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'Do you really get paid to insult people?'

DEFINITION: n. A person who insults people for a living. v. To get paid to insult your customers.

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Downputter

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dow n putt err

Sentence: She was a down putter, with special experience in ego shrinkage.

Etymology: putdown

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COMMENTS:

sounds like golf! - emmyb2, 2007-04-23: 14:18:00

petaj That's why she was a champion golfer. All that sledging psyched out her opponents. - petaj, 2007-04-23: 18:46:00

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Donrickles

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: don/rik/ls

Sentence: Elaine heard there was an opening for a donrickles at her neighborhood Y. It was in the psychology department three nights a week. All she had to do was show up at the "Who Stole My Self-Esteem" meetings and pretty much be herself. She decided it was perfect for two reasons. One, it was part-time and her nights were free, and two, she always considered herself a "people person."

Etymology: Don Rickles: Became known as an insult comedian by learning to respond to hecklers.

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COMMENTS:

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-30: 19:52:00

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Profijeerer

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: prof/i/jeer/or

Sentence: Jenny is a professional profijeerer, who makes her living at celebrity roasts.

Etymology: PROFIJEERER - noun - from PROFITEER (someone who makes a profit on the sale of difficult to obtain goods) + JEERER (someone who jeers, or mocks, or treats someone with contempt)

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COMMENTS:

Like it a lot- fab word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-30: 08:15:00

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Insultant

Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: in-sull-tant

Sentence: Daniel had a difficult time explaining his job as an insultant to the throngs of douchebags who would ask him about it daily.

Etymology: Insult + consultant

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COMMENTS:

Damn that was a good one! - lumina, 2008-06-30: 19:10:00

Simple, yet effective. Good word. - Tigger, 2008-06-30: 21:49:00

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Insultant

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inn sull tant

Sentence: She graduated from head telephonist in the complaints depaertment, to HR chief, before leaving the firm to set up her own insultancy

Etymology: consultant, insult

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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.

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Puckster

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: puck-stir

Sentence: Jill was a puckster as she insulted people for a living as well as in her spare time.

Etymology: Either of the following: Puck from "The Real World" or a hockey puck from Don Rickels

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AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Crudapation

Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: krood-ne-pay-shun

Sentence: Mistress devlyn replied,"it's just a crudapation" when asked what she did for a living

Etymology: crude+occupation

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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.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-23: 00:20:00
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you for sharing! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-23: 01:39:00
Weeklink is at it again! Read Verbotoweek! A look back at last week's weirdest words and funniest comments. See the Verbotomy Blog.

playdohheart playdohheart - 2007-04-23: 07:09:00
That gentleman bears a striking resemblance to Bruce McCulloch.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-23: 09:35:00
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...

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-23: 22:38:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-25: 03:20:00
Yes, it's just a bunch of moments which may, or may not be connected... ~ James

Clayton - 2007-05-13: 02:34:00
Invectivator

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-01: 06:17:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-09: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James