The create-a-word game
Verbotomist's Delight
This is a Darwinian greenhouse. To see the top verboticisms for each definition, visit the archives on the Verbotomy Blog.
DEFINITION: An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation.
DEFINITION: To sacrifice your health, your family, and even a few friends to money, only to discover that money doesn't like you.
DEFINITION: To smile politely and nod your head while listening to someone, even though you don't understand a word they're saying.
DEFINITION: To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery.
DEFINITION: A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of, one-half of a telephone conversation.
DEFINITION: To share information without understanding the difference between what should be public, and what others consider to be private.
DEFINITION: To talk to yourself in a high-pitched, squeaky voice while performing complex mental gymnastics.
DEFINITION: To change the dates, times or sequence of past events, in order to put a better perspective on your current situation.
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