{"id":1623,"date":"2013-01-18T12:02:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T17:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2013-01-18T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T17:02:28","slug":"sockgregation-my-boyfriend-disappeared-in-the-laundry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=1623","title":{"rendered":"Sockgregation: My boyfriend disappeared in the laundry!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>n.,<\/em> 1. The process by which pairs of socks are washed, dried, and then separated perhaps never to be reunited again. 2. The place where lost socks disappear to. <em>v.<\/em> To lose your mate in the wash.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/lost.gif\" alt=\"My boyfriend disappeared in the laundry!\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sockgregation<\/strong>:  \/<em>sok greg ay shun<\/em>\/ The process of sockgregation on laundry day leads to many casualties.  More hosiery pairs are torn apart in the dryer than married couples in Reno, darn it! <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Sock (hosiery;woolly covering for feet and ankles) &amp; Segregation (the act of segregating or sequestering) <em>Created by:<\/em> Nosila.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soccuum<\/strong>:  \/<em>sok-yoom<\/em>\/ Every time Jill does laundry at least one sock is mysteriously absorbed into the socuum behind the dryer. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  sock(a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle)+ vacuum (a space entirely devoid of matter) <em>Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sockabyss<\/strong>:  \/<em>SOK-uh-biss<\/em>\/ Brenda was convinced that there was a sockabyss somewhere in the bowels of the laundromat because every time she did laundry for her husband Rob,  one or more of his socks would come up missing. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Blend of &#8216;sock&#8217; (a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle) and &#8216;abyss&#8217; (a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm) <em>Created by:<\/em> Mustang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socknullity<\/strong>:  \/<em>sok-NUL-i-tee<\/em>\/ The constant and frequent socknullity every laundry day forced the young couple to wear flip flops to work. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  blend of sock + nullity (null, nonexistence) <em>Created by:<\/em> denise.<\/p>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=lost\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=lost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative, <\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: n., 1. The process by which pairs of socks are washed, dried, and then separated perhaps never to be reunited again. 2. The place where lost socks disappear to. v. To lose your mate in the wash. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Sockgregation: \/sok greg ay shun\/ The process of sockgregation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=1623\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sockgregation: My boyfriend disappeared in the laundry!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[90,83,82,93,84,89,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}