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: v. To generously allow others to precede you in hopes that they will identify, reduce, and perhaps be eliminated by, the potential hazards. n. A gesture of courtesy which is really the lead-in to a trap.
DEFINITION: To radiate confidence and satisfaction with everything you do. After all, if you don't congratulate yourself for a job well done, who will?
DEFINITION: v. To get what you wished for, but not exactly what you wanted. n. A wish come true that's a total let down.
DEFINITION: n. A state of extreme agitation developed after extended periods of non-stop video game participation; commonly affects males of all ages! v. To twist yourself up into a knot while playing video games.
DEFINITION: To quietly, and peacefully, pray for a giant power-vacuum to drop out of the sky and suck up every buzzing leafblower in the neighborhood.
DEFINITION: A moment of flustered panic followed by an extended period of silent recrimination, which occurs whenever you lose, or forget, your cell phone.
DEFINITION: To be unable to dodge certain "social responsibilities", simply because everyone else expects you to do it. (You were just trying to be nice, but now...)
DEFINITION: To have a job where you get paid for thinking, daydreaming, or just sitting around wasting time and trying to look busy.
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