{"id":233,"date":"2007-12-06T23:59:37","date_gmt":"2007-12-07T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=233"},"modified":"2007-12-06T23:59:37","modified_gmt":"2007-12-07T03:59:37","slug":"what-bump-i-dont-see-a-bump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"What bump? I don’t see a bump."},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> n.<\/em>, The withering glare one casts down on a non-existent trip-hazard after stumbling for no apparent reason. v. tr.<\/em>, To fixate on an imaginary object, or person, in order to externalize the blame for one’s own shortcomings.<\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Tumbrage<\/strong>: \/TUHM-brij<\/em>\/ At first glance, her friends thought that Roxie’s roll was ‘slapstick in stilettos’; however, they soon learned of her true feelings and her tarmacadam tumbrage. Etymology:<\/em> Tumbrage: blend of tumble and umbrage:a feeling of anger caused by being offended; suspicion that someone has been slighted. Created by:<\/em> OZZIEBOB.<\/p>\n

Comments on Tumbrage:<\/strong><\/p>\n

galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 07:58:00<\/em>
\nlike it!<\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 12:13:00<\/em>
\ngood one<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 18:27:00<\/em>
\nAh, very nice.<\/p>\n

c1mcgraw<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-05: 20:18:00<\/em>
\nfine wordsmithery<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Scrapegoat<\/strong>: \/\/ With accusing eyes, he fixed a scrapegoat at the offending floor tile. Etymology:<\/em> Created by:<\/em> Nosila.<\/p>\n

Comments on Scrapegoat:<\/strong><\/p>\n

galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 07:57:00<\/em>
\nexcellent!<\/p>\n

hendrixius<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 15:11:00<\/em>
\nnice one…<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 16:19:00<\/em>
\nExcellent!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gawkward<\/strong>: \/-gawk-werd-<\/em>\/ Bobby cast an annoyed, gawkward glance towards the perfectly level sidewalk behind him as he stumbled away from the trapparition. Etymology:<\/em> “gawk” and “awkward” Created by:<\/em> hendrixius.<\/p>\n

Figmatize<\/strong>: \/fig-ma-tyz<\/em>\/ Embarassed, and now looking up from the carpet,Maria figmatized the empty spot that did her in. Etymology:<\/em> A figment of your imagination that traumatizes oneself. Created by:<\/em> frankierio.<\/p>\n

Comments on Figmatize:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mustang<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 05:32:00<\/em>
\nVery good!!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 16:19:00<\/em>
\nI like it too!<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-04: 18:34:00<\/em>
\nAgreed, excellent — sounds very natural.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=bump<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Creative,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n

Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-12-04: 00:01:00<\/em>
\nToday’s definition was suggested by c1mcgraw<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you c1mcgraw ~ James<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION: n., The withering glare one casts down on a non-existent trip-hazard after stumbling for no apparent reason. v. tr., To fixate on an imaginary object, or person, in order to externalize the blame for one’s own shortcomings. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Tumbrage: \/TUHM-brij\/ At first glance, her friends thought that … Continue reading What bump? I don’t see a bump.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[90,92,93,89,91,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233"}],"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=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}