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DEFINITION: n. A person who insults people for a living. v. To get paid to insult your customers.
Verboticisms
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Scornstar
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: scorn/star
Sentence: Because he was a popular scornstar, he attracted masochists
Etymology: porn star + scorn
Ioskrenko
Created by: ioskrenko
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Io: "I" in Italian skrenko: "slim" in Calabrese language
Batecher
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The children winced when they learned their sub was that batecher Miss Thomson.
Etymology: French "bad teacher"
Rickletist
Created by: poogas
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I can really keep the one-liner put-downs flying given my talents as the world's foremost Rickletist; now if I could only figure out why people would pay hard-earned money to come to shows like that.
Etymology:
Barrackowhama
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bar rak o wha ma
Sentence: Julie was a regular Barrackowhama. Her tongue was like a rapier, her wit was sardonic and her retorts were as snide as they were deadly quick. No one ever won a verbal victory over her. Her favourite soda was Spite, her favourite cocktail was a Stinger and she enjoyed holidaying in the Vitriolic Islands. When others were cutting back, she was affronting and her favourite actor was William Hurt. Her abuse knew no boundaries and no one was exempt from her derision. She loved being scurrilious and enjoyed driving her new car, a black Invective. She could vituberate better than any Marine drill sargent and always played offense when she played high school football. Yes, Julie could revile for hours and never tire of the insults she threw around contumely like seeds of grain to the wind. Luckily her new job would allow her to use her skills and be paid well for it. She starts next week with the UN Diplomatic Corps!
Etymology: barrack (laugh at with contempt and derision) & wham (hit hard) & of course Barack Obama (for rhyming fun)
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COMMENTS:
Funny! Great etymology. - Mustang, 2008-06-30: 22:38:00
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Swearmaster
Created by: Goldentongue
Pronunciation: zuermaster
Sentence: This company really needs an efficient swearmaster, it's employees are far too happy. Susan is an accomplished swearmaster, she can type 400 insults per minute
Etymology: Swear as in insult, Master as in someone who has a highly developed skill.
Demeanager
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: deh mee na jur
Sentence: The demeanager headed up the inhuman resources department.
Etymology: manager demean
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-01: 09:14:00
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Profijeeror
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: prof/i/jeer/or
Sentence: She is a professional profijeeror, who makes her living at celebrity roasts.
Etymology: profiteer + jeer
Promiliater
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pro - MIL - ee - ait - er
Sentence: Hannah is a vicious promilitater, caring only for the 'bottom line' on her pay stub while cheerfully reducing those she targets to a blubbering shamed state.
Etymology: Blend of professional and humiliate(er)
Insultant
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: in-sult-ant
Sentence: "I have spent many years honing my insulting skills, so your suggestion that I'm ripping you off is, well, it's an insult, an aspersion, an impertinence." And so ended another negotiation over the extortionate insultant fee. "And you smell like bag of rotten mussels", she yelled as she left the building. "Quite clearly she is excellent at her job, let's get her back next time."
Etymology: consultant + insult
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COMMENTS:
terrible, useless word. I'm giving you my vote even though you don't deserve it! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-23: 06:46:00
Obviously, galwaywegian works for a very large, very successful, and very expensive insulting firm. So begrudgingly, I will follow his lead and proffer my two cents to petaj. - wordmeister, 2007-04-23: 10:08:00
Thanks for the reprehensible comments. Is that the best you can do in the way of profijeering. And you call yourselves scornstars! Hmmph. - petaj, 2007-04-23: 18:45:00
I agree with galwaywegian. Your word is a boil on the verbotobutt, a verbotocyst. My vote was just pity points, don't take it too seriously. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-23: 19:23:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you for sharing! ~ James
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That gentleman bears a striking resemblance to Bruce McCulloch.
I hope Mr. McCulloch isn't insulted... ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-04-23: 18:17:00
I've often noticed that the verbotoons have striking similarities to famous people. I wonder if the artist uses reference photos...
As Kurt Vonnegut said of his novels, this artwork is fiction and "All persons living or dead are purely coincidental, and should not be construed." Except of course, for the drawing of Vonnegut himself, which is meant to be who it appears to be. ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-04-24: 00:11:00
Everybody's coincidental? All 12 billion of us? I like the sound of that. And I definitely agree that you shouldn't construe anybody. It's just not nice, even if they are already dead.
Yes, it's just a bunch of moments which may, or may not be connected... ~ James
Clayton - 2007-05-13: 02:34:00
Invectivator
CONGRATS! INSULTANT is simple yet effective. I wish i could learn not to use a large word when a diminutive one will do. Economy is everything.
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James