Tag: Creativity

Clicksand

DEFINITION: n., The uneasiness, social discomfort, and/or impending sense of doom which occurs when you realize that you’ve sent out a few too many emails after drinking way too much. v. intr., To be worried about your social standing after a night of heavy drinking and stupid emailing.

Fell asleep at the keyboard again...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Clicksand: /klik – sand/ Knowing there was nothing he could do to fix the inevitable drunken harm he’d done at the keyboard the previous night, Bob accepted the impending reprocussions as he stewed in his own clicksand. Etymology: click (computer or texting) + (quick)sand + click send (modified past tense of clicking the send button to send an email that now cannot be unsent) Created by: Magnetic.

Comments on Clicksand:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:30:00
Excellent choice of words well blended into into a simple clear-meaning catchy verboticism. Reprocussions is a nifty one, too. Excellent creations!

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:47:00
fantastic word

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:40:00
absolutely great!

Tipsymailaise: /tip-see-mail-ayz/ After a night of pounding down shots, singing rousing bouts of “What Shall We Do With a Drunken Mailer?”, and sending out dozens of Jack Danmails, Bob awoke to an In Box full of hate mail, three computer viruses, and a heavy sense of tipsymailaise. Etymology: tipsy, email, malaise Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Tipsymailaise:

galwaywegian, 2008-02-08: 06:28:00
Sounds like a fairly nasty dis e-ase

silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:25:00
Terrific Puns … Double Funs! Can I get tipsymalise from the fumes when I open JackDanmails?

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:46:00
nice one purple and now I’ve got that song n my head for the rest of the day

picabomama, 2008-02-09: 07:59:00
I especially like the reference Jack Danmails in the sentence.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:52:00
Great sentence; luv the word!

Rogueemailephant: /rowg-emial-efant/ The rogueemailephant finally sent one too many drunken emails which forced the company into bankruptcy. He hasn’t been herd from since, although it has been speculated that he may try to join the Societe Generelephants. Etymology: email + rogue elephant (person who avoids others) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Rogueemailephant:

galwaywegian, 2008-02-08: 07:38:00
I assume he will packiederm his bags and go

silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:45:00
You’re very hugely creative, today! Evokes thoughts of rogue mails big as elephants! Can you e-male us ladies some to Njoy? (very red faced with longlived laughter)

silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:46:00
Great puns … through and through … you are so good at what you do!

purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 11:44:00
And here’s the sad truth about drunken elephants… http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21432722/

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:52:00
truly shocking story but at least they went out happy

Nosila, 2008-02-09: 03:51:00
Very cute, almost Babaric…did you pull that one out of your trunk?

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:50:00
Creative and interesting!

Egret: /like regret, drop the first R/ It was the morning after the big celebration and Dmitri woke in a puddle of his own sick. Worried that he may have defiled his prized laptop, he gingerly tapped the mouse and waited. What he found was a fully operational computer, buzzing with reply e-mails. The previous evening’s activities came into sharper focus as he scanned the subject lines in his in-box. His EGRET reached it’s zenith as he read the e-mail firing him from the very job promotion he had been celebrating. Etymology: regret, and e-mail Created by: picabomama.

Comments on Egret:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:12:00
Excellent! Short and right to the point!

Mustang, 2008-02-09: 04:10:00
Great verboticism

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=hangover

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-02-08: 03:25:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

Tigger – 2008-02-08: 14:30:00
Ahh, e-mail and alcohol… They go together like peas and carrots, or like ‘lack of inhibition’ and ‘lack of employment’,

Spillanthropist

DEFINITION: v. tr., To clean up another person’s mess, only to have all their garbage dumped right on top of you. n., A person who tries to help other people solve their problems but always ends up in deep doo-doo.

He's kind of possessive about his litter...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Spillanthropist: /sp ill an th ropp isst/ His time as a spillanthropist showed him that the milk of human kindness ended up sticking to the shit that happens more often than not. There were time when he was sorry he ever joined the pees corps Etymology: philanthropist, spill Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Spillanthropist:

purpleartichokes, 2008-02-07: 04:54:00
Damned messiprocity.

galwaywegian, 2008-02-07: 05:54:00
you’re still alive! hurrah!

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 06:04:00
Hey purpleartichokes -welcome back, we’ve really missed you

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 06:05:00
sorry galway – didn’t mean to leave you out – another excellent word

silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:53:00
Clever sentence! Graphic puns! Nifty verboticism!

ErWenn, 2008-02-07: 10:18:00
Wonderful word and sentence. I suspect you and Banky (Maltruist) will be taking it away today.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-07: 18:13:00
I guess the “milk of human kindness” has turned sour! Perhaps, also, the ‘milk and honey route’ is closed for repair! Top sentence and word.

purpleman, 2008-02-07: 20:41:00
nice, me jumped when I saw word

Maltruist: /maowl-troo-ist/ Alan had never been all that interested in the news. He couldn’t tell you what area of the country was buried under a blizzard, or who Larry Craig was. It was much more relaxing to listen to music or play Xbox when he got home from his 9 to 5, instead of having to read about the latest genocide. So when the hand ran along the underside of the stall separator at the rest area just before St. Louis on I-70, he reached for the extra roll to hand to the stranger in need. Accusations, handcuffs, and a court date later, Alan the maltruist would be forced to learn how men cruise for men in prison as well, when he helped that clumsy guy in the shower with the bar of soap he had dropped. Etymology: mal – prefix meaning bad, altruist – someone devoted to the welfare of others Created by: Banky.

Comments on Maltruist:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 09:44:00
Punningly, stunningly clever story. Excellent verboticism, too!

ErWenn, 2008-02-07: 10:17:00
Fantastic word! I suspect that this + spillanthropist means nobody else is getting any votes today

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 13:11:00
very dark humour

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-07: 18:07:00
Seems like he’s ‘cruising with his lights on’ Luv the tale; good word, too!

picabomama, 2008-02-07: 18:17:00
My husband has almost done this very thing and I will introduce this word to remind to be vigilant.

Boomerangel: /Boom-er-ane-jel or boom-er-ang-le/ Despite all his efforts, Jack’s best friend /guardian angel, Alex, just couldn’t stop him from getting into all kinds of trouble. Which inevitably rebounded back on the angel, getting him the nickname Boomerangel Etymology: Boomerang – (Australian) An aerodynamic weapon with the property of eliptical flight. or to rebound upon. Angel – Helpmate, guardian Created by: CanadianAndyCapp.

Comments on Boomerangel:

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 15:57:00
very nice word

silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:45:00
Out of this world! Heavenly!

Tigger, 2008-02-11: 01:03:00
I was looking for a way to use ‘boomerang’ too, but I couldn’t get it to work — you sure did! Excellent creation.

Philanthroplode: /fi-lan-thruh-plode/ John philanthroplodes a few times a week. He constantly jumps into squabbles and situations looking out for and defending his friends, only to become the target of his friend’s aggressor. Etymology: philanthropist + explode Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Philanthroplode:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:38:00
Nice one!

ErWenn, 2008-02-07: 20:01:00
Had I three votes, this would get one.

purpleman, 2008-02-08: 08:00:00
very nice stevenson

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=litter

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-02-07: 03:15:00
Today’s definition was suggested by purpleman. Thank you purpleman. ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-02-07: 21:21:00
Had fun with your definition today, purpleman! A rose for your good cartoon, James! (an aside for pupleman and Stevenson about a past verbot: You both noted that beefcant got votes but no comments. It was because most of the compliments I thought turned my face red! If you care to go back and take a look, I’m tickled pink to tell you I finally came up with one I could post!)

Verbotomy – 2008-02-08: 04:17:00
Smells like a rose or maybe a strawberry. Thanks Silveryaspen! ~ James

Recipatrocity

DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v. intr., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else’s fault.

I don't think that I can take it!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Recipatrocity: /reh-si-pa-traw-sitee/ “All the sweet green icing flowing down” she wailed. “no matter that you look like Harry Potter, I demand recipatrocity” ” “Also you’ll have to pay for drycleaning because the green icing turned my yellow cotton dress blue.” Etymology: recipe + atrocity + reciprocity Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Recipatrocity:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:15:00
Excellent choice of three words then so cleverly blended!

galwaywegian, 2008-02-06: 07:43:00
great word and I don’t even know Pat

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:42:00
Love the sentence; great word blend.

Vexasperation: /-vek-zas-puh-rey-shun-/ Charlie had been painstakingly working on his replica F-14 Tomcat model airplane for months, but while he was away at school today, his little brother must have found it and tried to fly it. The model was now utterly ruined, and Charlie roared in vexasperation. Etymology: vex – to torment or distress (from Latin, vexus “agitation”) + exasperation – the state of being agitated or annoyed (from Latin, exasperatus “thoroughly irritated”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Vexasperation:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:22:00
Your add a letter to blend two words that are so appropriate to the definition almost made me give up before I started. Great create!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:51:00
Good word!

Despervengeance: /des-per-ven-juhs-ns/ When Molly found out that her brother destroyed her science project, she went into a fit of despervengeance, blinding trashing everything in his room. Etymology: desperation (despair) + vengeance Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Despervengeance:

purpleman, 2008-02-06: 19:58:00
nice very nice!!!!!!!!!

purpleman, 2008-02-06: 19:59:00
your welcome i made thee in first and if u see this tonight me getting desperst ti your class tomarow

purpleman, 2008-02-06: 19:59:00
lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololollolol

Heartwrench: /Hart – rentsh/ Overhearing some negative comments on the meal she served, Minerva felt it was a pesonal criticism and she felt an overpowering wave of heartwrench. Etymology: Combination of the phrase ‘heart wrenching’ Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Heartwrench:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:30:00
Excellent! Terrific emotional appeal! It’s simplicity is equally appealing!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 20:59:00
Nice & Simple!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=rain

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-02-06: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James

libertybelle – 2008-02-06: 12:36:00
perfect visual with the drawing for today!!And i understand that old song a little better, too!

Verbotomy – 2008-02-06: 13:12:00
Yes, the sweet green icing is flowing down… Oh no!!!!!! ~ James

silveryaspen – 2008-02-06: 16:05:00
The face and fists were an excellent portrayal of her anger and frustration! I tried to match that drama in your caricature with the words in my sentence. Very inspiring!

Verbotomy – 2008-02-07: 03:25:00
And I will never have that recipe again! Thank you silveryaspen! ~ James

Beefcant

DEFINITION: v. intr., To speak in an inspirational but perhaps incomprehensible manner by stringing together a series of grunts and clichés. n., An inarticulate TV or radio, post-game interview, typically given by a panting, toothless, sweating, verbally-challenged, and hugely overpaid, athletic superstar.

We played our A-Game today! Luckily there were a lot of

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Beefcant: /beef-cant/ Once all the sports writers were present, the football hero rolled into his beefcant of all the wonderful things his team did on the field today. Etymology: beefcake (male with a muscular physique) + cant (jargon, lingo) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Beefcant:

purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
very nice!!!!!!!!

purpleman, 2008-02-04: 18:11:00
wow its weird that no1 is puting any commants

silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 21:01:00
Any comment I make would have me blushing and giggling … but I’ll share … finally. Stevenson, beefcant is a most appealing verboticism! Simply, because we ladies always like the beefcake that always comes with it!

Verbarrhoea: /Verb-A-ree-aar/ I was watching that boxer on TV the other day, Chris Eubank, and he was talking such verbarrhoea! He was all over the place. They get paid millions to dance around like a ponse and speak utter balls. Pah! Etymology: Verbal – Involving skills with words in a spoken manner. Diarrhoea – frequent, nasty and excessive bowel movement. Created by: Dougalistic.

Comments on Verbarrhoea:

sean30, 2008-02-04: 16:03:00
He is one of many “sports stars” that speak Verbarrhoea!!

Mustang, 2008-02-04: 18:52:00
Excellent description of ‘jockese’ mumbo jumbo which is generally nothing more than a cliche’ festival.

Trightning: /tryt-ning/ John Edwards’ speeches are sheer trightning. He tries to convince poor people he’s one of them with rapid-fire down-home folksiness and then disappears, like a fart in the wind, off to another rally in his private jet. Etymology: trite + lightning Created by: Banky.

Comments on Trightning:

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-04: 13:40:00
very nice

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-04: 15:09:00
I like it!

purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
i like it but its hard to pronounce

Superfluent: /soo – PER – floo – unt/ Lindal gave his usual superfluent responses to the rapid fire questions about the game following his teams’ victory even though he had little to do with the outcome. Etymology: Mix of superfluous and fluent Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Superfluent:

Maxine, 2008-02-04: 08:40:00
Very clever, and it sounds natural, too!

ErWenn, 2008-02-04: 09:57:00
So natural that I was convinced it was an actual word for a moment!

HerOralHighness, 2008-02-04: 17:54:00
nice one

purpleman, 2008-02-04: 22:52:00
very good!!!!!!!!!

bananabender, 2008-02-04: 23:53:00
A good blend!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=champs

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-02-04: 03:25:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

Extraturkeyestrial

DEFINITION: n., Mutated leftovers which, unattended inside an evil-minded fridge, have transformed themselves into an extremely odorous, alternate life form. v. tr., To save food past it’s freshness date and watch it grow into something new.

Help! There's something in the fridge!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Extraturkeyestrial: /ex-tra-tur-key-es-tree-al/ There has been an extraturkeyestrial lurking in my fridge since Thanksgiving. It has now grown to twice it’s original size and has changed colour but because of it’s glow I’m saving money on a fridge light. Etymology: extra turkey + extraterrestrial Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Extraturkeyestrial:

galwaywegian, 2008-02-01: 06:15:00
who’s gobbling now hahahahaha. Great word

silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:45:00
Roared with laughter … evokes so many thoughts from given a whole new meaning to being Turksih or being a Turkey … or even if there’s a planet Turkey named after the country … or it’s people? This word boggles the imagination! I like it!

sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:05:00
A great word – im sure ET looks nothing like the image you created!!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:43:00
I think it’s time for it to turkey off! Crazy, creative word !

bananabender, 2008-02-03: 09:53:00
You’d better put a lock on your fridge door or you could end up with an astral-nomical phone bill! Great word!

Tupperlings: /tup-pur-lings/ Hoping for a midnight snack, Dirk went to the kitchen, only to discover his fridge door open and all his plastic storage containers empty. As the realization dawned that the tupperlings had escaped, he looked around the dark, silent kitchen in horror. Etymology: tupperware + living(l) things Created by: yellowbird.

Comments on Tupperlings:

silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:11:00
The magic box that turns supperlings into tupperlings … and they’re out to get us! They’ve given me the chuckles!

sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:12:00
Tubberware marketing campaign ruined – they said keeps everything sealed!! – nice word.

Maxine, 2008-02-02: 08:51:00
Cute.

bananabender, 2008-02-03: 07:01:00
like it!

Devittles: /Deh-viht-tills/ Off turned the light, and the nightly terror began for the as-yet-unexpired food. The nosferatuna slid stealthily into door hopper, where the condiments rested. A silent shadow, it sunk its celery fangs into the neck of the mayonnaise jar, gorging upon its salty fatty humors. Having turned, the zomayo lurched itself over its retaining wall and began to feast on the cauliflower, which it had mistaken in its saturated stupor for brains. A large sasquash ripped its way through the forest of broccoli and emerged upon a family of tomatoes, huddling in the corner of the produce crisper. A gout of seeded ichor sprayed across the front of the clear plastic drawer. Then, a hush fell through the refrigerator as the elder god of the cooler, Cthulhummus rose, an amorphous evil clad in finest shimmering Saran. Muffled screams issued from the magnetic seal around the door, but fell upon sleeping ears. Tonight the devittles reigned, and no food would go untainted. Etymology: devil (or possibly deviant) + vittles Created by: Banky.

Comments on Devittles:

yellowbird, 2008-02-01: 14:27:00
You get my vote for using Cthulhummus. Dagon and Nyarlothotep beware! 🙂

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 14:41:00
Wow – so many great stories today – I love nosferatuna – could also be nosfuratuna (furry mould)

silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 15:42:00
Great style – reads like a mystery … as well as a spoiled food history! Kudos for the novel-ty of the day!

purpleman, 2008-02-02: 12:49:00
its good but the sentence is a little long

bananabender, 2008-02-03: 06:50:00
clever word, clever story, entertaining, funny! What more could we want?

Backhereia: /bak heer ee ya/ The refrigerator was old, the paint chipped and the door handle had long since disintegrated. Upon prising the door open, the light no longer came on, but in the darkness you could hear the backhereia shuffling around and when your eyes became accustomed to the darkness you could make out its vaguely luminescent trail. Etymology: bacteria, back here. Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Backhereia:

Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 08:37:00
very funny – kinda scary with a southern drawl

silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:21:00
It took me while to figure out why this word kept running through my mind … is it related to diarrhea? Scared the crap out of me too! (silly grin!)

sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:01:00
Your sentence reads like a horror novel, loved it.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:34:00
Great sentence; like the word alot!

purpleman, 2008-02-02: 12:47:00
all of the above!!!

purpleman, 2008-02-02: 12:52:00
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bananabender, 2008-02-03: 09:23:00
A chiller-thriller word… it evokes “they’re ba-ack!” with a good measure of hysteria thrown in as well. Good one galwaywegian!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=leftover

Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

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

Dougalistic – 2008-02-01: 06:50:00
Something smells fishy around here.

silveryaspen – 2008-02-01: 16:05:00
Great definition. Really motivated and inspired some of the funniest sentences and verboticisms of the week! 🙂

bananabender – 2008-02-03: 04:00:00
Great cartoon James! The details are a hoot… the bite out of the drumstick, stuffed olives as eyes, and wings mutated into a two-headed monster. Funny! You’ve inspired me to submit more ideas for you to develop and take to the nth degree!

Verbotomy – 2008-02-05: 15:53:00
Thank you Bananabender! I was definitely inspired by your words — the evil-minded fridge is brilliant! ~ James