Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v. To enthusiastically tell and share a lame joke with an unwilling audience. n. A person who does not realize that their sense of humor is not appreciated and laughs loudly at their own jokes.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
You have two votes. Click on the words to read the details, then vote your favorite.
Sillyhammer
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sil-ee-ham-er
Sentence: Reggie doesn't just tell a joke. He hits you upside the head with it. He loves it when he has a captive audience and can sillyhammer them in a lame attempt to entertain. Few, if any, find this appropriate for a Funeral Director.
Etymology: silly (absurd; ridiculous; irrational) + hammer (a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails)
Solomedian
Created by: DevynAlexanderSkyeHarris
Pronunciation: So-Low-Mead-Ee-In
Sentence: Faelo loved to tell others jokes that no one seemed to get, yet never seemed to notice, though Solomedians are a one man band and audience so why would he have? the prick.
Etymology: Solo - By oneself, without others + Comedian - Teller of jokes or humors.
Comicentric
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: com-mi-sen-trick
Sentence: Sean, fully comicentric, began hysterically laughing at inside jokes much to the annoyance of his friends who had no idea what was so funny.
Etymology: comic - comedian eccentric - strange, unconventional person
Prankenstein
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: prank en styne
Sentence: When Leonard send outr his annual computer April Fool's joke, he kept redeeming his title of Prankenstein, even though none of his friends found his jokes funny.
Etymology: Prank (trick, joke,something done to fool someone) & Frankenstein (man-made monster)
Nilarious
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: nill-air-ee-us
Sentence: Lauren is so nilarious that people are always forgetting to laugh at her jokes.
Etymology: nil, hilarious
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
how sad - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-01: 14:38:00
Unfortunately, Lauren is not alone...good word, Purple! - Nosila, 2008-04-01: 15:05:00
----------------------------
Missterical
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: miss/tare/i/cal
Sentence: Ralph thought everything he said or did was hysterical but it was in fact missterical.
Etymology: miss + hysterical + mystery
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Interesting blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 22:34:00
----------------------------
Funnoying
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fun - noy - ing
Sentence: Ralph's jokes were largely funnoying to most of his friends and colleages. As he laughed and laughed at his own jokes, others were most often annoyed at his hyena-like wailing and failed to see what was funny.
Etymology: Funny + Annoying
Standupbombic
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rhymes with stand up comic
Sentence: The standupbombic had no idea he was 'dying' on stage. His raucous laugh drowned out any feedback from the audience. But when the houselights came up he found the audience had all gone home.
Etymology: stand up comic (an enthusiastic performer of jokes) + bomb (slang for something that goes badly)
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
good one petaj - we have a few of those in the office - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-01: 14:36:00
----------------------------
Farcefeed
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /FAHRS-feed/
Sentence: As a travelling PC Technician, Dominic often had a captive audience when he worked on people's home computers. Few people would walk away when he was working on their PC's, either because they were trying to learn or because they were afraid he'd do something to mess it up. So, while he was working, he would farcefeed them jokes. They sometimes laughed too, although it was usually a nervous kind of laugh. A lot of people didn't get his jokes, but still, a laugh was a laugh. Dominic wanted to be a standup comedian one day.
Etymology: Blend of: Farce - A ludicrous comedy; a mockery (from Old French, farcir "to stuff" as in 'a short comic sketch in between the acts of a play') + Forcefeed - to physically compel one to take food (from Latin, fortis "strong" & Old English, foda "to tend")
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
I've been farcefed a few times - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-01: 14:39:00
May the farce be with you, Tigger. - Nosila, 2008-04-01: 15:03:00
----------------------------
Comediot
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: com-E-dE-ot
Sentence: Jill thinks she is the life of the party, telling her stupid jokes that have no punch line, and go on and on with no end in sight. Being the only one laughing you'd think she has to realize she is a complete comediot and not a canidate for comic relief.
Etymology: comedian/idiot
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-01: 14:37:00
I like this one. compact and to the point, plus it fits the def. - stache, 2008-04-01: 20:55:00
Great word. Very descriptive and blunt. Wish I'd thought of it. - Mustang, 2008-04-01: 22:22:00
Spot on. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 22:24:00
----------------------------
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-01: 08:58:00
Nice seasonal selection; I have to admit you had me for a minute.
Thanks stache. I was wondering if anyone would get my joke... I was starting to think that I'm just a nilarious jestersmuck, or maybe a farcefeeding obliviass. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-01: 13:27:00
Got me as well, ya toonatic!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James