Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n. An unleashed pet (or boyfriend) which is running amuck, chasing cars, eating garbage, and jumping on innocent bystanders. v. To unleash your pet and let him or her run wild.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Barbariandy: /bar beree an dee/ Stella instantly regretted bringing her savage boyfriend, Barbariandy to the party. He never behaved well in social groups, but maybe if she got him neutered, she could finally housebreak him…because she hated the way he marked his territory. Etymology: Barbarian (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement) & Andy (male name, short for Andrew) Created by: Nosila.

Fidoh: /FIE-d’oh/ A common phrase heard whenever Filbert came around with his dog was ‘Fidoh’ because the dog was unruly and unmanageable and could be counted on to create havoc wherever it might roam. Etymology: Blend of the generic pet name ‘Fido’ and the term ‘D’oh’ from the Simpsons sometimes indicating that something bad is about to happen. Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: n. A person in deep denial who crams into their old clothing which is now somewhat unflattering, and perhaps several sizes too small. v. To wear clothing from your “younger days” just to prove that you still got it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Prunetta: /proon-ETT-eh/ Jeanetta was well past mid life but convinced she still looked good in revealing clothes, and the poor thing had no idea that friends referred to her as Prunetta because of all the sags, wrinkles and cellulite that gave her a prune like appearance. Etymology: Blend of ‘prune’ (dried plum) and a feminine name ending in ‘etta’. Created by: Mustang.

Ripvanwrinkle: /rip van rin kel/ When Maisie showed up in the bikini she had worn more successfully forty years ago, she looked like a real ripvanwrinkle. Her skin looked like the surface of the moon and it was painfully obvious she had lost the fight against gravity here on earth. The poor bikini fought to enclose her Dead Sea rolls. Etymology: Rip Van Winkle (fairy tale character who slept through his life;person who is oblivious to social changes) & Wrinkle (creases and folds in the skin due to aging and loss of elasticity) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. A hiding place which is used to store emergency supplies like donuts, booze and candies. v. To hide special treats in secret locations around your home or office, so you can access them when needed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Omnichecient: /ohm-NISH-shynt/ Having several cleverly disguised hiding places around his home and garage for goodies he wanted to keep only for his own uses, Willie smugly considered himself to be omnichecient and quite clever. Etymology: Blend of the prefix ‘omni’ (A combining form denoting all, every, everywhere; as in omnipotent, all-powerful; omnipresent) ‘niche’ (A recess in a wall) play on the word omniscient (all knowing) Created by: Mustang.

Cachehere: /cash heer/ Penny told everyone that she was a cashier, but that was just a beard for the thing she did at home with booze, chocolate and potato chips. She would find a way to cachehere them all over the house. Tradesmen were always finding goodies when they were called in to repair things. Etymology: Cache (secret hiding place) & Here (this place or location)& WordPlay on Cashier (person who recieves or pays out money) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. Annoying neighbors who spend endless hours mowing their lawns, painting their fences, washing their cars, and browbeating you because you have a life. v. To express disapproval for someone’s lifestyle.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Naboobs: /NAY-bubes/ Loretta thought of her neighbors as naboobs, people of some wealth and circumstance who who had nothing better to do than improve their properties and their lives while she sunbathed, partied and did her best to just look pretty. Etymology: Use of ‘boob’ (dufus, crude person) Play on the word ‘nabob’ (A person of wealth and prominence) Created by: Mustang.

Honebodies: /hone bod ees/ Marcia was always criticized by her neighbours, because she never stayed home and spent hours working on her house. The Kranks, the honebodies from next door, were the first suspects when Marcia was found dead on her grass. She should have taken fencing lessons to get lawn order. Etymology: Hone (to sharpen, improve,make perfect or complete) & WordPlay on Homebodies (people who seldom leave home) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To increase the world’s liquid water supply (and dramatically raise the level of our oceans) by accidentally melting the polar ice caps. n. The rising seas and associated flooding due to melting ice caps.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Subterrainingon: /sub-ter-RAIN-ing-on/ By trying to harvest ice from the arctic and antarctic ice caps to sell as crushed ice to bars around the world, the ice magnates created massive melting resulting in global downpours of biblical proportions, with subterraningon, the gradual submergence of nations around the globe, being the result. Etymology: blend of prefix ‘sub’ (under), ‘terrain’ (land expanse) ‘rain’ and ‘on’. Play on the word subterranean….’below the surface of the ear Created by: Mustang.

Aaaaarghmaggeddon: /aaaaa ma ged on/ Etymology: Created by: galwaywegian.

Htooeauno: /aych too o no/ When the polar icxe caps started melting, everyone, including hydromatists ran around yelling, “htooeauno! Etymology: H2O – symbol for water & Eau (French for water) & Oh No! (exclamation of disbelief) Created by: Nosila.

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