Tag: neologisms

DEFINITION: A place, or a moment, where all the different kinds of truths fit together, and where there are many different ways to be absolutely right about everything.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shangrilatitude: /shang ree lat tee tood/ It was as if the Gods had conspired and picked Rosalee to experience a shangrilatitude on Friday June 13, 2008.
Everything her heart desired was fulfilled that day. She arose early to check her voicemails and received one from her boss saying he was giving her the next 3 weeks off with pay, as he had eloped with the love of his life. She enjoyed a leisurely breakfast on that sunny warm day on her terrace,checked her lottery numbers in the newspaper to discover she had won a fair sum and got a big bouquet of flowers delivered from “a secret admirer”. Her shower had hot water for the entire shower and she was able to finally fit into that cute new dress she had bought before starving herself for the past few weeks. She decided to go out and headed straight to her travel agents and thought she’d check out a quick getaway for herself. She lucked out on a deal to Maui and flew out that night, upgraded to first class due to overbooking. On board, she was seated by a gorgeous hunk of a man, who as it happened, was single, rich and in search of a wife. They “clicked” and when they landed spent a glorious week getting to know each other in the island paradise. Before flying home, they went straight to a jewellers and bought her a honking big diamond ring. Rosalee’s bliss knew no bounds. She called her family to invite them to her big celebrity garden wedding and was suddenly jarred back to reality by the customer lined up at her till in Walmart asking if there was a further discount on the Prada-like shoes she was buying for $7.38? Oh well, thought Rosalee, next time I get a shangrilatitude, I really should lie down before I dream! Etymology: shangri-la (any place of complete bliss and delight and peace; imaginery paradise on Earth)& latitude(freedom from normal restraints in conduct)& attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Shangrilatitude:

Mustang, 2008-06-27: 02:00:00
Shazam! Same thing happened to me once…..but it was from too much cheap wine. Good word!!

Jabberwocky, 2008-06-27: 11:03:00
great word

lumina, 2008-06-27: 11:32:00
Great word! And I was gonna say I want Rosalee’s life, until “our” bubble was burst. ha

OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 18:02:00
Great word, love your stories.

Juxtadisposition: /jux – tuh – dis – po – zish – uhn/ Having spent many hours over many days and months in trance and dental meditation, Ora Ghami had achieved a state of total juxtadisposition, at peace with the world and himself and finally and absolutely contented with his life, though still asking no one in particular, “Can’t we all just get a bong?” Etymology: Blend of juxtaposition, ‘an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast’ and disposition – ‘the predominant or prevailing tendency of one’s spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude’ Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Juxtadisposition:

Jabberwocky, 2008-06-27: 11:00:00
love it – very funny

Nosila, 2008-06-28: 00:03:00
Good one…he achieved NERVEana!

Paradaxiom: /para-dax-ee-um/ After many months of meditating, Jenny was able to slip into the state of paradaxiom. Etymology: PARADAXIOM – noun – from PARADISE (a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness) + AXIOM (a self-evident truth that requires no proof) Created by: Stevenson0.

Utopizone: /U-tope-iz-own/ Rachael must have thought she was in Utopizone, when she dreamt the wedding dress that she had had her eye on for ages had been reduced to half price! Etymology: Utopia( an imagined state or place or state of things) + Zone ( an area or place) = Utopizone Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Utopizone:

Jabberwocky, 2008-06-27: 10:59:00
excellent

OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 18:06:00
Absolutely great word.

Nosila, 2008-06-28: 00:02:00
Bob has malfunctioned…Bob has malfunctioned…Bob has malfunctioned!
Good word

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James

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Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-06-26: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

DEFINITION: v. To adopt other people’s words, phrases and linguistic stylings, and then try to make them your own by subtlety altering the syntax. n. A borrowed and butchered phrase

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Imutate: /im-myoo-tety/ Politicians often imutate their opponents in a debate to try to get the upper hand and throw off their rival’s sleaze patterns. Etymology: imitate (mimic,impersonate) + mutate (to change, alter as in phonetics to change by umlaut) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Imutate:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-25: 09:22:00
excellent blend

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-25: 18:39:00
Excellent variation and application of I-mutate with it phonetic, genetic and religion meaning. Ready for immediate inclusion in the dictionary. You have my vote.

Tigger, 2008-04-26: 13:37:00
Excellent!

Vernaculagiarize: /vÉ™r-nāk’yÉ™-lā’jÉ™-rÄ«z’/ Madge could have predicted that when Melvin got off the phone with his Texas Oilman client his speech would be different. “Whatch’yall a fixin’?” he vernaculagiarized. “Dahling, please. Knock it off,” Madge pleaded, as the gefilte fish simmered. “Whah, ah don’t know what’cher tahkin’ abayat,” he responded. For a Jew from Passaic, New Jersey, he sounded decidedly cowboy, all of a sudden. Etymology: ‘Vern,’ off-camera foil of the late spokesperson Jim Varney’s character, Ernest P. Worrell; ‘acula,’ from Dr. Acula, grindcore band from Long Island, NY; ‘Gia,’ after Gia Carangi, top fashion model, late 1970’s; ‘rize,’ var. of rise, to ascend.
Alternately, to plagiarize one’s vernacular. Created by: stache.

Comments on Vernaculagiarize:

Tigger, 2008-04-25: 02:43:00
Poor Earnest. The world still mourns his loss, I’m sure… don’t they?

Mustang, 2008-04-25: 07:25:00
I sprained my tongue just saying vernaculargiarize. It was still fun. Good word.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-25: 18:31:00
Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who spoke with a stuttering surfeit of ums and ahs, would have a lot of trouble pronouncing this one. Your comment about the “one-legged well digger” brings to mind another of his favorite quips : “Ah, ah, the problem with you, you, you, is that you got one foot on sticky, sticky paper and ya other on the f-ffence.” Luv your word, blends nicely.

Nosila, 2008-04-25: 22:24:00
Who Knew?? Talk amongst yourselves, I’ll give you a topic. No Big Whoop! “If Russia invaded Turkey from the rear, would Greece help???” Discuss. (From Linda Richman, SNL, “Coffee Talks” skits with Mike Meyer.

petaj, 2008-04-26: 03:17:00
I like verbacusmalliarize. Err was that a vernaculargiarizism?

Snatchphrase: /-snach-freyz-/ The press was up in arms over the latest speech from Sillory Flintskin, for using a catchphrase of her rival, Flack Odrama, and turning it into a snatchphrase by stealing it and slightly rearranging the words. She had changed it from “Change we can believe in” to “We can believe in change.” Etymology: Play on the word ‘Catchphrase’; Snatch – to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp (from Middle Dutch, snacken “to snatch, chatter”) + Phrase – a brief utterance or remark (from Greek, phrazein “to express, tell”) Created by: Tigger.

Comments on Snatchphrase:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-25: 14:02:00
is Flack Mel’s brother?

Nosila, 2008-04-25: 22:14:00
Cheers, Tigger…this is just the primaries, can we face the rest of it??

TJayzz, 2008-04-28: 04:31:00
Clever!!

Malaproprietaryism: /mala-pro-pry-i-tary-ism/ He was nicknamed the “Butcher of Cavil” because of his inappropriate malaproprietaryisms. Etymology: malapropism (use of a word in mistake dor for one sounding similar) + proprietary (held in private ownership) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Malaproprietaryism:

Mustang, 2008-04-25: 07:35:00
Shazam! That’s a mouthful. lol

stache, 2008-04-25: 08:12:00
It appears you saw right through the butcher’s rouge.

stache, 2008-04-25: 08:12:00
Sorry, ‘dotes.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-25: 18:43:00
OZZIEBOB – 2008-04-25: 18:41:00
Very formal political term. Love ” The Butcher of Cavil.”

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James

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Definition Comments:

OZZIEBOB – 2008-04-25: 18:41:00

Very formal political term. Love ” The Butcher of Cavil.”

DEFINITION: n. A person who blames their neighbors, coworkers, and/or parents for anything and everything that is wrong in the world. v. To lay blame on someone for something which is obviously beyond their control and influence.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Faultinator: /fall tih nay tor/ Janice was a pathological faultinator. She had to blame every single disappointment on someone. “It’s your fault my ice cream is melting, you twit,” she decried. “If you hadn’t stopped to tie your shoe and paid the cashier, he would have handed it me earlier.” Mark just looked on with surprise.
“And if you hadn’t rushed my decision, I would have gotten chocolate chip mint instead of pistachio.” “WTF? I didn’t rush you,” Mark relplied. “Yes you did; you were staring at me.” Mark thought about planning his exit strategy. Etymology: Fault + inator Created by: pieceof314.

Comments on Faultinator:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-24: 13:24:00
so that’s what happened

Blaminista: /Blay-min-eest-ah/ “I bet it’s my fault you have a hangnail,” Jeffry cried out in frustration. According to Christa the Blaminista, he was responsible for all that was wrong with their relationship. Etymology: Blaming + ist, agent noun suffix, also used to indicate adherence to a certain doctrine or custom — ista, from Sp. form, popularized in Eng. 1970s by names of Latin-American revolutionary movements.
Created by: arrrteest.

Attributt: /āt’rÉ™-bÅ­t’/ “You’re such an attributt,” Georg whined. Inga had just finished explaining why he was responsible for the rainstorm that soaked them as they dashed from their car to the bistro, and for the lack of nearby parking spots. Etymology: ‘attri,’ var. of Atra, trade name for late 20th century shaving device; ‘butt,’ any of several flatfishes, esp. the halibut; literally, ‘attributt’ is ‘to shave one’s halibut.’ Created by: stache.

Comments on Attributt:

galwaywegian, 2008-04-24: 07:20:00
worth a vote for the etymology alone!!

Mustang, 2008-04-24: 22:13:00
What can I say? lol Good word.

Culpoholic: /KUHL-po-hol-ik/ Bob was culpoholic who would smile when things went wrong because he had already thought of someone he could blame it on. Etymology: CULPOHOLIC: One who ascribes blame to others excessively & habitually. From Lt, “CULP” ” fault, blame, crime & “OHOLIC” : A pseudo suffix: for one who does something to excess & habitually. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Culpoholic:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-24: 11:45:00
great word

stache, 2008-04-24: 14:07:00
excellent

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James

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Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-24: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

Tigger – 2008-04-24: 02:50:00

Too bad ‘blamestorm’ is already in common use…

Guest – 2008-04-26: 15:51:00
hilarious

Guest – 2008-04-27: 07:02:00
Hiillarious clinton

DEFINITION: n. A type of frustration created by a manager who never notices when you work late, but always nags you for leaving early whenever you leave on time. v. To carefully monitor your subordinates to ensure that they never leave work a minute early.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gotchawatcher: /Got-char-wat-chur/ Bob knew that he wouldn’t be able to leave work early, as the gotchawatcher had his eye on him. Etymology: Got you + watcher = Gotchawatcher Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Gotchawatcher:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-23: 09:03:00
clever

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-23: 17:48:00
like it!

Mustang, 2008-04-23: 21:56:00
I used to work for that guy too.

Clockstalk: /klok-stawk/ Jim, our obnoxious, irritating, micro manager, clockstalks every employee ensuring that they give 110% of their working time to the company. Etymology: clock + stalk Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Clockstalk:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-23: 17:47:00
Great word with many applications.

Slackervise: /slak’-É™r-vÄ«z’/ Fred’s secretary Ethel had arrived seventy-seven seconds past her forty-minute allotted lunch period, so Fred made sure to slackervise even more diligently than usual to insure she made up the time at actual work before leaving for the evening; at her claimed typing speed of 110 wpm, that should work out to an extra 141.16667 words for the day. Etymology: ‘slacker,’ less taut; ‘vise,’ device for holding objects firmly in place. Created by: stache.

Comments on Slackervise:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-23: 17:50:00
Nice word!

Clockants: /klok-ants/ Angie had been working late for the past few weeks without any complaint or second thought. That is, until she had to leave on time to get home to fix dinner for her fiance’s parents. She was clockant as she tip-toed past her boss’s office. Breathing a sigh of relief when she cleared the doorway, she looked up and he was right in front of her. “Leaving, are you?” he said in a snooty voice. She pretended not to hear him and slipped out the door. Etymology: clock, a device for noting the time + ant Created by: arrrteest.

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James

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Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-23: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

stache – 2008-04-23: 22:10:00

slackervisor looks a little like hank hill.

daniellegeorge – 2008-04-24: 13:17:00
clockblock is genius

DEFINITION: v. To hurry up and wait. n. A person who compels you to prepare quickly for an activity which they know will be delayed, postponed or retarded.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Accelerwait: /ak-sel-er-weyt/ John must be early for everything, especially on business trips out of town. This panic causes him to accelerwait. He rushes to the airport only to have to bide his time for hours waiting for his flight. Etymology: accelerate + wait Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Accelerwait:

Tigger, 2008-04-22: 23:33:00
Nice one!

Anticrastinate: /ān’tÄ«-krās’tÉ™-nāt’, ān’-tÄ“-krās’tÉ™-nāt’/ “Why must you always anticrastinate?!?” Chelsea berated Jackie. They had rushed to Ronald Reagan International Airport to catch their flight home to Atlanta, which involved a scramble from their hotel to the metro station, then transfers from the red to the orange to the green line, and then a mad dash to the baggage check station and a sprint to the gate where they arrived two hours early with their pre-printed boarding passes despite the strip-search they endured at the security gate, only to discover that their flight was delayed SIX HOURS due to snow in Duluth. Etymology: ‘anti,’ var. of ‘auntie,’ favored spinster relative; ‘crastinate,’ var. of ‘castanet,’ flamenco percussion instrument. Created by: stache.

Comments on Anticrastinate:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-23: 05:55:00
Such a interesting word! If my Latin serves me correct, the “cras” means tomorrow. And of flamenco and castanets, brings to mind the song, “Manana” and “the land of manana”

Pretard: /pre-tard/ Jonathan was never late. In fact his girlfriend often complained that he came too early, but his perpetual pretardation never got in the way of their relationship until their planned wedding day, when the anxious pretard arrived at the church 16 hours early and ended up sleeping with another lady in waiting, who coincidently had pretarded her intended groom by a day and a half. Etymology: pre+tard Created by: wordmeister.

Comments on Pretard:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-22: 11:29:00
The wedding must have taken place at Hour lately of Pre-pet-ual Help church

wordmeister, 2008-04-22: 13:47:00
Yes it was consecrated at the Church of Hour Lately, but it was done a holy hour early.

stache, 2008-04-22: 19:03:00
The word standing alone is hilarious. The sentence is icing. (not sure, however, you meant “come to early,” which would mean being an early riser, as opposed to “come too early,” which means, well, kind of the same thing…oh, never mind.)

wordmeister, 2008-04-23: 00:11:00
Thank you stache. I have added another “o” to my “too”, for clarification purposes…

Anticiwait: /an-tiss-uh-wayt/ Joel knew it would look ridiculous to the non-believers, but he didn’t care. Tickets for the band didn’t go on sale for another three days. He remembered the last time he waited for the latest video game console to come out — he took his time and got there 36 hours before the release date and was 9th in line. He wasn’t going to let that happen again. He was going to anticiwait as long as it took to be first in line. Etymology: Anticipate + wait Created by: arrrteest.

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James

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Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2008-04-22: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James