Tag: Verbotomy

DEFINITION: n. A person who regularly sulks inside cafes and coffeehouses all day, contributing nothing more to their world than a pout. v. To glower angrily at the state of world affairs while remaining inactive and unemployed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Borista: /bow rista/ Java Lyn was such a borista, rambling on without getting to the point. Etymology: barrista, bore Created by: galwaywegian.

Coffeegrouse: /kôfēgrous/ Ruby spends much of her day in the local coffee shop. While the waitress pours her java, she pours out her displeasure with the state of her life. Her grumbling has earned her the title of coffeegrouse. Etymology: coffee (a drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub) + grouse (complain pettily; grumble) play on coffeehouse Created by: artr2.

Freshbrood: /fresh brood/ Mona sat in the coffeehouse in full freshbrood mode. Her problems were much more important than those of the rest of the world. If your life is so bad, Mona, how is it you can afford a specialty coffee every morning at $10 a pop??? Etymology: Fresh brewed (drink made by steeping and boiling,so as to extract the flavor, fresh means just recently brewed to optimize impact,aroma and flavour) & Brood (to pout,be sullen,moody, anxious) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. A computer programmer who corrects software problems by bugging the users, rather than debugging the software. v. To pinpoint the blame for any defects in a product, especially a software product which you have created, on “illogical” end-users.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Macintoldyouso: /mack-in-told-you-so/ “The debug error of your .doc file has corrupted .dll operating systembytes,” said Herbert, the IT guy. “Sooooorry Mr. Macintoldyouso,” I muttered under my breath. Etymology: Macintosh+Told you so Created by: youmustvotenato.

Blamebomb: /blāmbäm/ When Jessica emailed a complaint about software developed by her company’s software department, someone appeared at her cubicle almost immediately. After a couple of terse questions, he blamebombed her and huffed his way back to wherever it is these people hide out. Etymology: blame (assign responsibility for a fault or wrong) + bomb (attack) Created by: artr2.

Mistech: /mis tek/ Lech, our mistech, mistook a mistake that Missy would make. He would make her shake and quake, about her mistake, even when his take of her mistake was a flake. He could wreck the heck on her neck, if he we didn’t keep our mistech in check. Etymology: Mistake (error) & Tech (a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. A cashier or customer service representative who is so busy chatting with their friends or coworkers that they ignore their customers. v. To be serviced by a very annoying customer service representative.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Clirk: /klÉ™rk/ Calvin knows he needs to have a job. He doesn’t always understand that he needs to work. With his cell phone firmly planted on the side of his head, he can clirk just about any customer in the store. If a client is rude enough to interrupt his chat time, they will likely get not much more than a sigh. And, as everybody knows “sighs matters”. Etymology: clerk (an assistant in a store) + irk (irritate; annoy) Created by: artr2.

Steveclerkel: /Steve+Clerk-ol/ The line growing increasingly longer, the SteveClerkel, immersed in his conversation with his girfriend couldn’t sense that everyone in line wanted to strangle him. Etymology: Steve Urkel (the annoying TV character) + Clerk Created by: youmustvotenato.

Attendunts: /at ten duns/ Jason was typical of the attendunts a retail store can afford, someone who spent his whole shift texting and phoning friends. Jason made people sorry they stopped by. When the CEO came on a Royal Visit, the whole entourage got busy and decorated the store. Except Jason, who told his immediate supervisor (who was 17) that he had to catch up on his filing. I smell an audit coming. Jason is now filing again…his unemployment papers. Etymology: Attendant (cashier or clerk) & Dunts (To strike; give a blow to; knock) &dunce (stupid person)
Created by: Nosila.

Nobossaskhole: // Etymology: No – negation
ASkHole – asshole/ask hole Created by: marianasoffer.

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DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Heffabump: /heff-a-bump/ I could hear the heffabumps made by the heffalumps, shuffling in my closet. Etymology: heffalump, a mystical creature. Bump, a sound usually made in the night. Created by: youmustvotenato.

Insoundmia: /in saond meea/ Bella was having trouble falling into the arms of Morpheus, because she could hear every little creak and groan in the old house. When this insoundmia finally abated, she fell into a fitful sleep and dreamt bizarre dreams of her being up at the bat at the Breaking Dawn. Etymology: Insomnia (sleeplessness) & Sound (auditory noise) Created by: Nosila.

Bumpfright: /bump-frite/ Somania was frozen with fear and unable to sleep with the constant bumpfright all through the night. Etymology: Bump- A knocking sound in the middle of the night.
Fright- To be afraid…very afraid and can’t move. 😉 Created by: abrakadeborah.

Santawake: /santəwāk/ Twas the night before Christmas and Julie is completely Santawake. Every sound she hears, from squeaks of an old house to her cat knocking ornaments off the tree, make her think that Santa has arrived. What’s worse is that she jumps every time she hears something waking her husband. Etymology: Santa (an imaginary figure said to bring presents for children on Christmas) + awake (sleeping) Created by: artr2.

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DEFINITION: v. To be offered regular encouragement, unwavering support and subtle but unrelenting criticism based on the worry that you may not be realizing your “full potential”. n. The helpful but sometimes annoying advice given by a mother to a child.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Recommomdation: /rekÉ™mämdāshÉ™n/ Charles is about to graduate from college. While his mother supports him all the way, she is all too quick to offer recommomdations. Charley is about ready to take any job available just to quiet her. In his heart he knows that would only slow her down for a little while. Etymology: recommendation (advise or suggest) + mom (one’s mother) Created by: artr2.

Wisdumb: /wizz-dumb/ Bringing his report card home, Johnny knew his mom would have plenty of wisdumb to offer to make that A- an A+. Etymology: wisdom+dumb Created by: youmustvotenato.

Hencouraged: /hen kurr ajd/ He wasn’t sure why, but when she hencouraged him, he felt foul. Etymology: encouraged, henpecked Created by: galwaywegian.

Admomition: /ad mom ish un/ George’s mother was a constant source of admomition to him. Her pep talks were of a conflicting support by nature. Her “I love you cause you are smart, even if you are a loser” can be confusing to a developing child. No wonder George still lived at home, let her pick out his clothes and was still in grade 10 at age 24! Etymology: Admonition ( cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger);a firm rebuke & Mom (female parent)

Created by: Nosila.

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