Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: n., An ongoing relationship where one person does all the talking, whining and complaining, and the other just listens quietly and tries to appear sympathetic. v., To participate in a lopsided conversation where one person does all the conversing.
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.
Emceeyammer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: em see yam mer
Sentence: Stanley was almost comatose listening to Andrea's endless prattle about her day at work. "And then, you know that Linda I told you about in accounting, well, that snob never said Good Morning to me and like, what did I ever do to her? And then Josh, the cute electrician told me I had nice hair and like Linda was sooo jealous..." Poor Stanley, he was a captive audience, being an inside cat in a one bedroom apartment, jailed with a self-involved airhead like Andrea. Oh sure, she fed him, cleaned his stink box and rubbed him on the chin like he liked, but seriously. How much more of being emceeyammer could he take? Granted, he slept 16 hours a day and therefore snored through most of her tirades, but she needed one of her own species. Maybe he'd sign her up on-line for a singles club. In his own lethargic manner, Stanley was getting fed up. Oh no, here she comes again...it's yammer time!
Etymology: Emcee (MC or Master of Ceremonies, Ringmaster, Host) & Yammer (to whine endlessly) & MC Hammer (Performer in the late 80's and early 90's who's most most famous song was "U Can't Touch This" and was famous for baggy Hammer Pants.)
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Inspired, as usual! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 01:19:00
So in the 'now' and with that etymology in the 'know'. Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:01:00
Can't touch that! - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 19:18:00
----------------------------
Askewnication
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /əˌskjunəˈkeiʃən/
Sentence: Their conversations had gotten so one-sided that she even stopped muttering "uh-huh" and completely surrendered to askewnication.
Etymology: From askew + (commu)nication
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
it definitely describes lopsided - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:51:00
Ask you? If I do, will I get nications? Not only fun to play with, but fun to say ... is it sashays off the tongue! Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:05:00
----------------------------
Siliance
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: si/li/ance
Sentence: Fred was quite happy with his siliance with Betty. He loved being with her and she did all the speaking for both of them all the time they were together.
Etymology: silent + alliance
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:52:00
Softly done ... both the sentnece and word. Fits the definition well. Kudos! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:20:00
Clever blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-11: 18:30:00
very nice very nice!!!!!!!!!?!!!!?!!!?! - purpleman, 2008-02-11: 19:33:00
----------------------------
Complainionship
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /kum-PLEYN-yuhn-ship/
Sentence: Tina was convinced that Eric was one of the few people who really listened to her, was interested in everything she had to say, and valued their platonic relationship as much as he valued her opinions. Eric deperately wanted to go out with Tina, and although she was 'out of his league,' he maintained hope that their "complainionship" would eventually progress into something more.
Etymology: complain - express dissatisfaction (from Vulgar Latin, complangere "lament") + companionship - person who accompanies or associates with another (from Old French, compaignon "fellow, mate") [& relationship]
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Very good strong word! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 09:10:00
Nice one Tigger! You write like a perfect complainion! And I'm listening. - metro1, 2008-02-11: 11:06:00
Supoib! - Banky, 2008-02-11: 12:05:00
Lovely! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-11: 18:06:00
i like it i will see if anyone will come up with something better - purpleman, 2008-02-11: 19:32:00
----------------------------
Logophononullification
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /lo-go-pho-no-nulli-fi-cation/
Sentence: Despite of clear and compelling evidence by Chris Darden and Marcia Clark, the jury completely logophononullified everything presented to them and pronounced a guilty man "innocent."
Etymology: Logos (grk.) - word; Phone (grk.) - sound; Null (lat.) - zero/void; The word literally means to void/ignore ("nullify") every word ("logos") sounded ("phonated") in your direction.
Fakeism
Created by: carliejansen
Pronunciation: fake-ism
Sentence: I believe in Christianity and she belives in fakeism.
Etymology: fake-to pretend;simulate ism-suffix forming nouns of action, state, condition, doctrine
Speakatone
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: speak at 1
Sentence: Chaterine woke with words flowing out of her mouth. The rivers of words ran all day. Only the need for sleep, stemmed the flow to distant snores. Mummed by it all, hushband Rod Earick, descendant of the great House of the Hushered, suffered silently from the speakatone.
Etymology: Speak, with a play on "speak at once" by making it speak at one. Roderick was a character in the novel the House of Usher.
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
One tongue to rule them all! - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 04:59:00
House of Hushered...perfect! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 21:16:00
----------------------------
Boringtatious
Created by: Taylor
Pronunciation: Bor-ing-tay-shus
Sentence: Taylor was having best friend issues and the only person she could talk to was her cat. However, he was very boringtatious and didnt care about her problems.
Etymology: (boring-not fun, disinterested + tatious) To not enjoy listening to others problems.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2008-02-11: 05:57:00
very funny cartoon today - I look forward to seeing them every day
Thanks Jabberwocky! I was thinking of you when I did it. Of course, you're the cat, and I'm the babbler. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2008-02-11: 11:38:00
that's okay - looks like a very happy cat - probably listening to some old Cat Stevens songs
OZZIEBOB - 2008-02-11: 18:38:00
The cat looks so friendly, I could moggicoddle him. Another great cartoon in a long line of great cartoons!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-11: 18:42:00
Your definition really elicited a lot of good words, remistram. Good one!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-11: 18:43:00
I second Jabberwocky's 'I look forward to your cartoons each day' ... me two, James. Can I be the mouse missing from the ipod?
Thanks! Of course the most fun is seeing how everyone responds to the creative challenge by reading their wonderful words! That's what I look forward to every day. ~ James
Excellent!
emdeejay - 2008-12-04: 05:01:00
Love the way it FINishes :-)
"Excellent" was supposed to appear under YOUR word....ahhh- the mysteries of the comment box!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Genkareink - 2019-05-03: 17:32:00
http://golovastik.by/forum/user/13508/ https://up74.ru/forum/user/6827/ http://kobelyakuschool.ucoz.ru/index/8-7565 http://socgorod74.ru/forum/?PAG
Genkareink - 2019-05-03: 18:47:00
http://portal.do.mrsu.ru/forum/index.php?PAGE_NAME=profile_view&UID=16092 http://enesk.ru/communication/forum/user/2524/ http://vvrgornsh.ucoz.ru/in