{"id":285,"date":"2008-02-25T11:41:08","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T16:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=285"},"modified":"2008-02-25T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2008-02-25T16:41:08","slug":"celebarnacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"Celebarnacle"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> v. intr.,<\/em> To be so obsessed with the lives of celebrities that you neglect your own personal affairs, responsibilities and hygiene. n.,<\/em> A person who is so infatuated with living vicariously through celebrities that their own life is precariously close to empty.<\/p>\n

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

Celebarnacle<\/strong>: \/-sel-leb-BAR-nuh-kul-<\/em>\/ Most people felt a little bit sad for Rose, because she was such a celebarnacle, reading all of the gossip rags and watching the entertainment news \u00e2\u20ac\u201d she was a real pop-culture parasite. Due to her celebsession, she could tell you more stories about Britney Spears’ social life than about experiences from her own, lonely life. Etymology:<\/em> celebrity – a famous or well-known person (from Latin, celeber “frequented, populous”) + barnacle – marine crustacean that clings to the bottoms of ships (likely from Celtic-Breton, bernik “a type of shellfish”) Created by:<\/em> Tigger.<\/p>\n

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

ErWenn<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 09:36:00<\/em>
\nBarnacle! I was thinking of going for some sort of parasite, but now I’m glad I didn’t. This is perfect.<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 10:43:00<\/em>
\nThe last 19 words of your sentennce, like your verbot, sticks in the mind! Everlasting creation!<\/p>\n

dalmero8<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 14:35:00<\/em>
\nTigger im so sorry for using your celebsession, but i didnt know it wa in your sentence! great word by the way!<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 21:50:00<\/em>
\nNo problemo, dalmero8. I was debating over using ‘celebsession’ vs. ‘celebarnacle’ and, well, I’ve been thinking about an upcoming cruise, craving lobster, and my mind’s been ‘out to sea’ lately. So I guess that explains my choice…<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-17: 17:02:00<\/em>
\nI guess she read all the celebrags with rosey-coloured “barnacles!” Nice word.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Starstuck<\/strong>: \/starstuck (duh)<\/em>\/ She called it a hobby, but the quilt made out of old tabloid pages on her bed attested to the obvious fact that she was starstuck. Etymology:<\/em> starstruck + stuck Created by:<\/em> swallowedbyafish.<\/p>\n

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

ErWenn<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 09:38:00<\/em>
\nSimple, but right to the point. I like it.<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 10:12:00<\/em>
\nStellar creation! Excellent!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dumstardiver<\/strong>: \/dum-star-die-vher<\/em>\/ Greg Legregarious was sunk in the depths of infanity. He was so starstruck he spent his time idylly diving into their lives. He was nothing but a dumstardiver! Etymology:<\/em> Dumbstruck by stars, diving into their lives = a dumstardiver. A play on dumpster diver! Created by:<\/em> silveryaspen.<\/p>\n

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

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 11:09:00<\/em>
\nIt really is garbage they’re diving into – so sad<\/p>\n

8Revolution8<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 14:25:00<\/em>
\nnice word! and i agree with jabberwocky, it so sad<\/p>\n

Maxine<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 19:28:00<\/em>
\nThat is brilliant.<\/p>\n

swallowedbyafish<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-16: 13:34:00<\/em>
\ntrashy ho’s fo sho – nice one<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-17: 16:44:00<\/em>
\nYeh, trashy. Probably find Beavis & Butthead in there! Great word.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Spearitualist<\/strong>: \/speer-i-tu-a-list<\/em>\/ In the States now there are so many crazed spearitualists that it is impossible to get through the day without being bombarded by her escapades. These people really believe she is a close friend. Etymology:<\/em> Britney Spears + spiritualist Created by:<\/em> Jabberwocky.<\/p>\n

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

galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 07:52:00<\/em>
\nHad to vote for it!<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 09:53:00<\/em>
\nDo spearitualists get speared? The ‘spear’ of it has so many connotations! So appropos at this time! But best of all … hysterically funny!<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-15: 22:24:00<\/em>
\nAh, the religious order of Spearitualists. A scary thought. Great creation!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-17: 16:21:00<\/em>
\nThree britneyspears for a great word!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Be Creative,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
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Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-02-15: 00:01:00<\/em>
\nToday’s definition was suggested by Tigger<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you Tigger. ~ James<\/p>\n

Nosila<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-02-15: 02:00:00<\/em>
\nTigger, great idea! Did you think of it when you were hanging out with Demi\/Ashton\/Bruce at Sundance or as a guest at Eddy Murphy’s fake wedding or schmoozing with Heidi and Seal at that Versace Fashion thingy?? Do tell, enquiring minds want to know…<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-02-15: 02:46:00<\/em>
\nOh, the Versace thing! Wasn’t that just absolutely fab? All my peeps were there and… Well no, I wasn’t actually there, but I uh \u00e2\u20ac\u201d I read all about it. I could’ve gone, but I was still distraught over the Pam Anderson divorce. [Ok, I’m giving myself the creeps now \u00e2\u20ac\u201d I hate people who talk like that!]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION: v. intr., To be so obsessed with the lives of celebrities that you neglect your own personal affairs, responsibilities and hygiene. n., A person who is so infatuated with living vicariously through celebrities that their own life is precariously close to empty. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Celebarnacle: \/-sel-leb-BAR-nuh-kul-\/ Most people … Continue reading Celebarnacle<\/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":[39,90,92,93,38,89,91,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285"}],"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=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}