{"id":705,"date":"2009-08-03T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=705"},"modified":"2009-08-03T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2009-08-03T16:00:08","slug":"afronalysis-her-hair-is-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=705","title":{"rendered":"Afronalysis: Her hair is not!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>v.<\/em> To assess an individual&#8217;s current mental state, or identify hidden personality traits, through careful analysis of their hairstyle. <em>n.<\/em> A method of psychoanalysis based hairdos and don&#8217;ts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/hairstyle.gif\" alt=\"Her hair is not!\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Afronalysis<\/strong>:  \/<em>afr\u00c5\u008dnal\u00c9\u2122sis<\/em>\/ People could tell Latonya&#8217;s mood by a simple process of afronalysis. If her afro is brushed and picked out she was feeling fine. If it is flat, things were not so good. If she is wearing a baseball cap everybody better stay clear. The technique fell completely apart the day she showed up with a buzz cut. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Afro (a thick hairstyle with very tight curls that sticks out all around the head, like the natural hair of some black people) + analysis (a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders) <em>Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Afronalysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=splendiction\">splendiction<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-07-30: 23:20:00<\/em> <br \/>yes the definition leaves out the bald! Good word!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Thairapy<\/strong>:  \/<em>thair a pea<\/em>\/ They should have realized all she needed was the correct thairapy. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  From: therapy and hair.   <em>Created by:<\/em> splendiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knottipathetic<\/strong>:  \/<em>not-tee-pah-theh-tik<\/em>\/ Roger figured he&#8217;d use his knottipathetic skills to get ahead at work. (He learned all about it on the internet during knotworking breaks.) But when he misdiagnosed his boss&#8217;s bed-head as a subliminal invitation to get kinky, he ended up losing more than his hair. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  knot + pathy <em>Created by:<\/em> jrogan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tresstimate<\/strong>:  \/<em>tress-te-mayt<\/em>\/ as she walked in the room it was clear that 90% of the people there had already started tresstimating her abilities <em>Etymology:<\/em>  tress, estimate <em>Created by:<\/em> rikboyee.<\/p>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=hairstyle\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=hairstyle<\/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 assess an individual&#8217;s current mental state, or identify hidden personality traits, through careful analysis of their hairstyle. n. A method of psychoanalysis based hairdos and don&#8217;ts. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Afronalysis: \/afr\u00c5\u008dnal\u00c9\u2122sis\/ People could tell Latonya&#8217;s mood by a simple process of afronalysis. 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