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DEFINITION: v. The moment when a child realizes that they are turning into their mother, or father, or both! n. To suddenly realize that you are turning into your parents.
Verboticisms
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Parentllelism
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: pare/ent/lell/ism
Sentence: There was a definite parentllelism the first time he did a comb over.
Etymology: parent + parallelism (similarity)
Miscegeneration
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: mis-e-gen-er-ay-shun
Sentence: As the "Big Four-Oh" approached, Harold began to notice the thinning hair, drooping jowels and vacant expression that in his mind characterized both his father and grandfather. "Maybe," he thought "I could stave off this miscegeneration if I were to leave home!"
Etymology: miscegenation + generation
Heirapparent
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: Air + apparent
Sentence: Suddenly it was all too clear, I saw my father's face in the mirror, and in that moment of heirapparent, I swooned to the ground.
Etymology: The really cool thing about this one for me is that it contains my last name internally.
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COMMENTS:
Hello Mr/Ms Rap, or is it Mr/Ms Ira, or is it Mr/Ms Ppa, or is it Mr/Ms Ir, or is it Mr/Ms Ra, or is it Mr/Ms Arent, or is it Mr/Ms Pp, or is it Mr/Ms Appa, or is it Mr/Ms Par, or is it Mr/Ms Irapp, or ....... - Stevenson0, 2007-07-02: 15:50:00
All of those and you juuuust missed! It's "Rapp." - Osomatic, 2007-07-03: 13:45:00
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Metamomphosis
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: meta/mum/for/sis
Sentence: When her kids rolled their eyes at her comments she realized the metamomphosis was complete.
Etymology: metamorphosis + mom
Heirball
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: e(ə)rbôl
Sentence: When Jared took a new job he felt the need to get a shorter haircut for the first time in years. The next morning, as he looked in the mirror he was startled to see his father's face. His reaction can best be described as an heirball, replete with a strong gag reflex and some of those sounds his cat makes in the middle of the night.
Etymology: heir (a person inheriting and continuing the legacy of a predecessor) + hairball (A hairball is a small collection of hair or fur formed in the stomach of animals primarily cats)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-13: 15:03:00
Cute word - Nosila, 2009-07-14: 22:00:00
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Transhorrification
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: trans/hor/ri/fi/cation
Sentence: It was a moment of total transhorrification when he realized he was more like mom than mom.
Etymology: transmogrification (convert, transform, or change)+ horror + horrific
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COMMENTS:
perfect for the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-02: 11:02:00
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Metamomphosis
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: meta/mum/for/sis
Sentence: When her kids rolled their eyes at her comments she realized the metamomphosis was complete.
Etymology: met+ a + mom + metamorphosis
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COMMENTS:
Been there, done that. Now I get the pleasure of turning into my grandmother. Great word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-13: 08:22:00
Too true! - Nosila, 2009-07-14: 22:01:00
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Epapaphany
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ee-pah-PAH-fuhn-ee
Sentence: The grey hair nearly brought Alex to an epapaphany, but the traces of acne brought him back to his senses.
Etymology: epiphany + papa
Geneshock
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Jen-eh-shock
Sentence: Looking into the mirror, Billy experienced a mild wave of geneshock as his father cheerfully waved back.
Etymology: Genetics+shock
Comments:
Clayton - 2007-07-02: 00:57:00
Paturation
Clayton - 2007-07-02: 00:57:00
Whoops.
Hey Clayton, is that "Whoops" or "Whoopee!" for winning the top spot in last week's author ranking. It was very close -- just 3 points between you, galwaywegian and petaj! Congrats to all! ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-02: 04:50:00
Congrats Clayton!! Where's the party?
Clayton - 2007-07-02: 05:20:00
Hey... I won?! Amazing! How the heck did that happen? I don't think I even had a single word that scored over 20 pts. last week.
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-02: 08:59:00
Never mind that bit - I'm with purple - where's the party? Since Galway and petaj were so close we could have an international one.
Clayton - 2007-07-02: 10:22:00
Listen, I haven't seen any of you guys throw a party following any of your wins. This is total bull$#!+
ziggy41 - 2007-07-02: 12:19:00
Congrats Clayton, and a party, when and where? ;P
If any artists show up at Clayton's party let them know that we are looking for illustrators and/or cartoonists to participate in our visiting artist program at Verbotomy. Please contact me at james@verbotomy.com ~ James
Clayton - 2007-07-02: 15:14:00
o_O
Guest artist? New style? Reminds me a bit of Shel Silverstein.
May he rest in peace. What a great writer!