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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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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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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)
Dissservice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dissərvis
Sentence: The carry-out restaurant is famous for its dissservice. The workers are paid to create rude banter with their customers. If enough people ask for a particular insulter they are paid a bonus. A customer who can best a server gets a free meal.
Etymology: diss (act or speak in a disrespectful way toward) + disservice (a harmful action)
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COMMENTS:
I like you line of thought ;) - Mrgoodtimes, 2011-03-31: 12:46:00
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Dissender
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: dih-sen-der
Sentence: Brad didn't actually do anything but unleash well timed zingers to his office mates on a daily basis, they would call him a dissender but he liked to think of it as morale maintenance.
Etymology: Diss - Sender, Dissenter
Heckleanjibe
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Hek-el-an-gybe
Sentence: At the weekends Neil was the typical family guy, but when he was at work he was a real Heckleanjibe, his job was to insult people for a living and he was so successful, that they came back for more time and again. But come Friday afternoon he was almost back to his normal pleasant self again.
Etymology: Heckle(To interrupt with derisive comments and abuse) + Jibe(An insulting or mocking remark) = Heckleanjibe). See Jekyll and Hyde(has come to mean a person who may show a distinctly different character from one situation to the next.
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COMMENTS:
Great word...nowadays they's call it bi-polar or split personality, but we've all known people like him, sadly... - Nosila, 2008-07-01: 02:29:00
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Proffender
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: pro - fend - ur
Sentence: Nick was a proffender by trade. Each time he offended someone, it was another five bucks in his pocket.
Etymology: pro, profit, offender,
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COMMENTS:
Ha! He must be a repeat proffender! - splendiction, 2009-11-09: 20:23:00
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Epithetier
Created by: thewbert
Pronunciation: 'e-p&-"thet-E-A
Sentence: When I insulted his mother, I had no idea he was an epithetier.
Etymology:
Insulterator
Created by: multitasker
Pronunciation: in sult er a tor
Sentence: I used to enjoy bondage but now I prefer to use an insulterator
Etymology: Insult (to abuse verbally) + era (taking time) tor (to take part in the act of)
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.
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