{"id":254,"date":"2008-01-08T07:40:24","date_gmt":"2008-01-08T11:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=254"},"modified":"2008-01-08T07:40:24","modified_gmt":"2008-01-08T11:40:24","slug":"uphillbothwaysian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"Uphillbothwaysian"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.<\/p>\n

\"When<\/p>\n

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

Uphillbothwaysian<\/strong>: \/uh-pill-bowth-waze-ian<\/em>\/ Dad: … in the pouring rain! Son: You’re such an uphillbothwaysian, Dad! Etymology:<\/em> The hyperbole every child is told. “When I was a kid, I had to walk uphill both ways in 10 feet of snow to get to school!” Created by:<\/em> Kazizzle.<\/p>\n

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

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-04: 04:32:00<\/em>
\n100\/100 for creativeness!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sillustrator<\/strong>: \/SIL-uh-strey-ter<\/em>\/ A sillustrator is a person who, when asked by his son for the latest computer, blurts out “If necessity is the mother of invention, how do all the unnecessary gadgets, like computers, get invented?” Etymology:<\/em> Blend of silly & illustrator Created by:<\/em> OZZIEBOB.<\/p>\n

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

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-03: 16:00:00<\/em>
\nChuckling over your fun word that is right on the definition. The alliteration of the s’s the ll’s the t’s and r’s … even makes it fun to say!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nostaljack<\/strong>: \/nos-TAL-jack<\/em>\/ My parents nostaljacked my dream to become a pop singer just because they worked in a plastic factory. Etymology:<\/em> From Nostalgia and hijack. Created by:<\/em> sharktrager.<\/p>\n

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

bananabender<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-04: 07:56:00<\/em>
\nI like it!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Antidoter<\/strong>: \/anti-dote-er<\/em>\/ John always had an antidote from his past as why not to do something, or try anything. Because he was a chronic antidoter, his family stopped asking him advice on anything. Etymology:<\/em> anti + anecdote Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=wrang2<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Creative,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Uphillbothwaysian: \/uh-pill-bowth-waze-ian\/ Dad: … in the pouring rain! Son: You’re such an uphillbothwaysian, Dad! Etymology: The hyperbole every child is told. “When … Continue reading Uphillbothwaysian<\/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\/254"}],"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=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}