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

Comments on Vexpertise:

Nosila, 2008-11-18: 20:40:00
Vexcellent word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-19: 16:44:00
I like it

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

Comments on Chompitence:

TJayzz, 2008-11-18: 07:49:00
Excellent

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-19: 16:44:00
Very good

Pomproud: /pämproud/ 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: pompous (affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important) + proud (feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction) Created by: artr.

Craptitude: /Cr-ap-tee-tude/ 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: Crap(nonsense, rubbish) + Aptitude(an ability,inclination or skill) Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Craptitude:

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-18: 10:55:00
that definitely would produce a load of craptitude

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=talent

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: v. intr., To identify so strongly with character from a book, show, or urban legend, that you become convinced that the story is actually about you. n., A person who believes they are a fictional character in wonderfully tragic and heroic story.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Metamorfigment: /met-uh-MOR-fig-ment/ Gladys was an inveterate daydreamer and when reading or viewing works of fiction would often metamorfigment and have realistic hallucinations wherein she became one of the characters in the story. Etymology: Blend of ‘metamorphosis’ (conversion, transformation) and ‘figment’ (a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Metamorfigment:

TJayzz, 2008-11-17: 12:15:00
Great word

Oughttobiography: /ott to by og rafee/ Jimmy could identify with James Bond in all the books and movies. With his dashing good looks and suave,debonair comportment and je ne sais quoi, he could relate to James Bond, Agent 007, “License to Kill”. He thought Ian Fleming had written an Oughttobiography for Jimmy when he wrote his books, as the similarities were very evident, if one had a “GoldenEye” for details. When he went for his annual physical, it was “Dr.No”; When he bought vodka (for his martinis, shaken, not stirred) it was “From Russia With Love”; when he got engaged it was “Diamonds are Forever”; when he got married, it was “Goldfinger”; when he got his hair done, it was “Live and Let Dye”; If he couldn’t get an appointment, he could “Dye Another Day”, because “Tomorrow Never Dyes”; when he bowled, it was “ThunderBall”; when he went hunting, it was “A View to a Kill”; when he played tennis with the Queen, it was “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”; when he went to the optometrist, it was “For Your Eyes Only”; when he enlisted in NASA’s space gardening program, he became “Moonraker” and when he ate seafood, instead of kalamari, he ordered “Octopussy”. Yes, Jimmy shared a bond with James Bond, he could scare “The Living Daylights” out of anyone who tried to steal his Aston Martin. When he got bored, he would head to “Casino Royale.” He enjoyed a”Quantum of Solace” when he was caught speeding chasing “The Spy Who Loved Me” and after Blofeld’s men, he was clocked at 95 mph by the “Man With The Golden Gun”.
There was some “Quantum of Solace” in the fact, he had to find a new pad,with all the best of Q’s gadgetry. Although Jimmy was a citizen of this world,he thought “The World Is Not Enough”! Etymology: Ought to (should, had better, need to) & Autobiography (a biography (life story) of yourself)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Oughttobiography:

metrohumanx, 2008-11-17: 03:34:00
As a lad in the sixties, I was pemanently warped by I Spy, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Secret Agent Man, The Saint, The Prisoner, etc etc etc…

petaj, 2008-11-17: 04:37:00
didn’t realise you had a james bond story when i came up with my word

petaj, 2008-11-17: 04:46:00
Piercing humour, give us some Moore cos I’m feeling lazenby and singing like a connery.

Nosila, 2008-11-17: 20:36:00
There’s a lot of Bonding going on here, Walther PPK! One of the best lines from the movies was in Moonraker, when James (Roger Moore)and Lois Chiles are making love in zero gravity on a shuttle on their way back to Earth. M asks what is he doing?(because he can see them on the monitor) and Q answers, “I think he’s attempting re-entry!”

Transmogulfry: /tranz-MOE-gull-fry
(transmogulfried;transmogulfriar)/ Cosmo was a very likeable chap-superintelligent and kind to small furry things. I knew him briefly in junior high school, before he disappeared into the sordid subculture of the sixties. No more was heard from him until surfaced one day at Eva’s Soup Kitchen. In the intervening decades, Cosmo had TRANSMOGULFRIED to a significant degree. He regaled everyone with his stories about his fortune, made and lost, as a Sheep Wrangler in New Zealand. A few minutes later, he explained his life with the Cargo Cults of the South Pacific. He had been a rocket sled test pilot, a dental floss tycoon, and he could reel off a list of movies he had starred in under various names. Cosmo had TRANSMOGULFRIED his brain, but he was sure to inherit Ted Turner’s vast fortune after he liberated Inner Mongolia and become an Ascended Master. Cosmo was a close personal friend of Doctor Terwilliger, whose thousand piano students would one day perform the ultimate piano recital. Cosmo perfected perpetual motion and the motor-operated pushover, but was cheated out of the royalties. He refused to accept money or tobacco, even if it wasn’t damp. However, there was ONE favor he asked…please refer to him by his rightful name: Alexander Vasilievich Ungern Von Sternberg. Etymology: TRANSmogrify+MOGUL+FRY=TRANSMOGULFRY…TRANSMOGRIFY:to change or alter one’s perceptions or lifestyle,greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect, often to the detriment of one’s sanity;origin unknown…..MOGUL: A person wielding great power, however imaginary- a tycoon or magnate;Persian Mughul, from Mongolian mongγol Mongol…..FRY: To abuse one’s brain to the point of delusion through accidental or intentional ingestion of psychotropic substances, particularly SOMA-the divine mushroom of immortality…. Or an industrial accident or other traumatic event. Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Transmogulfry:

metrohumanx, 2008-11-17: 03:42:00
Nice paintings here:
http://www.roerich.org/

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-17: 12:59:00
great etymology

Nosila, 2008-11-17: 20:46:00
Cosmo sounds like The Great Pretender or Catch Me If You Can…

Mustang, 2008-11-17: 22:47:00
Good one.

hyperborean, 2008-11-17: 23:00:00
I like this one because it is one of the few verbs.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-18: 03:09:00
Yep, good one

Iamesbond: /I ams Bond/ It was only after he had screeched off in his astin martin that the guests realised that he was an IamesBond. Then all the strange martini demands, leering looks at female guests and the fact he was wearing a tuxedo to a bbq fell into place. Etymology: James Bond (fictional character) + I + am + bond (to connect with) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Iamesbond:

libertybelle, 2008-11-17: 09:28:00
i thought the word was Lamesbond for a moment… which works too

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-18: 03:12:00
Very clever

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=kong

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: v. intr., To look up your own name on a search engine. n., The practice of using a search engine as a tool for self-realization, or perhaps just self-gratification, by repeatedly searching for information about yourself.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Narcissearchism: /nar sis surch izm/ He suffered from Narcissearchism. It was a serious New Age affliction, something unique to the Computer Age. He spent hours on the computer googling himself and checking what was being said about him. Some might say he was looking for himself, in an electronic way. His father before him, whom he was named for, had done the same, but without the automation. He looked up his name in every telephone book in every city. His son was following in his footsteps and spent hours in his quest. Perhaps if his name was not John Smith, it wouldn’t have taken so long. He was becoming a real Yahoo… Etymology: Narcissism (an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself, named for Narcissis-In Greek mythology, Narcissus, Narkissos or The Self-Admirer (Greek: Νάρκισσος) was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty.) & Search (Look for information on a “search engine” on the Internet; to hunt, explore, seek something.) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Narcissearchism:

freakystyley, 2008-11-14: 04:23:00
Love it!

Selfgooglefication: /self-googl-fi-cay-shun/ It gave him such selfgooglefication to google himself on the internet that he developed a google giggle and sore fingertips. Etymology: self-gratification + google Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Selfgooglefication:

Mustang, 2008-11-14: 07:03:00
Sounds kind of kinky.

Nosila, 2008-11-14: 21:54:00
I’m sure there is a self-help group for that somewhere! Good Word…

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-16: 04:53:00
Did he succumb to goo, goo-googly eyes like Barney

Egoogle: /ee-guh-go/ Joe loves to ogle his ego, so he googles his name and egoogles himself.

Etymology: EGOOGLE - verb from EGO (the “I” or self of any person) + OGLE (to look at amorously)
Created by: Stevenson0.

Googleworthy: /goo - gull - wur - thee/ To find out if you are googleworthy, you must put your name in the search field and then, if you are someone worthwhile, your name will appear dozens of times with glowing references to your accomplishments. Your self-esteem will then be intact and you will have verified your importance, once again. Etymology: Google (a popular search engine) +
Worthy (deserving, having value) Created by: rombus.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=googling

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: v. tr., To share your feelings with a customer service representative by using a perceived product deficiency to express your own sense of inadequacy and/or deep seated rage against the world. n., An irritating or annoying customer.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Whinestein: /whyne styne/ Mrs. Gorgonzola was a real Whinestein. You know the type of customer we mean…one who complained about everything, was a retail snob and showed off her ignorance at the same time. Every week she entered the Gourmet Cheese Shoppe in the Mall called Cheese Louise. And every week she berated the owner, Louise, with her usual rants: “These Emmenthalers were no Gouda…I could barely Edam!”; “It’s a Feta Accompli that this Roquefort will be Stilton my Children’s Gruyereth!”; “Why is this Fontina the Mozza expensive cheese in the Store?”; “I simply Camembert to try the Chevre…it makes me Cheddar to think what’s in it!” “Must they alwheys make Swiss Cheese with holes in it…what poor workmanship!”;”My daughter, Velveeta, Brie-ds American Cheese Dogs and is Whey beyond her years!” and “Why does it always smell like milk gone bad in this Shoppe…couldn’t you come up with a grater scent?” Louise would smile and nod and take her money, thinking to herself, I hate her, but I’m Fondue, my little greenbacks. Yes, Louise thought it appropriate to have a little Whine with her Cheese! Etymology: Whine (to moan and complain in a plaintive manner) & Stein (a mug) & Einstein (a genius,someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Whinestein:

Nuwanda, 2008-11-13: 11:54:00
You’re examples are the best…a little cheesy, perhaps, but I’ve found none butter!

Nuwanda, 2008-11-13: 11:54:00
I meant your, not you’re.

rombus, 2008-11-13: 12:53:00
What a grate story. Lets Rock n Rocqefort!!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 16:49:00
Very clever

Nosila, 2008-11-14: 23:54:00
Nothing like a fromage a trois! Cheers!

Counterattacker: /Cown-ter-at-aker/ Jerry was used to dealing with awkward customers, but when it came to Mr Pennyworth, the serial counterattacker, he was at a complete loss. Jerry dreaded the moment when he walked through the doors of his hardware shop. He never actually bought anything but he would continually come to the counter with various items and proceed to tell anyone who would listen that the products were inferior. He then ranted on that things were made to a much higher standard in his day and were made to last. Jerry was just grateful that Mr Pennyworth was well known for his rants all over town, and his other customers never took him seriously. Etymology: Counter(a long flat-topped fitment over which goods are sold to customers) + Attacker(someone who takes agressive action) = Counterattacker Created by: TJayzz.

Comments on Counterattacker:

Nosila, 2008-11-13: 20:43:00
Talk about a need for Counterintelligence! Good Word

Creepsumer: /creep-zoom-er/ The worst job at Sears is the product return desk which attracts one creepsumer after another.

Etymology: CREEPSUMER noun - from CREEP (an annoyingly unpleasant, or repulsive person) + CONSUMER (one that acquires goods, or services for direct use )
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Creepsumer:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 16:51:00
Good word.

Mustang, 2008-11-13: 22:36:00
Excellent

Tantrumonsters: /tantrəmänstərs/ Reggie knew his day was shot when he saw them coming through the door. The tantrumonsters had arrived. The bus from the assisted-living home must have jettisoned its cargo. These three seemed to have nothing better to do than complain over minutia. He calls them T-Vex, Rageasaur and Triscarytops. This time he was ready for them. He threw up a bogo (buy one, get one) banner to momentarily distract them and made a dash for the stock room. It didn’t take long for them to get bored and move onto another store and another customer service rep to gnaw on. Etymology: Tantrum (an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in young child) + Monster (an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening) Created by: artr.

Comments on Tantrumonsters:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 16:50:00
Nice blend.

Nosila, 2008-11-13: 20:46:00
Nice story….those dinosars put the “Sore” in Thesaurus!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=customer

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

DEFINITION: v. tr., To pig out at your desk right before a business lunch, so you’ll be satisfied with a salad and water at the restaurant, and create the impression that you’re not a glutton. n., A secret snack taken to strengthen one’s resolve not to eat too much when others are watching.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stealthyeater: /stel thee eet ter/ Stella was a Stealthyeater. Before the weekly department group lunches onm Fridays at various popular but caloric eateries, she would eat something healthy and filling, so that all she would order when she was out for lunch was a salad. Todd was wise to her and mocked her, but he was secretly a stealthyeater, too, who filled himself with fruit and grains before joining his workmates, who appeared to absorb most of their calories by liquid methods! Etymology: Stealthy (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed) & Eater (someone who consumes food for nourishmen)& Healthy Eater ( having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease & someone who consumes food for nourishment) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Stealthyeater:

TJayzz, 2008-11-12: 06:26:00
Good word

Premasticator: /pre-mas-ti-kator/ susan was accused of being a premasticator by billy who had witnessed her shoveling anything from ho-ho’s to hot pockets into her face before the office lunch,he offered the tattered remains of a pizza bagle as evidence of the carniage. Etymology: pre-to come before., masticate- to chew,or eat. Created by: day4ghee.

Comments on Premasticator:

TJayzz, 2008-11-12: 06:28:00
Goo one

TJayzz, 2008-11-12: 06:29:00
Sorry Good one!

Mustang, 2008-11-12: 18:25:00
Excellent!

metrohumanx, 2008-11-14: 02:43:00
No, it WAS a goo one. Very nice.

mweinmann, 2008-11-14: 07:52:00
I like it….

Previgorge: /PRE-veh-gorj/ Sandra had a ’secret’ technique to avoid eating large meals at company gatherings that she called previgorge and though she knew that others in the office knew of her habit, she continued with the practice hoping that influential people at company luncheons would be impressed with her ’sensible self control’. Etymology: Blend of ‘previous’ (coming or occurring before something else; prior) and ‘gorge’ (a gluttonous meal)
Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Previgorge:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 02:37:00
Great word

Preglut: /prē glət/ Marcy had an image to uphold. Whenever she was going to lunch with a client she would preglut from her in-desk snack stash. Few would guess that she had more Ho Hos than Santa. Etymology: pre (before) + gluttony (habitual greed or excess in eating) Created by: artr.

Comments on Preglut:

wayoffcenter, 2008-11-12: 07:47:00
Simple. To the point.

Jabberwocky, 2008-11-12: 09:10:00
like it

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=snack

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game