{"id":271,"date":"2008-02-04T23:58:07","date_gmt":"2008-02-05T04:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2008-02-04T23:58:07","modified_gmt":"2008-02-05T04:58:07","slug":"handestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"Handestine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> n.,<\/em> An expressive gesture made with the belief that the person it is directed at cannot see it, typically occurs during telephone conversations, email discourses, and behind people’s backs. v. tr.,<\/em> To use an unseen gesture to express what you cannot say.<\/p>\n

\"So<\/p>\n

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

Handestine<\/strong>: \/han-dess-tine<\/em>\/ They thought the CEO couldn’t see the one fingered handestine salute he was given behind his back. Little did they know he wore two way mirrored glasses. Etymology:<\/em> hand + clandestine (covert) Created by:<\/em> Jabberwocky.<\/p>\n

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

galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 07:19:00<\/em>
\ndigitally enhanced vision! like it<\/p>\n

Banky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 08:22:00<\/em>
\nI seriously debated over whether to even bother trying to make a word today, I liked this one so much…fantabulous.<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 12:52:00<\/em>
\nThis will be heard, for it’s such a handy word, by design, usefully fine!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 16:21:00<\/em>
\nHandsome!<\/p>\n

Stevenson0<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 21:01:00<\/em>
\nI have to hand it to you! You handled this challenge well!! Easily the best word today!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Phantomime<\/strong>: \/fan-toh-mime<\/em>\/ it was my first day of teaching, and i had the uneasy feeling that while i was writing my name on the board , the whole class was phantomiming behind my back Etymology:<\/em> phantom, pantomime Created by:<\/em> rikboyee.<\/p>\n

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

galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 07:20:00<\/em>
\nphantastic!<\/p>\n

ErWenn<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 10:36:00<\/em>
\nSimply brilliant.<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 12:16:00<\/em>
\nGhoulishly clever!<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 12:50:00<\/em>
\nI could become a phan of phantomine!<\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 15:34:00<\/em>
\nCan you imagine what I’m phantomiming right now?…. wrong – it’s 2 thumbs up<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 16:39:00<\/em>
\nGreat word!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 16:41:00<\/em>
\nGreat word!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gesticuhate<\/strong>: \/je-stik-yu-hate<\/em>\/ To show their negative feelings about the idea, he would gesticuhate his displeasure with gesticuhative movements. Etymology:<\/em> gesticulate (to express by gesturing) + hate Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n

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

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 12:01:00<\/em>
\nNice blend.<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 13:08:00<\/em>
\nStrong word!<\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 15:34:00<\/em>
\nexcellent<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 16:47:00<\/em>
\nI like it, but I hope that he isn’t a hate male!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hexpression<\/strong>: \/hecks-press-shun<\/em>\/ While the caller would blather on about savings on international calls of up to 1.3% over other hucksters, Dana would focus on contorting her face into her telemarketer hexpression, which she was convinced would visit bowel cancer upon these rude troglodytes. Etymology:<\/em> hex – a curse or malicious spell, expression – a visual depiction of mood or sentiment Created by:<\/em> Banky.<\/p>\n

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

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 10:54:00<\/em>
\nvery funny – I’ll have to try that some time<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 11:40:00<\/em>
\nGreat idea! Terrific word!<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 12:09:00<\/em>
\nHaha. Your sentence was LOL-funny!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-01-28: 16:48:00<\/em>
\nGreat word and sentence!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=gesture<\/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> – 2008-01-28: 00:01:00<\/em>
\nToday’s definition was suggested by ErWenn<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you ErWenn. ~ James<\/p>\n

Maxine<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-01-28: 08:57:00<\/em>
\nThis is a really great cartoon!<\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-01-28: 11:03:00<\/em>
\nThanks Maxine! ~ James<\/p>\n

libertybelle<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-01-28: 11:12:00<\/em>
\nI love the guy making a grab at himself – made me laugh out loud.<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-01-28: 13:16:00<\/em>
\nFun definition, Erwenn. Your cartoon was uproariously funny, James. All the creations were a hoot,great job verbotomists!<\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-01-28: 14:30:00<\/em>
\nErWenn’s definitions always always seem to generate a good laugh. See: Let me hold the door for you…<\/a> Thanks! ~ James<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION: n., An expressive gesture made with the belief that the person it is directed at cannot see it, typically occurs during telephone conversations, email discourses, and behind people’s backs. v. tr., To use an unseen gesture to express what you cannot say. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Handestine: \/han-dess-tine\/ They thought … Continue reading Handestine<\/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\/271"}],"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=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}