{"id":553,"date":"2009-02-10T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=553"},"modified":"2009-02-10T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2009-02-10T16:00:02","slug":"hocusfocus-some-weirdo-keeps-taking-pictures-on-my-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=553","title":{"rendered":"Hocusfocus: Some weirdo keeps taking pictures on my ear!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>v.<\/em> To secretly take a photo of someone with your cellphone. <em>n.<\/em> A cellphone photo, especially if it was taken surreptitiously.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/ear.gif\" alt=\"Some weirdo keeps taking pictures on my ear!\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hocusfocus<\/strong>:  \/<em>ho cuss foh cuss <\/em>\/ Len&#8217;s covert cell phone hocusfocus makes him a real shudderbug. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Hocus Pocus, Focus.  Hocus Pocus &#8211; a trickery.  Focus &#8211; 1. Camera adjustment to obtain a sharper, clearer photo.<br \/>\n <em>Created by:<\/em> silveryaspen.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Hocusfocus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=silveryaspen\">silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 00:37:00<\/em> <br \/>Was difficult to chose between these two verbotomies.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Mustang\">Mustang<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 07:18:00<\/em> <br \/>Very clever&#8230;two for the price of one!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=mweinmann\">mweinmann<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 08:14:00<\/em> <br \/>Wonderful play on words&#8230;.hocusfocus or focuspocus&#8230;.both say it all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 11:56:00<\/em> <br \/>very nice<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Nosila\">Nosila<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 22:27:00<\/em> <br \/>Good word&#8230;lens itself to many ideas. He may end up being framed if he has any more exposure!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Cellpwnd<\/strong>:  \/<em>selpo\u00ca\u0160nd<\/em>\/ Michael certainly has a better idea that his life has few private moments after being cellpwnd at a house party. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Cell (cellular telephone) + pwnd (a leetspeak slang term, derived from the word &#8220;own&#8221;, that implies domination or humiliation of a rival) <em>Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Cellpwnd:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 11:59:00<\/em> <br \/>nice etymology<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=silveryaspen\">silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-09: 20:02:00<\/em> <br \/>A modern word for these modern times!<br \/>\nExcellent sentence, too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Pictaboo<\/strong>:  \/<em>pickt &#8211; ah &#8211; boo<\/em>\/ Maurice is going to get roughed up one of these days&#8230;  He goes down the street playing pictaboo with his cell phone.  I am sure that if his subjects could see<br \/>\nall of the candid, unflattering and intrusive photos that he is taking, they would be horrified.  <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Picture + taboo + play on the phrase &#8220;peek a boo&#8221; &gt;&gt;&gt; Picture (a visual representation (of an object,scene or person )<br \/>\nTaboo (an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion ) Peek A Boo (is a game similar to hide and seek. In the game, one person hides their face, pops back into view, and says \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to the other&#8217;s amusement \u00e2\u20ac\u201d &#8220;Peekaboo&#8221;!! or &#8220;Peekaboo, I see you&#8221;!!  In this case, it would be &#8220;Pictaboo, I see you&#8221;!! <em>Created by:<\/em> mweinmann.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Pictaboo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 11:56:00<\/em> <br \/>cute<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=silveryaspen\">silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-02-06: 22:14:00<\/em> <br \/>adorable etymology<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Copervert<\/strong>:  \/<em>ko-per-vert<\/em>\/ Coach Wilson was a suspected copervert. Whenever the cheerleading squad walked by him he always got an incoming call. He then stood around tapping his thumb on his handset while talking nonsense to noboby. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  covert + pervert <em>Created by:<\/em> GlobalGallery.<\/p>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=ear\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=ear<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative, <\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: v. To secretly take a photo of someone with your cellphone. n. A cellphone photo, especially if it was taken surreptitiously. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Hocusfocus: \/ho cuss foh cuss \/ Len&#8217;s covert cell phone hocusfocus makes him a real shudderbug. Etymology: Hocus Pocus, Focus. 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