Double Verbotomy for the Summer Season

Attention all Verbotomists!

With the summer solstice approaching it is time to switch to Double Verbotomy for the summer season. As you might expect Double Verbotomy comes in two lovely flavors…

1. Verbotomy Text: Everything is the same as regular Verbotomy except there is no comic. Just words. It’s for the literary crowd — the kind of people who like to play Verbotomy.

2. Verbotomy Classics: We will also be replaying of some of our favorite Verbotomy Challenges from the past year. They will be published with the original comic — good for those who like a little visual inspiration to spice up literary creations. If you haven’t played them before, they will be brand new to you. If you’ve already played them, then your verboticism will be there, in all its glory, for everyone to see, read and enjoy.

I will be working to set up Double Verbotomy over the next week and plan to keep it running until September when will return to our regular format with a daily comic.

Editor of the Week:
I am also considering setting up an Editor of the Week function which would allow a player to become a Verbotomy Editor for a week. The Editor’s main responsibility would be to chose the definitions and moderate the comments. If you are interested in this, please let me know!

If you have an comments, suggestions or ideas for improvements please let me know. You can post your comments here or email me at james@verbotomy.com

Thank you to everyone for contributing to Verbotomy. It has been a very successful first season. I am continually amazed by everyone’s energy and creativity. And I am looking forward to seeing all the wonderful words you are going to create this summer!

Be creative,

James

Going where no man has gone before.

DEFINITION: n. A pop culture entertainment property, which has transcended itself and become a de facto religion with legions of devotees, prescribed rituals and sacred texts.

Going where no man has gone before.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Predalektion: /pree-dalek-shun/ The predalektion is a cult made up of crazed Dr Who fans who gather once a week in parking lots and bump into each other while saying over and over in stacatto voices “Exterminate” “Exterminate” Etymology: predilection (inclination) + dalek (of Dr. Who fame) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Borganization: /bor-gan-iz-a-shun/ It wasn’t long before the Star Trek series went from a simple buycon, content with selling action figures of Spock and Kirk, to a borganization, with a huge cult-like following of devotees. Etymology: borg, organization Created by: purpleartichokes.

Phenomination: /fi-nom-uh-NEY-shuhn/ Fans of science fiction may be divided into countless phenominations. Of these, Trekkies may be divided into several hundred thousand subphenominations. Thus concludes my example paragraph. Etymology: phenomenon + denomination Created by: Clayton.

Fanaticult: /fah-nah-tee-cult/ The Spockonian Fanaticult was the new religion rivaling Christianity in 101 G.T. [Geek Times]. Etymology: fan + fanaticism + cult Created by: ohwtepph.

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

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
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It’s about my husband’s new prescription

DEFINITION: n. An unintended consequence of medical or psychological therapy, especially if the therapy is supposed to make you feel “young again”.

It's about my husband's new prescription?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Teenmentia: /teen-men-chah/ After a trip to the stud farmacologist and eating two boxes of Wild Oats ‘n’ Bran, Bob got a wicked case of Teenmentia. His neighbors watched in horror as he chased his poor old wife Alice around the yard while simulataneously crooning the Barry White tune “Let’s Get It On.” Etymology: teen, dementia Created by: purpleartichokes.

Youthanasia: /yoo-thuh-ney-zee-ast/ Viagra and some other new miracle drugs are a form of youthanasia. With these drugs, young ideas, images and urgings are brought about in an old, incapable body. Etymology: youth + euthanasia Created by: Stevenson0.

Cocoonsequence: /cah-coon-see-kwens/ sure, i had extra vitality, but the appearance of 15 superfluous nipples was an upsetting cocoonsequence Etymology: consequence, cocoon[the movie…with steve guttenberg] Created by: rikboyee.

Slideeffect: /slide-eefekt/ The slideefect to the new medication made Bob wear baggy pants that hung low on his hips and let his underwear show. It gave a whole new meaning to slip slidin away Etymology: slide + side effect Created by: Jabberwocky.

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

Be Creative,

James

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

Verbotoweek: purpleartichokes – The Office Politician

purpleartichokes verboticizes her office experience into victory this week winning a signed copy of Timothy Johnson’s newest book GUST: The “Tale” Wind of Office Politics. She is obviosly an expert at carrying around a slackcessory to get out of doing any work and is employed by a condemnagog. Congratulations purpleartichokes!!! And thanks to Timoth Johnson for playing along!

Congratulations to all!

See the final results here:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomists.php?week=2007-06-11

A Quick Review of the Top Five Words Each Day Last Week:

Monday – ‘the dread you feel when your boss storms past unfinished work on your desk’
1. intraypidation 29
2. allayoffment 26
3. deskapism 23
4. heebiemanageebies 20
5. stressurerush 20

Tuesday – ‘to exercise power through personal insults, while pretending to offer encouragement’
1. condemnagog
2. mockliment
3. demeanager
4. goaddigger
5. humiliaid

Wednesday – ‘A prop used to create the illusion of busyness’
1. slackcessory
2. industricators
3. evidiligence
4. phantofiles
5. maskqueraid

Thursday – ‘To seek approval from your boss by emulating their style’
1. ingratiape
2. suckcessor
3. doppelmanager
4. panderox
5. brownposer

Friday – ‘To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it’

1. grouchpotato 29
2. whinertia 20
3. longwhineded 20
4. deridleness 17
5. inirktion 17

Verbantering
Comments: Longwhineded

galwaywegian – 2007-06-15: 07:46:00
a real whinner!

Stevenson0 – 2007-06-15: 08:17:00
‘The long and whined road’…..sing along Purple!

purpleartichokes – 2007-06-15: 08:37:00
That’s it! I’m taking my words and going home… home, where my thought’s escaping… Arrrgh!! I may have to commit songicide.

grasshopper – 2007-06-15: 11:41:00
Ya’ll are just freaky funny!

AJR55 – 2007-06-15: 12:08:00
excellent!

Clayton – 2007-06-15: 19:46:00
Hey, you guys are doing songs now? What about “Red, Red Whine”? “I Walk the Whine”? “Whine in the Coconut”? “Tom’s Whiner”? “Sweet Child O’Whine”?

petaj – 2007-06-15: 21:29:00
He was a whine lover of long standing and had just been voted in as president of the whine appreciation club. His campaign was based on a platform of clarety of purpose and he won over the the members when he sangria non by Fleetwood Mac. He rosé to the occasion and showed his sparkling wit. It was an oakay performance.

Jabberwocky – 2007-06-16: 00:02:00
Jeremiah was a bull frog. Was a good friend of mine. Never understood a single word he said, but he always had some mighty fine whine

You blingbling observer

Weeklink

The gossip around here is worse than high school

DEFINITION: v. tr. To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to.

The gossip around here is awful.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Grouchpotato: /grouch-po-ta-toe/ David was a grouchpotato. He constantly complained but took no action and wound up with “secretary spread” on his hips. Etymology: couch potato/grouch Created by: toadstool57.

Whinertia: /wine-ER-sha/ Having perfected the fine art of complaining about everything and solving nothing, she could have run for Governor of the state of whinertia — and won in a landslide. Etymology: whine (and/or whiner) + inertia Created by: Katisms1.

Longwhineded: /long-wine-did/ The head trader was so longwhineded that the constant cacophony he created garnered him the distinction of being known as a whine expert. Etymology: long winded (constant) + whine Created by: Jabberwocky.

Deridleness: /di-RAHYD-l-nis/ Gracie’s incessant deridling was symptomatic of her untenable hypocrisycophancy. She was even heard complaining to the boss about the tissues in her own wastebasket. Etymology: deride + idleness Created by: Clayton.

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

Be Creative,

James

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