{"id":906,"date":"2010-04-09T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=906"},"modified":"2010-04-09T12:00:04","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T16:00:04","slug":"bicktorious-see-see-i-was-right-wasnt-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"Bicktorious: See! See! I was right, wasn&#8217;t I!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>n.,<\/em> The immense sense of self-satisfaction the one gets from winning a pointless argument.  <em>v.,<\/em> To be so addicted to proving yourself right that you argue compulsively, and endlessly,  about anything and everything.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/point.gif\" alt=\"See! See! I was right, wasn't I!\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bicktorious<\/strong>:  \/<em>bick-tor-i-ous<\/em>\/ Jim was a notorious fussbudget and had to be bicktorious in every little squabble, so it became hard to live with him. He bickered with his wife about peanut butter brands and with his friends about golf.  He bickered with his daughter about the way she cut bread and the baby about the way he held his bottle.  Once he tried to pick a fight with his dog over a pork chop (he won, but it was hard to eat it without lips).   <em>Etymology:<\/em>  bicker: to engage in petty squbbles or arguments + victorious: winning a conflict or struggle <em>Created by:<\/em> mrskellyscl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smugacious<\/strong>:  \/<em>Smug-ay-shee-us<\/em>\/ I wanted so much to smack off that smugacious look on his face once and for all! <em>Etymology:<\/em>   <em>Created by:<\/em> UncleRaf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Argulete<\/strong>:  \/<em>\u00c3\u00a4rgyo\u00c5\u008dl\u00c4\u201ct<\/em>\/ Sydney has a family full of jocks. He*s not one of them. His forte is arguing. It doesn*t matter what the subject is, he can dredge up more meaningless trivia than anybody in the room. He is a real argulete. If he can*t win with logic, he will wear  you down with blather. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  argue (exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way) + athlete (a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise) <em>Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoryotiose<\/strong>:  \/<em>vik toree o tee ose<\/em>\/ Chad was an ungracious winner, even in the minor squabbles that he and Victoria had daily. He lied and cheated to prove his victoryotiose superiority.  He was so smug after their latest battle over the sharpness of butter knives that he ended up giving her the finger! <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Victory (win;triumph; a successful ending of a struggle or contest) &amp; Otiose (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; producing no result or effect;useless;pointless) <em>Created by:<\/em> Nosila.<\/p>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=point\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=point<\/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: n., The immense sense of self-satisfaction the one gets from winning a pointless argument. v., To be so addicted to proving yourself right that you argue compulsively, and endlessly, about anything and everything. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Bicktorious: \/bick-tor-i-ous\/ Jim was a notorious fussbudget and had to be bicktorious in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=906\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bicktorious: See! See! 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