Tag: Creativity

DEFINITION: v. tr. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Designerlibel: /-di-ZAI-ner-lai-bul-/ It all started when Jack was a teenager, and he tried painting a Reebok logo on the department store, no-name-brand sneakers that was all his family could afford, and now he would make regular forays into the men’s fashion stores where they sold Armani, D&G and Hugo Boss, to look for loose brand labels that he could affix to his own bargain clothing. Jack had been commiting designerlibel for years, even though he now owned his own successful department store chain. Etymology: Blended malapropism of “Designer Label”: Designer – bearing the name or logo of a specific designer (from Latin, dÄ“signāre “to designate”) + Libel – to misrepresent damagingly (from Latin, libellus “little book, pamphlet”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Designerlibel:

silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 08:47:00
Watch him clotheslie! Clever!

Logoflage: /-ˈloÊŠgəˌflaÊ’- -LOH-guh-Flahzh-/ If you can’t tell the difference between the logoflaged version and the name brand one, you probably shouldn’t spend the extra money on the original. Etymology: from (camou)flage + logo Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Logoflage:

silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:44:00
Agree with your perspective on this one!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:31:00
Top word!

Improperganda: /im-prawp-ur-gan-duh/ John’s “Hung Like John Holmes” t-shirt was revealed to be a clear case of improperganda, when Denise found that he actually was packing about a half roll of Certs where it counted. Etymology: improper + propaganda Created by: Banky.

Comments on Improperganda:

Nosila, 2008-03-03: 01:16:00
Good one, Banky…must be where they got the word “incerts” from…

silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:21:00
Great words that you fit together like a glove. Incorporating propaganda gave it such meaninggull twist! Exceptional!

silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:21:00
Meant to type meaningfull … have no idea where that freudian fingerslip came from!

amigamark, 2008-03-03: 14:42:00
Rolls of the tongue

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:33:00
Nice word and ‘uplifting’ sentence.

Tigger, 2008-03-03: 22:09:00
This is cert’ainly an amusing submission! I didn’t know who John Holmes was until I looked him up… Ya’ learn something new every day. Very funny blend.

Labull: /lay-bull/ The labull said Prada. But for the fact that the shirt was missing an arm, Sue would never have guessed that James had been playing brand games. Etymology: label, bull Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Labull:

silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:55:00
Roared with laughter over the implications! Not only fits the definnition but all labels! Straight forward simplicity … but it says it all powerfully! Great create!

Jabberwocky, 2008-03-03: 16:44:00
hey purple – stache is asking for music prompts

Tigger, 2008-03-03: 21:51:00
Sounds like a ‘cock-and-labull story’ to me. Good one!

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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-03-03: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by ddove60. Thank you ddove60. ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-03-03: 10:00:00
Your definition, ddove60, along with your cartoon, James, inspired so many witty, clever verboticisms today, a wonderful slate of fun words here today!

Tigger – 2008-03-03: 22:16:00
The cartoon is hilarious, by the way. I bet that ‘convertible’ handles great!

Verbotomy – 2008-03-04: 15:16:00
Thanks silveryaspen and Tigger! ~ James

DEFINITION: n. An unpleasant smell caused by the lack of fresh air, and/or stuffy thinking, especially if one has been locked up in a building for a long, long time. v. tr. To exude stale air or ideas.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Rhetoreek: /ret-er-eek/ I would have stayed for the rest of the speech, however, the rhetoreek and eau de cronie was making me nauseous. Etymology: rhetoric, reek Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Rhetoreek:

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 08:58:00
excellent

silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:51:00
Your sentence makes you a master of Eau de laughter! Two of the cleverest funny verbotmates in your creates! Both are fun to say! Many Kudos for being the wittiest of the day!

Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:20:00
This word rhetorocks.

Tigger, 2008-02-29: 23:47:00
Brilliant!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 20:04:00
outstanding!

Jargonmonoxide: /(jar-gon-mon-ok’-sid)/ By the time the jargon monoxide detectors interrupted the CEO’s annual report, Nancy, a “think outside the box” kind of employee, had already crawled to the conference room exit. Etymology: jargon monoxide (n.) from “jargon” (vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade or group) + “carbon monoxide” (a poisonous gas); opp. – jargon monoxidize (to infuse with oxygen) Created by: Jamagra.

Comments on Jargonmonoxide:

galwaywegian, 2008-02-29: 10:27:00
brilliant

silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:59:00
Wow! Escape from deadly words … is something we’d all love to do! Great choice of words. Meaning is immediately apparent! Exceptionally excellent creation!

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 11:57:00
great word

Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:20:00
Supoib!

Nosila, 2008-02-29: 20:56:00
Good one, Jamagra…it’s like politcolution. We’re ruining the planet with it! The Greenhouse Effect from all the hot air rising daily in boardrooms!

ErWenn, 2008-02-29: 22:31:00
Ding-ding-ding! We have a winnah!

Farticulate: /-fahrt-tik-yuh-leyt-/ Since his retirement, on most days, Walter would just sit on the porch in his rocking chair, smoke cigars and farticulate, saying things like, “Maybe only half of them A-rabs are terrorists, but so what? Just bomb the whole lot of ’em, is what I says, and let God sort ’em out.” He was obviously suffering from farteriosclerosis. Etymology: Fart – v. to break wind; n. the odorous result of breaking wind; [as in “Old Fart”] (from Middle English, ferten, of imitative origin) + Articulate – to voice or clearly describe ideas (from Latin, articulāre “divide into distinct parts”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Farticulate:

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 09:01:00
what a gas!

Jamagra, 2008-02-29: 10:10:00
I’m lovin’ “farteriosclerosis”!

silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:47:00
Wonderfully witty! Double kudos for two vebotomated creations!

Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:19:00
Outstanding

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 19:57:00
Great words; funny sentence!

Stenchtorious: /stench-tory-us/ Conrad had a stenchtorious air about him which was poisonous to all around him. Some thought him merely a gasbag while others thought of him as a secret weapon. Etymology: stench + stentorious Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Stenchtorious:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:43:00
Witty sentence! I can hear it loud and clear and smell it clear from here! Strong word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 19:59:00
Nice -perhaps, not so nice 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 – 2008-02-29: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James

DEFINITION: v. tr. To endlessly seek compliments by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one’s life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bate.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Flattersnare: /-ˈflædɚˌsnɛɹ-/ The sort of person who gets caught in a flattersnare tends to care about others’ feelings and escape generally means doing even more damage to the trapper’s feelings, so escape is generally difficult. However, repeatedly trapping the same person is dangerous as even the biggest softy in the world has their limits. Etymology: from flatter + snare Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Flattersnare:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:57:00
So strong a word, I feel snared by it!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 16:00:00
Good word.

Sacrificialwhine: /-sak-ruh-fish-ul-wiyn-/ Delilah was a tall, blond, blue-eyed beauty, and secretly, Christina couldn’t stand her. It wasn’t really Delilah’s attractiveness that she hated ― it was more because she seemed to take it all for granted. She would complain about any slight percieved imperfection to anyone kind enough to listen, and sacrificialwhine on and on about things like ‘having a bad-hair-day’ and that she was going to have to cancel her date because of it. Christina would have just been glad to have a date at all… She just sighed to herself and pretended to nod sympathetically as Delilah now went on about how she couldn’t find a bra to properly show off her considerable cleavage with her new dress. Etymology: blend of, Sacrificial wine – wine used in various religions as a holy offering (from Latin, sacrificium “sacred rite” & vinum “of the vine”) + Whine – (Old English, hwinan “to whistle through the air”; like the sound of many arrows) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Sacrificialwhine:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:45:00
So witty! So funny! Great pun!

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:14:00
I think members of the clergy sometimes use this to capture errant parishioners

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:57:00
Good word and great sentence.

ErWenn, 2008-02-27: 21:27:00
Right on.

Assaultandflattery: /uh-sawlt-and-flat-uh-ree/ Megan learned early in life that negative self comments lead friends to say the nicest things to her. Unfortunately, this technique of assaultandflattery wears thin and people easily get tired of this baitandsoothe type of interaction. Etymology: assault and battery + flattery Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Assaultandflattery:

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 09:16:00
great combo

silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 12:10:00
Great pun!

Tigger, 2008-02-27: 22:22:00
Criminally clever!

Egoflagellation: /ee – go – fladj – uh – LAY – shun/ Giselle’s self esteem was so low she resorted to harsh criticism of herself through incessant egoflagellation in hopes of enticing a favorable rebuttal from family and friends. Etymology: blend of ego and flagellation Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Egoflagellation:

Tigger, 2008-02-27: 02:40:00
Fantastic word!

silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:46:00
You got it whipped!

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:20:00
nice blend of words

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:43:00
Great word!

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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-02-27: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James

DEFINITION: v. intr. To leave your pet, child or lover in the care of a friend or relative who teaches them a stupid trick or bad habit. n. A stupid trick or bad habit learned from a caregiver.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Patribaldry: /pat-rih-bull-dree/ Dear Mr. Silverstein, I’m writing to you today concerning the behavior of your son, Andrew Dice, in my morning kindergarten class. He has become somewhat of a distraction to the class, and I have to question whether or not he is being exposed to the proper developmental tools at home. His sense of humor is overly mature for a class of this level, and I don’t think it would be inaccurate to state that he has the vocabulary of a longshoreman. When asked to share his favorite nursery rhyme in class the other day, he recited a profane perversion of “Jack and Jill”. He laughs alound whenever someone mentions playing with balls at recess, or I chastise a member of the class for eating paste. I caught a member of the class a week ago giving herself a haircut with the safety shears, and Andrew suggested that she use them for a “Brazillian”. He routinely pulls the covers off of female members of the class during nap time, throws a handful of change at them, and tells them “you gotta get outta here”. Whether patribaldry is to blame or some other member of your family has instilled these poor behaviors, this must be corrected, or we will have no other option but to remove your child from our school. Sincerely, Mrs. Abagail Trenton, Sunny Heights Grade School Etymology: patri – of the father, ribaldry – obscene or improper behavior Created by: Banky.

Comments on Patribaldry:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-26: 16:13:00
Nice word and story.

silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 19:18:00
Cringed over the sentence. Great word!

Nipinthebeak: /nip – in – the – beek/ Someone’s in the kitchen with Mynah! Someone taught him to say “*****”. Help! I don’t know how to stop Mynah from saying that! How do I nipinthebeak? Etymology: Play on “Nip in the Bud” which means to stop it before it gets worse. Beak: bird’s bill, slang term for mouth. Obviously, the cartoon inspried this bit of nonesense. Created by: silveryaspen.

Guardiantic: /-gahr-dee-AN-tik-/ It was only Eliza’s third week teaching the 10-year-old class in Sunday School, but when the organist was late, she had to help out with choir practice, too. She reluctantly asked her father to stand-in and watch the Sunday School class. When she returned, she found her dear ole’ Dad teaching the kids how to run a football pool, how to build a moonshine still, and other guardiantics. Etymology: guardian – a person entrusted with the care of a minor (from Middle French, garde “guardian, warden, keeper”) antic – a ludicrous or grotesque act (from Italian, antico “antique”, originally referring to ‘grotesque’ Roman art) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Guardiantic:

Tigger, 2008-02-26: 01:58:00
This is a true story… mostly. “Eliza’s” father was actually teaching 10-year-olds how to run a football pool.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-26: 16:00:00
Nice word!

silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 18:42:00
Clever blend of two words that really nailed the definition!

Shenannygans: /-ʃənæniËŒgæns- Sounds like “shenanigans” if you say it fast enough, but make sure you pronounce the y as a long “ee” and not as a schwa./ Don’t believe what you see in the movies; the shenannygans of most flying babysitters do not end well. Etymology: from she(nani)gans + nanny Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Shenannygans:

galwaywegian, 2008-02-26: 11:27:00
like it!

silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 18:39:00
Really fits the definition and is a great choice of words with great blending!

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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-02-26: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

DEFINITION: n. The feeling of anxiety created by the realization that you’ve arrived at a social event “wearing the wrong thing”. v. intr. To arrive at a social function and suddenly realize that you are you are completely overdressed or worse — underdressed!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Miskit: /miss-kit/ Buttons looked around the conference room at the 234 perfectly identical faces and bodies, dressed all in charcoal grey suits. In eerie unison they all turned to look at him with cold dead eyes. Feeling quite miskit, he adjusted his rainbow wig, performed an awkward three-point-turn in his size 37 red patent leather shoes, and exited through the door he’d entered. He realized his mistake when he re-read the sign posted by the door, which in bold block letters announced, “Welcome clones!” Etymology: misfit + kit (British slang for clothes) Created by: Banky.

Comments on Miskit:

ErWenn, 2008-02-25: 10:11:00
I like this one.

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-25: 13:31:00
clever

silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:44:00
Erupted in laughter picturing your clone-some miskit! Kit-catchy Creation!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:21:00
Short & sweet!

Fiasclothes: /fee-as-klohz/ It was embarrassing and a total fiasclothes when I showed up to my boss’ daughter’s Baptism in shorts, T-shirt, bathing suit, towel and a case of beer. I didn’t quite read the invitation past the address 2206 Sunnyside Beach. Unfortunately, it was Sunnyside Beach United Church. Etymology: fiasco + clothes Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Fiasclothes:

galwaywegian, 2008-02-25: 07:35:00
perfect fit!

ErWenn, 2008-02-25: 10:11:00
excellent!

libertybelle, 2008-02-25: 10:58:00
I love it!

silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:21:00
Pairfection!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:12:00
Nice word!

Underduress: /un-der-der-ess/ The death stares of the audience made him feel like he was in the middle of being interrogated by Jack Bauer. He realized he had underduressed. Etymology: underdress + under duress Created by: swallowedbyafish.

Comments on Underduress:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:38:00
This will stand up in any court of justice! Your sentence and word are lawesomely clever!

silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 21:25:00
Your verboticism was one of the few that captures the ‘feeling of anxiety’ in the definition. I thought it excellent in every way!

bookowl, 2008-02-26: 13:30:00
I like it

Dissdress: /disss dr eh ss/ This dissing adressed at her dissdress distressed her, she stressed as she distressed her long tresses. Etymology: distress diss dress Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Dissdress:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 12:59:00
Ess-entially terrific!

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-25: 13:40:00
how disscourteous

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:13:00
Sounds like someone needs a good dressing down!

silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 21:28:00
It captured all parts of the defninition! Not many words expressed the ‘anxiety’ in the definition!

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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-02-25: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James