Tag: neologism

Riverdunce wins top dance card for galwaywegian

DEFINITION: n. A person who, despite professional lessons and incessant practice, cannot dance without looking like a ruptured goose. v. To dance in an awkward or clumsy manner.

What do you think of my latest dance moves?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Riverdunce: /rivvv err dun ssssss/ Michael Phatttley was such a riverdunce. His salsa was unpalatable, his hiphop a hipflop and his funky chicken a health hazard. Etymology: riverdance, dunce Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Riverdunce:

TJayzz, 2008-05-29: 14:46:00
Like it!!

Rutilus, 2008-05-29: 15:08:00
No sat in the corner for you, top of the class! Good stuff.

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-29: 10:18:00
I’m glad an Irishman came up with this one – very funny

Mustang, 2008-05-29: 18:14:00
Michael’s dancing sounds just like mine. Great word!

Nosila, 2008-05-29: 22:16:00
I think now he’s doing the Liverdance!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-30: 06:44:00
I think I hear my Irish grandfather, telling me what he thinks of my dancing. Yep, sure but I much better at it, with a drop of Tullamore tonic, Longfella.”

Clodastaire: /KLOD-uh-stair/ Theirs was a marriage, thought Roxie, to last a lifetime. But a few seconds after they had started to dance the bridal waltz, she was beginning to have second thoughts. Despite months of professional lessons and hours of practice every evening, Bob danced like a robot in armour. It was for her a pyrrhic victory: she had won her man, but almost lost her feet in the process. He was certainly no Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly – possibly a Ned Kelly; in fact, she concluded very quickly that he was a clodastaire. Etymology: CLOD & ASTAIRE a stupid and awkward person who, despite plenty of professional help and practice,and hopes one day to dance like Fred Astaire, contines to dance like a three legged giraffe. CLODHOPPERS:a clumsy oaf, large and clumsy feet. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Clodastaire:

Rutilus, 2008-05-29: 15:12:00
Top hat old boy, it’s swing time! Shall we dance?

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-29: 10:19:00
great word and funny sentence

Appallroomdancer: /ap-all-rume-dan-sur/ Jose was a famous appallroomdancer. People shrank back in horror when he was on the floor. Etymology: appall (fill with horror) + ball room dancer Created by: bookowl.

Comments on Appallroomdancer:

Mustang, 2008-05-29: 18:17:00
Been there, done that.

Nosila, 2008-05-30: 01:10:00
Good one, bookowl…no doubt he danced at the Appallo Theatre, too!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-30: 06:45:00
Nice one.

Rudeoafnerdyev: /roo-dofe-nurdy-ev/ Anna Pavlova’s boyfriend thought he most graceful dancer on the floor but his bone crunching side kicks earned him the nickname rudeoafnerdyev. Etymology: rude (clumsy) + oaf (awkward lout)+ nerdy + Rudolf Nureyev Created by: Jabberwocky.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=goose

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-05-29: 00:00:01
Today’s definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James

Mustang – 2008-05-29: 18:13:00

Michael’s dancing sounds just like mine. Great word!

Carefully planned plalibi saves blind dater

The thing I love about internet dating…

DEFINITION: v. To arrange with a friend to phone you with a “crisis” during a blind date, in case you need to make an emergency exit; n. A fake “emergency” phone call that is used to end a blind date.

The thing I love about internet dating...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Palibi: /pahl ib eye/ The palibi which was provided by her pally’s, palarming phone call came just in time. she saw him reach for the breath freshener out of the corner of her eye as she answered the call. Etymology: alibi, pal Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Palibi:

Mustang, 2008-05-28: 06:31:00
I hope she didnt have to pay palimony. Good word.

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-28: 16:07:00
very nice

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-28: 21:37:00
Good word

Dialiverance: /dial-iver-anse/ “This guy was a creep” thought Gemma. Then the mobile went off. “Hi Lisa…Oh my god, you’re joking…look I’ll be right over!”
“I’m really sorry but I’ve got to dash, I’ll ring you, bye!” Thank God for Lisa, she’d kept to the plan and given Gemma dialiverance from this awful blind date. Etymology: dial – to make phone call;
deliverance – rescue from danger Created by: Rutilus.

Comments on Dialiverance:

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-28: 10:51:00
exellent word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-28: 21:36:00
Hits it on the head.

Dentalcellepathy: /dent-al-sell-epathy/ Dentists are providing dentalcellepathy for emergency calls. A microchip is implanted in a molar which can activate the emergency number needed to get you out of a scrape. Etymology: mental telepathy + dental + cell Created by: bookowl.

Telibi: /TEL-uh-bahy/ Bob didn’t smell a rat, when Roxie’s phone rang and she told him that she had to break their date and leave immediately, in order to return to her post at the local hospital and care for a patient suffering from bromhidrosis. It was a clever telibi, hatched together with her girlfriend, in case of an emergency, for in the end all they finished up doing was going to a theatre and watching “Lord of the Rings.” Etymology: Blend of TEL of telephone & LIBI of alibi, with a homophonic suggestion of bi, bi of goodbye. Alibi: an excuse, esp. to avoid blame or to use to find one’s way out of trouble, work etc. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Telibi:

Mustang, 2008-05-28: 06:30:00
Excellent verboticism…covers the definition very nicely.

Nosila, 2008-05-28: 08:27:00
Roxie must have been the Ringleader…good word!

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-28: 10:18:00
excellent

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=meating

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-05-28: 00:00:01

Today’s definition was suggested by doseydotes. Thank you doseydotes. ~ James

Verbotomy gets in bed with Sex and the City

Attention all female Verbotomists:

It has come to my attention that the most men do not get “Sex and the City“, the once popular TV Series which is just been release as “major” Hollywood extravaganza. I am hoping that perhaps, this is just an education problem. And in an effort to address this knowledge gap, I am proposing we engage ourselves in a Sex and the City Week here at Verbotomy starting on Monday June 2, 2008. That is why I am sending out this emergency call for Sex and the City definitions.

Submit your Sex and The City Definition…

Please start sending in your definitions today, because I have no clue what to do…

Of course if any male verbotomists feel inclined to participate in this creative extravaganza, I have included this instructional video, titled “Sixes and the City“, which gives a quick overview of the whole Sex and the City phenomenon.

Please watch this official video:

I eagerly await and anticipate your missives.

Your humble creative servant

~ James

Jobicide: Ambitious cost-cutter accidentally slashes self

The Boss has just approved my new cost-cutting plan!

DEFINITION: v. To propose and win approval for cost-saving reforms, which when implemented result in the immediate elimination of your job. n. An ambitious budget-slasher who accidentally cuts themselves out of a job.

The Boss has just approved my new cost-cutting plan!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jobicide: /job-i-cide/ Joe, in a cost cutting measure in his department committed jobicide. Etymology: job + suicide Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Jobicide:

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:23:00
how sad – I think the cartoon character has just realized this

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:22:00
plain and simple.

Accolaidoff: /acco-layde-off/ In addition to being lauded as an environmental champion for turning the parking lot into a green space, I also received an accolaidoff as my position as parking lot attendant was no longer viable. Etymology: accolade(acknowledgment of merit)+ laid off Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Accolaidoff:

Mustang, 2008-05-27: 07:07:00
Excellent!

galwaywegian, 2008-05-27: 09:01:00
nice one JW

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:17:00
I like it

Expendthrift: /ik-SPEND-thrift/ Sayonara Bob, best wishes for the future, now you know the human cost of being an expendthrift. Etymology: EXPEND, do away with, To “pay” out, rid 2. Squander THRIFT:Frugality,economy Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Expendthrift:

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:21:00
very clever

Discomjobulation: /dis – com – job – yew – lai – shun/ Yancey was a thoroughly devoted and ambitious young junior executive and he suffered a major bout of discomjobulation when his innovative and brilliant proposals resulted in his own termination. Etymology: Play on the word ‘discombobulation’. Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Discomjobulation:

TJayzz, 2008-05-27: 12:55:00
great word!!

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:15:00
love saying this one

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:18:00
a real word

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=cuts

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-05-27: 00:00:01

Today’s definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James

Jabberwocky – 2008-05-27: 10:27:00
so many good words today

Husband launches into an hour-long boomharangue

I just got off the phone with my mother!

DEFINITION: v. To take the frustration and anger you receive from one person and redirect it towards another person, usually of lower status. n. An act of aggression directed towards an individual or object that was not the source of provocation.

I just got off the phone with my mother!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Boomharangue: /BOOM-huh-rang/ Mia was feeling giddy as she walked into the apartment. She’d gotten a promotion at work, and then she spent time with her girlfriends after work to celebrate. Now she was coming home to spend the evening with her handsome, charming man Julian. But it all came to a screeching halt as she heard the announcer on the television across the room: “And the final score is Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.” His precious Yankees had lost yet again. The rest of the evening would be miserable now as Julian vented his frustrations about the game by launching into an hour-long boomharangue, yelling at Mia about even the most trivial things. Etymology: boomerang + harangue Created by: TimTheEnchanter.

Comments on Boomharangue:

galwaywegian, 2008-05-23: 13:21:00
great word

Mustang, 2008-05-23: 23:59:00
Excellent verboticism.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-25: 07:29:00
great word.

Bleedership: /blee dur sh ipp/ Patsy shifted nervously in her seat. While waiting for her quarterly review from Ms. Badger, she had heard her superior being telephonetically eviscerated by the new VP. She waited as her superior flicked through her file with shaking hands. Suddenly, the pain left Ms. Badger’s face as she smoothed out one of the pages in the file. The bleedership was about to begin. Etymology: leadership, bleed Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Bleedership:

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-23: 09:07:00
fantastic sentence

skeeterzirra, 2008-05-23: 20:01:00
I love your definition.

“What do you mean bleedership is bad management! It’s what our company excels at!”

Approxyberate: /a-prox-ee-bee-rate/ When Jim returned from the Director’s annual budget meeting he chose the newest member of staff to appoxyberate. Etymology: a + proxy (substitute) + berate + approximate (close to) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Approxyberate:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-25: 19:33:00
Nice word – I toyed with proxiberate for a while.

Deciberate: /des-uh-bi-REYT/ When things went wrong in the Office, Bob’s unique management style immediately swung into top gear. Hapless newcomers, he had to show them who was in charge, were randomly singled out and vexcoriated. And not to let sleeping dogmas lie or trembling tyros touch base with tranquility, he deciberated them with a dictatorial delight. However, we all know about the best laid plans of mice and maniacs; don’t we ? Well, it seemed that Bob didn’t. For just before noon on April 1st, and under terrible stress to explain to the Managing Director why he had not meet last month’s sales targets, he eyed a underling sauntering aimlessly around the office with strange box in his hands. With volcanic verbosity he erupted in a rage, yelling incoherently at the poor lad about the importance of ancillaries. Perplexed, but with patience, the young fellow endured Bob’s rambling threats of dire and dismissal until, at last, he had a chance to speak up. Apolegetic in carefully explaining to Bob that he fully understood the problem of the missed targets, he assured him that, in future, all pizzas ordered for the monthly luncheons shall have anchovies. Etymology: DECI: as in decimate, to select and punish by lot every tenth person; or randomly, without forethought, by chance. Nowadays, used incorrectly (pedants note) for “destroy a large portion of”. BERATE: to chide vehemently; to scold, censure angrily or severely. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Deciberate:

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-23: 09:03:00
wow Bob, we must have been on the same wavelength with this one – love your word – similar yet very different than mine

Nosila, 2008-05-23: 21:18:00
Good one…that’s what Bob gets for giving people a pizza his mind!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=aggress

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-05-22: 00:00:01

Today’s definition is inspired by the Amy Sutherland’s advice that a good animal trainer is always observant and reads the “cues”. If your subject is displaying signs that he or she is about to “let loose”, it’s probably good idea to back off. Amy also reminds us that we must be aware of our own internal cues. For more tips, read her chapter on “Working with Big Cats”. See: “What Shamu Taught me About Life, Love and Marriage”. Thanks Amy! ~ James