{"id":495,"date":"2008-11-20T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=495"},"modified":"2008-11-20T11:00:01","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T16:00:01","slug":"vexpertise-wow-that-kid-sure-can-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=495","title":{"rendered":"Vexpertise: Wow, that kid sure can eat…"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> n.,<\/em> A “talent” for which an individual takes a great deal of personal pride, even though it is just a common, mundane skill that almost everyone can do. v. intr.,<\/em> To take pride in a special talent which in fact is not special at all.<\/p>\n

\"Wow,<\/p>\n

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

Vexpertise<\/strong>: \/vex-pur-tease<\/em>\/ Johnny’s mom thought her son charmed his way into being promoted to higher levels but it was really only his vexpertise. Etymology:<\/em> vex + expertise Created by:<\/em> bookowl.<\/p>\n

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

Nosila<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-11-18: 20:40:00<\/em>
Vexcellent word!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-11-19: 16:44:00<\/em>
I like it<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Chompitence<\/strong>: \/chomp-i-tense<\/em>\/ Chris’ chompitence was to chew food in perfect time to the music being played in the restaurant. Etymology:<\/em> chomp + competence Created by:<\/em> Jabberwocky.<\/p>\n

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

TJayzz<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-11-18: 07:49:00<\/em>
Excellent<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-11-19: 16:44:00<\/em>
Very good<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pomproud<\/strong>: \/p\u00c3\u00a4mproud<\/em>\/ Bobby’s parents were pomproud of every little thing he did. They would praise him when he tied his own shoes. They would laud his ability to fix his own breakfast. The fact that Bobby is a college graduate doesn’t seem to deter their enthusiasm. Etymology:<\/em> pompous (affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important) + proud (feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction) Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n

Craptitude<\/strong>: \/Cr-ap-tee-tude<\/em>\/ Billy’s parents actively encouraged him to eat enormous amounts as they thouht he had a natural craptitude for eating. The proud look on their faces said it all when Billy started to tuck into his fourth family sized bag of crisps. Etymology:<\/em> Crap(nonsense, rubbish) + Aptitude(an ability,inclination or skill) Created by:<\/em> TJayzz.<\/p>\n

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

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-11-18: 10:55:00<\/em>
that definitely would produce a load of craptitude<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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Be Creative, <\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
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DEFINITION: n., A “talent” for which an individual takes a great deal of personal pride, even though it is just a common, mundane skill that almost everyone can do. v. intr., To take pride in a special talent which in fact is not special at all. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Vexpertise: … Continue reading Vexpertise: Wow, that kid sure can eat…<\/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],"tags":[90,93,89,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495"}],"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=495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}