Tag: Creativity

I bet you wrapped this all by yourself, didn’t you?

DEFINITION: v. tr., To open presents in cautious, careful manner so that you can save and reuse the wrapping. v. intr., To receive a gift covered in previously used wrap. n., Recycled gift-wrap, may or may not suit the occasion.

I bet you wrapped this all by yourself, didn't you?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Thriftwrap: /-thrift-rap-/ Carole winced visibly when Samantha carelessly, and needlessly, opened her baby-shower presents by clawing and tearing at the wrapping instead of delicately peeling the taped ends, because Carole knew she would have to use even more tape to repair the damage, and she planned to re-use the thriftwrap for her teenage son’s upcoming birthday. Etymology: [from “giftwrap”] thrift – frugality (perhaps from Old Norse, from thrÄ«fask “to thrive”) + wrap (Middle English, wrappen) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Thriftwrap:

Tigger, 2007-12-19: 12:36:00
…sentence inspired by someone very dear to me — thanks Mom.

Jabberwocky, 2007-12-19: 12:45:00
very good word

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 17:50:00
Excellent

purpleartichokes, 2007-12-19: 18:47:00
Love it!

Packwrapt: /pak-rapt/ Stan was such a packwrapt that he had a huge stash of wrapping paper from years of birthdays and Christmases. He preferred the collage effect where he would glue various papers together to make an interesting package. Etymology: pack rat + wrap Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Packwrapt:

Stevenson0, 2007-12-19: 10:36:00
Great word again! I am totally enwraptured with it!!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 17:57:00
I think that Stan might have “Rats in the attic.” Good word!

Giftcrap: /gift-krap/ She may have thought more of the John Deere sweater if it didn’t come packaged in the giftcrap from his bachelor party. Etymology: gift wrap, crap Created by: purpleartichokes.

Wripwrap: /rip rap/ she didn’t appreciate his wripwrap, even though he had neatly (almost)retaped over the original tape marks. he had a feeling it would be a while before he got to unwrap her from the lingerie the wripwrap contained. Etymology: rip wrap Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Wripwrap:

Jabberwocky, 2007-12-19: 12:43:00
oh dear – I guess he got wripwrapped off

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 – 2007-12-19: 03:20:00
Today’s definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James

Verbotomy – 2007-12-20: 11:01:00
By the way, if you’re looking for the some cool ideas to help make reused wrapping paper actually look good, check out Franke James’s article Green Delights of Junk Mail Gift Wrap on PlanetGreen. ~ James

Apparently, Santa has been into the festive spirits all day long.

DEFINITION: v. intr., To prepare for holiday events where you must chat with irritating co-workers or nagging relatives, by consuming just enough alcohol to make you feel “relaxed”. n., A person who arrives at a party pre-inebriated.

Apparently, Santa has been into the festive spirits all day long.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Merrynaded: /mehr-ree-nayd-ed/ (True story): My wife and I and a friend attended a champagne tasting, then went home and sampled some single malt scotch and then proceeded to the Christmas party already merrynaded. Etymology: Merry + (Mari)naded Created by: MrDave2176.

Comments on Merrynaded:

Jabberwocky, 2007-12-18: 14:12:00
funny

libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 14:50:00
Positively brilliant word!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:03:00
Sounds like you were on a merry-go-round. Great word, DAVE !

Prebriate: /pre-bree-ate / I prebriate for all staff functions when I know the toxic managers are going to show up. Three, or four rye and ginger ales are sufficient for my prebriation to function with these morons. Etymology: pre + prior + inebriate Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Prebriate:

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:13:00
Ryebuck!

Pretoxicate: /pre-tox-uh-cate/ The only way Marsha could get through Christmas with her family was to completely pretoxicate herself into a totally medicated state. Etymology: pre=before intoxicate=to make drunk Created by: Redrover.

Comments on Pretoxicate:

Mustang, 2007-12-18: 19:00:00
Excellent!

Putrumintumtum: /poot-rum-in-tum-tum/ When he received his invitation to the Christmas lunch he took the little drummer boy’s advice and putrumintumtum. Etymology: put + rum + tum (as in tummy) + pa rum pum pum pum Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Putrumintumtum:

libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 10:36:00
Hysterical!!!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:17:00
I need to ruminate on this one! Very clever and offbeat!

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 – 2007-12-18: 03:37:00
Today’s definition was suggested by yellowbird Thank you yellowbird ~ James

Why are you vacuuming the Christmas tree?

DEFINITION: n., 1. A pine needle infestation, common during and after the holiday season. 2. Prickly Christmas guests who will not leave and cannot be cleaned up. v. intr., To fall down during a holiday party and hide under a rug.

Why are you vacuuming the Christmas tree?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pinedemic: /-piyn-dem-ik-/ Since the relatives began arriving more than three weeks before the holidays this year, the tree had to be up early. Now the living room is the source of a widespread pinedemic outbreak, which has spread to every other room in the house, further complicated the inguestation of Christmas visitors, tracking needles everywhere. And we can’t even vacuum, because Uncle Frank is still down there under the tree, wrapped in his carpet of rugretfulness — and pine needles. Etymology: pine – traditional Christmas evergreen (Latin, pÄ«nus) + pandemic – a widespread outbreak (from Greek, pándémos “common” – typical of a disease) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Pinedemic:

Jabberwocky, 2007-12-17: 13:35:00
good one

galwaywegian, 2007-12-17: 15:15:00
nice

Pinestilence: /pine-stil-ence/ The pinestilence invades our home every Christmas season and takes months to rid the house of this dreaded needle. Etymology: pine + pestilence Created by: Stevenson0.

Tannenbomb: /tah-nern-bom/ it may have looked nice as they were decorating it, but this christmas tree was a tannenbomb waiting to go off Etymology: bomb, tannenbaum[as in the song…o christmas tree…but the german version….i’m the only one who learnt the german version aren’t i….fine…vote for pinedemic…see if i care] Created by: rikboyee.

Comments on Tannenbomb:

MrDave2176, 2007-12-17: 08:50:00
I used a ‘Tannenbaum’ word last week and it didn’t win me any prizes either, but you got my vote!

Jabberwocky, 2007-12-17: 13:38:00
clever

Carpettunnelsyndrome: /car-pet-ton-nul-sin-drum/ Every December, my living room rug gets carpettunnelsyndrome from the tree needles. The rug rasps eventually get vacuumed up or compost by June. Etymology: carpal tunnel syndrome, carpet, tunnel Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Carpettunnelsyndrome:

Mustang, 2007-12-17: 06:09:00
Superb!

Jabberwocky, 2007-12-17: 13:37:00
ouch

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 – 2007-12-17: 01:45:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram Thank you remistram ~ James

Must buy presents.

DEFINITION: n., The wondrous, and the “wonder how I’m going to pay for it” feelings of the holiday shopping season. v. tr., To stumble through a shopping mall like a zombie on a buying binge, grabbing anything and everything that will fit on your credit card.

Must buy presents.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Spendementia: /-spen-di-men-shuh-/ Jamie, like many last-minute holiday shoppers, suffered from an attack of spendementia at the mall and ended up walking around in a daze, making purchases without really thinking about them, like some sort of Visautomaton, until the credit cards were all maxed out. Etymology: spend (from Latin, expendere “pay out”) + dementia (from Latin, démentāre “to deprive of [one’s] mind”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Spendementia:

silveryaspen, 2007-12-14: 14:29:00
we all have to be a little demented to spend the way we do at Christmas! Good word.

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-14: 15:03:00
Reminds me -I must start shopping! Another fine word.

Yesmastercardia: /yes-master-cardia/ During the holiday season I suffer from extreme yesmastercardia and let my credit card lead me like a divining rod to every overpriced bargain. I am compelled to buy for I must obey, I must obey Etymology: yes master + master card Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Yesmastercardia:

bzav1, 2007-12-14: 07:40:00
kudos

purpleartichokes, 2007-12-14: 08:58:00
…followed by mastercardial infarction when ya get the bill in January. Good word Jabber.

Stevenson0, 2007-12-14: 12:41:00
Another great word and week! We all say yes master to you in unison.

silveryaspen, 2007-12-14: 14:09:00
or followed by attackacardia … if you don’t pay on those credit cards! This word with its yes master dominates the day the way that credit cards can dominate a life. Terrific word!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-14: 15:01:00
Bravo: another great word!

Shopnosis: /shop-noh-sis/ Stumbling through the mall in a state of shopnosis, she was glad she brought her pillow and blanket so she could have a nice sleep on one of the comfy leather couches. Etymology: shop + hypnosis Created by: remistram.

Comments on Shopnosis:

Tigger, 2007-12-16: 16:33:00
I like it! Deck the malls with spending folly, fa-la-la-la-lah la-la-la-lah…

Christmaxedout: /kris-mākst-out/ I christmaxedout my Master Card and I am not done shopping. Now I’ll have to use my Visa. Etymology: Christmas: The annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus. + Maxed: To reach one’s limit. + Out: finished; ended. Created by: xirtam.

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Be Creative,

James

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the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-12-14: 01:55:00
Today’s definition was suggested by silveryaspen Thank you silveryaspen ~ James

silveryaspen – 2007-12-14: 14:44:00
Liked all the words!

Verbotomy – 2007-12-17: 01:26:00
Thank you silveryaspen for the great idea ~ James

Come on! You must be pregnant…

DEFINITION: v. tr., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows, especially when such mistaken congratulations have been offered to your boss’s wife.

Come on! You must be pregnant...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Confatulate: /kun-fa-chu-late/ Not knowing that she was in her third trimester of eating lunch at Burger King, Bob confatulated Sue on what appeared to be evidence of her pending motherhood. Etymology: congratulate, fat Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Confatulate:

Redrover, 2007-12-13: 08:54:00
This one is spot on! Hard to top.

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:12:00
Good word!

Jestation: /jes-ta-tion/ Sally gave up jestating when a friend announced that he could feel the baby kick against the palms of my hands only to be told, after a pregnant pause, that it was just gas. Etymology: gestation + jest Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Jestation:

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:10:00
Good word!

Pregnot: /preg – not/ That glow about Edna must have been caused by her quick trip up the stairs. I humbly withdrew my congratulations to herself and her mom upon discovering that she was pregnot. Etymology: pregnant + not Created by: bzav1.

Comments on Pregnot:

Stevenson0, 2007-12-13: 10:12:00
Good one. Like your sentece also.

Stevenson0, 2007-12-13: 10:12:00
****sentence****

Noneintheoven: /nun-in-thuh-uv-en/ the party ground to a halt as the awkward silence settled in…it became obvious it was all the result of an unfortunate noneintheoven. Etymology: none, bun in the oven Created by: rikboyee.

Comments on Noneintheoven:

Jabberwocky, 2007-12-13: 14:21:00
love it!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:09:00
Clever and hilarious!

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Be Creative,

James

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

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-12-13: 00:30:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Mustang Thank you Mustang ~ James

silveryaspen – 2007-12-13: 14:19:00
very nice play on words … but the meaning could be mistaken for a man’s padded belly while playing Santa.