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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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Malignator
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Mal-I-nuh-tor
Sentence: Foul names cascaded from the malignator's lips as she addressed her audience.
Etymology: From Malign- to speak about somebody in a spitefully critical manner.
Proheckler
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: prO-heck-ler
Sentence: David had a unique job. He is a proheckler, getting paid to go out to clubs heckling anyone that dares go on stage.
Etymology: professional/heckler
Batecher
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The children winced when they learned their sub was that batecher Miss Thomson.
Etymology: French "bad teacher"
Rickler
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: RICK-LUHR (rickled)
Sentence: Forget the banker and the TV sales maven… They’re not so clever- just clumsy and craven. Worse than a sort of a mental french tickler- Is an insult received from a really sick RICKLER
Etymology: The master: Don Rickles. A stand-up and club comic for over 60 years, Rickles all but invented insult comedy.
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COMMENTS:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/ - metrohumanx, 2009-11-09: 02:23:00
You rickled my funny bone... - Nosila, 2009-11-09: 21:53:00
You are COMPOSED of funny bones, Kiddo! - metrohumanx, 2009-11-10: 04:57:00
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Shrude
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sh rood
Sentence: Dawn Rickles was a shrude. Her shrudimentary income came from tossing insults to people who paid a lot to catch them. The more she insulted, the more she got paid. Of course, all this talent was natural for her. Growing up,her favourite novel was Dr.Heckle & Mr.Snide. Her boyfriend, Harry Ast, also had a favouritre novel, the Taming of the Shrude.
Etymology: Shrew (a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman) & Shrewd (marked by practical hardheaded intelligence) & Rude (socially incorrect in behavior;lacking civility or good manners)
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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Indignatary
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: in-dig-nuh-tair-ee
Sentence: Sue is a professional indignatary, seizing every opportunity to publically insult people.
Etymology: indignant, dignitary
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COMMENTS:
Nice. Politely insulting. - wordmeister, 2007-04-23: 09:55:00
playful - emmyb2, 2007-04-23: 14:18:00
Excellent as usual. - ErWenn, 2007-04-24: 00:13:00
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Mocksmith
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: MOCK smith
Sentence: Kelly was a mocksmith by trade but sometimes worked odd jobs for extra money. She applied to the contempt agency and found that there were a lot more jab descriptions listed than she would have thought. They even had positions for bioenginesneers and diss-trict managers.
Etymology: mock + smith (n., one who makes or works with something); a play on the word locksmith
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COMMENTS:
Clever... - mweinmann, 2009-11-11: 11:12:00
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Ricklesmack
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: RIK-els-smak
Sentence: Enid was proud that she had earned the nickname "Ricklesmack" for the way she imitated her favorite comedian with sometimes harsh insults aimed at the audience.
Etymology: Blend of 'Rickles' (for Don Rickles the comedian) and 'smack' ...harsh talk OR to slap someone.
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