Tag: Creativity

Trailgrate

DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people’s private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.

I'll just wait here until you're free.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Trailgrate: /trail-grate/ Cindy would trailgrate her friends so closely that they often collided. They took to wearing inner tubes to define their personal space. Etymology: trail (follow closely) + grate (get on one’s nerves) + tail gate Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Trailgrate:

Mustang, 2008-04-12: 00:13:00
Very good!!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:34:00
Great word.

Egosquito: /eg-goh-SKEE-toh/ Roxie was so disruptive in the office that her workmates presented her with the “Egosqito” award for her egocentric habit of demanding their total attention by buzzing about, hovering around, and driving them crazy like a self-obssessed mosquito. At her looming Bob, at times, even recited a poem called “Mosquito”, which he had written in his youth. It went like this: “Malicious mien, Buzzing, whining, biting: Summer’s toxic arrow.” She was, of course, not very amused! Etymology: EGO: “i” (cognate with OE ic, I) The “i” or self of any person & MOSQUITO: any of numerous two-winged insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever. And, in the last couple of decades, new varieties of the diseases (in Australia) such as Murray River Encephalitis, Ross River Fever,. etc. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Egosquito:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:11:00
very apt

Nosila, 2008-04-11: 22:46:00
Good one, bob…talk about a buzzword!

Illoiterate: /ill – LOYT – ehr – uht/ Marjorie was an illoiterate who was beyond obnoxious with her insistence on having the attention of whomever she wanted to engage in conversation. Etymology: Blend of ill or ‘objectionable’, and loiter. A play on the word illiterate as well. Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Illoiterate:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:18:00
very nice

Nosila, 2008-04-11: 22:44:00
Good word, Mustang. I really hate illoiterates who cannot read!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:48:00
great blend.

Imperatwit: /im-pare-uh-twit/ On the office behavior continuum, Jocelyn’s behavior surpassed “high maintenance cling-on” and settled somewhere around “imperatwit”. Etymology: imperative + twit (v: to taunt or tease; n: a fool) Created by: Jamagra.

Comments on Imperatwit:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:13:00
I bet she has a high giggley voice too

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:51:00
Sounds good to me.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-11: 00:01:00

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

stache – 2008-04-11: 00:40:00
My verboticism have been updated? Hmm. I think this calls for a grammarauder.

Verbotomy – 2008-04-11: 08:01:00
Hey stache, thanks for your gentle grammaraudity. I has fixed the offending word. And by the way, if you notice any other stupid errors — I mean miscommunications — let me know and I will fix them. ~ James

stache – 2008-04-11: 17:45:00

you’se welcome.

Sybilitarian

DEFINITION: n. An extremely moody boss, happy one day, mad the next, happy, mad, happy, mad…. v. To happily give orders one minute, then angrily yell out the opposite instructions the next. (Note: It’s not because you’re moody. It’s because people don’t listen!)

Thanks! But can't you see you're interrupting...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Sybilitarian: /sib-uhl-TAIR-ee-uhn/ Moody-go-round was an apt description of a day in the life of Roxie. Her mood slings whirled from glad, sad, mad, bad, gad, cad or faddish. She was sort of a Matahari, Mother Teresa, Catherine Medici and Phyliss Diller rolled into one mind. Futhermore, it is said that her fellow workers spoke of her managerial style as sybilitarian, with few willing to prophesize her next “mood”. Etymology: “SYBIL” a book turned into a movie,(1976), tells the tale of a woman who had up to sixteen co-existing personalities & “AUTHORITARIAN.” Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Sybilitarian:

pieceof314, 2008-04-10: 09:15:00
I love saying it. Great word!

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-10: 11:29:00
very nice

Ambiguboss: /am-big-u-boss/ It’s painful watching new employees interact with our ambiguboss on the first day. Their expressions quickly change from being elated to deflated within thirty seconds. Etymology: ambiguous + boss + big boss Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Ambiguboss:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-11: 00:39:00
Good word

Manicger: /man-ik-jer/ No one in our office ever wants to consult with our manicger because of her ridiculously insane bipolar mood swings which has everyone on the edge all day long afraid to interact with her. Etymology: manic depressive illness (bipolar disorder) + manager Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Manicger:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-11: 00:40:00
Very good.

Alterigor: /all – ter – ee – gor/ Samantha was usually a bubbly and very positive supervisor but there were times when a demon seemed to emerge, an alter Igor, that would turn her into a snarling creature that folks wanted to simply avoid. Etymology: play on the term alter ego Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Alterigor:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-10: 13:21:00
funny

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com

the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-10: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

galwaywegian – 2008-04-10: 07:36:00

okay. That’s two in a row!

remistram – 2008-04-10: 10:00:00
are you suggesting that I am the teachers pet?

Verbotomy – 2008-04-10: 10:48:00
And I should also thank remistram for sending in the picture of her boss. ~ James

remistram – 2008-04-10: 11:03:00

not true, but James did hit the nail on the head, it’s a perfect interpretation of my def.

Verbotomy – 2008-04-10: 13:35:00
I had to use two nails, because there’s two heads! Are you sure that’s not your boss? Maybe it’s my boss? Two bosses? Oh no, my imagination running away with me again… Thanks remistam! ~ James

Tigger – 2008-04-10: 19:06:00
Ok, this woman looks like the sister of Zaphod Beeblebrox (from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, for those who don’t know — a self-described ‘cool guy’ with two heads).

stache – 2008-04-10: 20:07:00

To be a bit of a linguweenie, I have been advised by the web site that “[My] verbotomy have been updated.” Hmph.

Denyagnosis

DEFINITION: v. To have a medical condition or illness and yet continually deny it, even after your doctor has diagnosed it. n. A person who steadfastly refuses to accept a medical diagnosis or to follow the prescribed treatment.

Are you sure that you don't have athlete's foot?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Denyagnosis: /dee nye yag no sis/ Dr. Pepper (wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper, too?) wondered why Phyllis came to see him at all. No matter what her test results revealed, it was always a denyagnosis with her. She refused to believe him and always said, emphatically, “That’s not what’s gonna kill me!” When he told her she had hypertension, high cholesterol, out of whack blood sugar, lung cancer from the 4 packs a day she smoked, cataracts, an ailing liver, arthritis, incontinence, a dodgy hip and a dicky ticker, she refused medicines and treatments that would extend her life. She always said, “That’s not what’s gonna kill me!” She was definitely a denyagnosister. As it turned out, Phyllis was right. Although 89 years of age and less than spry, she got herself involved in a steamy affair with a hearing aid salesman named Norman, who was 20 years her junior. He could not get her to buy a hearing aid, because, of course, she did not have a hearing problem (What? What hearing problem?). No, instead her best friend, Mabel, became irately jealous. She found out her toy boy, Norman, was flogging his wares at Phyllis’ condo in the Rio de NoHairo Tower of their senior’s home, Samuel de Complain Chateau. Mabel stormed over to Phyllis’ swinging bachelorette pad one dark evening and opened the door to find Norman and Phyllis locked in a passionate embrace, wearing only their Depends. Mabel pulled out her Smith & Wesson and dispatched them both to that big Bingo Hall in the sky. A week later, Dr.Pepper attended Phyllis’ lavish funeral and she had the last laugh when he read her tombstone: “I told you…That’s not what killed me!” Etymology: deny (refuse to accept or believe) & diagnosis (identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon) & No ( no means no; not in any degree or manner; not at all, never in a million years, no way Jose, fuhgettaboutit)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Denyagnosis:

galwaywegian, 2008-04-09: 07:19:00
the gunnerRio got her in the end. Brilliant!

purpleartichokes, 2008-04-09: 16:18:00
Great word (first one that popped into my head this AM). Love the story as well!

Medicashun: /med-i-kay-shun/ Because of a severe overdose of an incorrect prescription ten years ago, John goes into a medicashun mode refusing to take any drugs his doctor prescribes for his ailments. Etymology: medicine + shun Created by: Stevenson0.

Hypocontradictria: /hypo-contra-dic-treea/ Someone suffering from hypocontradictria disagrees with all medical diagnoses. Etymology: hypochondria + contradict Created by: bookowl.

Deniailment: /deny-ailment/ Even though his eyelids were stuck together when he woke up and his eyes were red and full of pus, he refused to consider that he might have pink eye and insisted he just had morning allergies. Etymology: denial + ailment Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Deniailment:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-09: 20:48:00
Good word containing both denail & illness(ailment).

Mustang, 2008-04-10: 03:35:00
Best of the day. Good one!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-09: 00:01:00

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

Chicgrin

DEFINITION: n. A fashion accessory or style of dress which purports to improve one’s appearance and attitude, but actually does the opposite. v. To follow a fashion dictum in an effort to improve your social standing even when it causes physical discomfort.

I can't breathe with this tie on!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Chicgrin: /sheek-grin/ It was with mixed emotions and an attitude of chicgrin that she wore the latest all wool full body designer suit to the red carpet movie premiere. Etymology: chic (fashionable) + grin and bear it + chagrin (annoyance, discomfiture) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Chicgrin:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-08: 21:39:00
Good word.

Fashionotsee: /Fah – shun – NOT – see/ Evan fancied himself a dashing figure in his retro attire but he was a fashionotsee who didnt realize that his peers were actually sneering and not smiling at his appearance. Etymology: Blend of fashion and not see (or Nazi..lol) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Fashionotsee:

Nosila, 2008-04-08: 20:32:00
I always thought the word fashion came from fascism! Good one, Mustang!

Embhellishment: /emb-hell-ish-ment/ Six inch stylettos are an embhellishment that hurts the spine and causes muscle cramps in the legs but come in very handy as a weapon. Etymology: embellishment + hellish Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Embhellishment:

purpleartichokes, 2008-04-08: 09:27:00
Ha! So do steel-toes.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-09: 20:56:00
Bela, Bela!

Hautecoutorture: /-oht-koo-tor-cher-/ Irene had spent half of her last paycheck on a pair of Manolo slingbacks, and she took satisfaction in knowing that she was wearing the most fashionable shoes of anyone at the party. Unfortunately, the new, stiff leather had raised and torn open blisters on her ankles and squished her toes, so that now she was barely able to walk. This miserable hautecoutorture she was experiencing must just be part of the price of high-fashion. On top of that, her dress pinched under her arms and dug painfully into her bladder whenever she sat down. Her dress was a Versouchie. Etymology: Haute-couture – high fashion (French, haute “high” & couture “sewing”) Torture – to afflict with severe pain (from Latin, torquere “to twist, turn, or wring”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Hautecoutorture:

purpleartichokes, 2008-04-08: 09:25:00
Love it!

Mustang, 2008-04-08: 16:57:00
Great word.

Nosila, 2008-04-08: 20:35:00
She probably also wear Prodda and Calvin DeKlein! Good word, Tigger!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-08: 00:01:00

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

stache – 2008-04-08: 18:32:00
clam hammock. heh, heh.

purpleartichokes – 2008-04-08: 19:07:00
Ha!

Slowtorist

DEFINITION: v. To be frustrated by a driver who is blocking the road by strictly observing the “suggested” speed limits. n. A driver who ignores the rules of the road by driving very slowly (i.e. at the legal limit) in the fast lane.

What are you doing in the fast lane?!!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Slowtorist: /slo-tur-ist/ I was late for work again due to a slowtorist driving the speed limit in the passing “lame”. Etymology: slow, motorist Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Slowtorist:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-07: 12:53:00
funny word

Jamagra, 2008-04-07: 13:56:00
oooo.. I hate getting stuck behind people in the passing lame. Great word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-07: 20:37:00
Good word- I considered: “Sloffeur” and “Snaileur”

Carstipate: /kahr-stuh-PEYT/ Whilst driving Bob slow, dribble-to -rule approach left a long line of carstipated drivers behind him. Etymology: Blend of CAR & CONSTIPATE: prevent passage through; impede; crowd together Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Carstipate:

Jamagra, 2008-04-07: 14:05:00
I can just hear a traffic reporter saying “The highway is carstipated” instead of “congested”. Love it!

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-07: 16:46:00
hate those traffic fumes

purpleartichokes, 2008-04-07: 18:10:00
Love it! Yep, a great word to describe a traffic jam.

arrrteest, 2008-04-07: 20:58:00
It’s a natural!

Nosila, 2008-04-08: 01:49:00
Bob, it makes me think you fuel up with prune juice! Great word…very binding!

Softbagel14, 2008-04-08: 23:38:00
love it!

Meanderthal: /me-an’-der-thol

/ “Hey, meanderthal!!! You’re doing 55 miles per hour on the freaking freeway! Find the long pedal on the right and USE IT,” Sam shouted at the elderly man in the Dodge Dart. “Meanderthalled again,” grumbled Sam. Etymology: meanderthal – meander (to wander aimlessly) + Neanderthal Created by: Jamagra.

Comments on Meanderthal:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-07: 12:52:00
great word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-07: 20:33:00
Excellent

Accelerangst: /ax-sell-er-angst/ Philip was in a hurry, which seemed like what 99% of the suburbanites were most of the time. He just moved farther outside his comfort zone of freeways and fast moving cars to the fringes where the slow rural life abuts the encroaching planned neighborhoods. He thought having a bigger house and a lawn to mow would be a step up for him. Little did he know he would now be butting heads, or bumpers, with wandering livestock or an occassional combine. However now he seemed to find himself accelerangst up behind slow moving pickups, shaking his fist and downing a few swigs of Mylanta in one hand while honking his horn with the other. Etymology: accelerate + angst Created by: arrrteest.

Comments on Accelerangst:

purpleartichokes, 2008-04-07: 18:08:00
Good word! The sentence reminds me of what I’ve soon got to deal with – the inevitable chicken(s) crossing the road and the farmer on the tractor who is oblivious to any cars behind him.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-07: 20:39:00
Good Blend

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-07: 00:01:00

Today’s definition was suggested by stache and Biscotti. Thank you stache and Biscotti. ~ James

arrrteest – 2008-04-07: 17:40:00
A friend of mine always said, “Beware of old men in hats driving Buicks.”

I remember driving up the NJ Turnpike at 75MPH and pushing 80 in the right lane and being flashed by motorists thinking I was going too slow!

purpleartichokes – 2008-04-07: 18:03:00

My dad always said “Beware of men smoking cigars and driving station wagons.” Wouldn’t ya know, my first close call was with one of them?