etc. Created by: lumina.

Comments on Preachfuzz:

metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:11:00
Hallelieumina! Great word…

Manifaceto: /man-ih-FACE-toe
/ Chadwick and Geoffrey looked at each other knowingly as Lenny walked into the room. They would be on the golf course in no time because this would be a very short interview. They could tell by his manifaceto that Lenny’s ideology would not mesh with the straight-laced culture of their corporate law firm.
Etymology: MANIFESTO – a declaration of ones views + FACE = a facial manifesto
Created by: TimTheEnchanter.

Comments on Manifaceto:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:58:00
excellent word

metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:12:00
Hahahahaha !

lumina, 2008-07-16: 21:15:00
Ha! You are good!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:39:00
Great

Lenintwist: /len-in-twist/ He carefully let the hairs in the centre of his chin grow until they were long enough to fashion into a lenintwist to show his solidarity with the Marxist-Lenintwist philosophy. Etymology: twist (a type of hair style) + Lenin + Leninist Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Lenintwist:

TJayzz, 2008-07-16: 08:29:00
Excellent

metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:18:00
After reading that, i could use a drink…with a twist of lenin.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:41:00
Clever twist. I guess he was a “red” head?

Libertrim: /lib-er-trim
/ When entering the customs line at the airport, we always seek out the official with the most obvious libertrim who would be open to discussions about us helping him to help us. Etymology: LIBERTRIM – noun – from LIBERTINE (a person who is free of moral restraint; dissolute; licentious) + TRIM (to put into a neat, or orderly condition by clipping, paring, or cutting) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Libertrim:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:48:00
nice

metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:20:00
But he still makes us take our shoes off….know wat i mean?
nudge nudge

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:42:00
Short & neat.

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James

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the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

lumina – 2008-07-17: 00:23:00
OMG! I WON! MY FIRST! EXCITING! Do I get a trophy? ha…what fun.
Thanks guys!

DEFINITION: To drive around in circles in a parking lot, so that you can save time by finding the closest possible space to your final destination.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cosyparker: /Co-zee-par-ker/ Being a serious cosyparker, Mel would circle the parking lot for ages finding just the right space to park, (as near to her destination as possible). After all, it would not only save time, being a little on the lazy side it would save her having to walk too far as well. Etymology: Cosy (not offering challenge or difficulty) + Parker – someone who parks,(a car) = Cosyparker Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Cosyparker:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 12:15:00
excellent

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 06:55:00
Great word.

Circlelurk: /SER – kuhl – lerk/ Miranda was obsessed with finding the parking space the very nearest to her destination and she would circlelurk in the parking lot seemingly forever, waiting to pounce on a recently available spot. Etymology: Blend of the verb ‘circle’ (to move in a circle round something) and ‘lurk’. Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Circlelurk:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 16:21:00
love the sound of this

metrohumanx, 2008-07-15: 19:52:00
VERY snappy!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 06:56:00
Terrific

Carouselect: /care-us-sell-ect/ To carouselect can prove to be very dangerous if you suffer from vertigo. Sue often spun in circles around her car after she’d found the perfect spot. Etymology: carousel (merry go round) + select Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Carouselect:

metrohumanx, 2008-07-15: 19:49:00
Smooooth!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 07:04:00
The experience doesn’t seem so merry. Good word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 07:04:00
The experience doesn’t seem so merry. Good word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 07:04:00
The experience doesn’t seem so merry. Good word.

Spacify: /spac-i-fy
/ Jenny’s ability to spacify in large urban parking lots is a must to save time and energy. She meanders the aisles closest to the entrances spacifying all possibilities. She is an expert spacifyer. Etymology: SPACIFY – verb – from SPACE (a place available for a particular purpose) + IDENTIFY (to recognize, or establish as being a particular thing) Created by: Stevenson0.

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James

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Definition Comments:

Mustang – 2008-07-15: 19:45:00
Good one.

DEFINITION: A feeling of euphoria which occurs when you finally quit your boring, mind-numbingly dull, and emotionally unrewarding job.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Disconjobelated: /dis – con – JOB – ee – layt – uhd/ Having finally summoned the courage and determination to face his boss with his resignation, Victor was absolutely disconjobelated at the prospect of ‘freedom’ from the daily grind, and though he had some trepidation at the thought of facing his young wife Elena with the news, he hoped she would be as joy filled as he. Etymology: Blend of discontinue, job, elated. Play on the word ‘discombobulated’. Created by: Mustang.

Resignelation: /Rez-ig-nell-ayshon/ Robert had worked for the same bank for twenty-one years, doing the same thing day in day out. He never really wanted the job in the first place but his parents pushed him into it when he was younger, wanting him to follow in his father’s footsteps. Now that he had finally found the courage to hand in his notice, the feeling of resignelation was overwhelming. He had already book his ticket to Australia, as the next few years of his life were going to be spent travelling around the world with no plans and best of all, no-one to answer to. Etymology: Resign (leave voluntarily, of a job,post or position.) + Elation (an exhilarating psychological state of joy and optimism.) + Resignation (a formal document giving notice of intent to resign.) = Resignelation Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Resignelation:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 11:06:00
nice combo

Mustang, 2008-07-14: 17:49:00
Good one!

Jobilation: /job-il-a-shun/ Being one who has always “played by the rules” Jonathan could not hide his jobilation from Erica when he walked through the door a free man at 8:45 a.m, less than an hour after kissing her good-bye that Monday morning. Etymology: root word-jubilation: exultation: a feeling of extreme joy.
celebration: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event.
exultation: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy.
Created by: lumina.

Comments on Jobilation:

Mustang, 2008-07-14: 17:47:00
Excellent word!

metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 18:56:00
Quite jolly!

Quivana: /qui-vahn-a/ After quitting his job, Joe’s sudden feeling of quivana was epic. He literally could not feel any more liberated from his duties than ever. Etymology: qui- quit (to stop doing something)
vana- nirvana (a blissful state attained through recognition of no-self;enlightenment) Created by: justj.

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James

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Definition Comments:

hooterbug – 2008-07-14: 11:42:00
Discombobulated! One of my all-time favorite words, nice to see it used.

lumina – 2008-07-14: 14:35:00

DEFINITION: A sudden, uncontrollable desire to eat something fast, usually occurs at bedtime.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Slumbersnack: /Slum-bur-snak/ Colin woke up with a sudden urge for something to eat, in fact he was so hungry he jumped out of bed and headed straight for the fridge. After a few minutes he had got through half a cooked chicken, four sausage rolls and a large slice of leftover chocolate cake. It wasn’t so much a slumbersnack as a full course meal. Etymology: Slumber(Sleep) + Snack (quantity of food eaten between meals) ORIGIN Dutch from snacken ‘to bite’. = Slumbersnack Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Slumbersnack:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-11: 12:41:00
I’m a slumbersnack and I’m okay
I eat all night and I work all day
He’s a slumbersnack and he’s okay
He eats all night and he works all day (couldn’t resist the Monty Python reference)

TJayzz, 2008-07-11: 14:09:00
Was wondering if anyone out there would remember that Monty Python song.

lumina, 2008-07-11: 20:39:00
Great! Makes ME want a slumbersnack!

Nosila, 2008-07-11: 22:55:00
I cut down trees,I wear high heels, suspenders and a bra; I wish I’d been a girlie, just like my old Papa! No, I don’t remember it or the Mountie back-up singers at all…

metrohumanx, 2008-07-13: 21:48:00
Sorry- I’m deliberately wasting your time.

Nappetite: /-NAP-uh-tiyt-/ Since beginning his diet, Brian would experience cravings every night after climbing into bed each night. Whenever he tried to relax and his mind was otherwise unoccupied, a nappetite would creep up on him. It was not visions of sugarplums dancing in his head, but the pizza polka, the fried-chicken fandango, the sandwich samba, the chili dog cha-cha, the taco tango, etc… Etymology: Nap – to sleep or doze (from Old English, hnappian “to doze, sleep lightly”) + Appetite – an instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink (from Old French, apetit “desire for”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Nappetite:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-11: 19:09:00
Good word.

lumina, 2008-07-11: 20:42:00
“but the pizza polka, the fried-chicken fandango, the sandwich samba, the chili dog cha-cha, the taco tango, etc…”

Whoa, gonna be one nasty crappetited. 😀

lumina, 2008-07-11: 20:43:00
ok..typo…I meant crappetite.

Nosila, 2008-07-11: 22:48:00
The Cake Walk, the Pasta Doble, the Peppermint Twist, the Grape Stomp, The I Hop, The Rumba Coke, the Nacho cha cha cha, the Beer Belly Dance…not to mention Liverdance!

metrohumanx, 2008-07-13: 21:35:00
And LUNCHBREAK DANCING….

Scarfolepsy: /skahrf-uh-lep-see/ Jane could no longer stand it. Bob’s receding hairline had already strained their marriage, but his scafolepsy was straining her patience past the breaking point; if he ate one more slice of pizza in bed she was going to kill him. Etymology: scarf: to eat, esp. voraciously +
narcolepsy: a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep. Created by: nostalgia75.

Comments on Scarfolepsy:

hooterbug, 2008-07-11: 10:46:00
Good word and funny!

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-11: 14:28:00
funny

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-11: 19:10:00
Scarf out!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-11: 19:10:00
Scarf out!

Snacklacrity: /snak-LAK-ri-tee/ Bob’s noshnod-offs, especially his snacklacrity, were a constant source of irritation for Roxie; but, no matter how hard she tried, in the end, she could never resist his bedroom-fries. Etymology: SNACK: A light meal, eaten between regular meals; ALACRITY: eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Snacklacrity:

Jabberwocky, 2008-07-11: 14:25:00
love bedroom-fries

Nosila, 2008-07-11: 22:40:00
I,too, love Bedroom Fries…sounds like a love song!

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James

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Definition Comments:

lumina – 2008-07-11: 20:40:00
Omg…I laughed out loud on this one!