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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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Mockyoupation
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mock-you-pa-tion
Sentence: Mary found an ideal mockyoupation in the medical field as an occupational therapist. She practiced stand up comedy while working with her patients to cheer them up and found that the laughter helped them heal faster. Thus she became known far and wide as an expert in the field of mockyoupational therapy -- the art of adding insult to injury.
Etymology: mock: to insult, tease or ridicule + occupation: line of work, vocation
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COMMENTS:
Like it! - artr, 2009-11-09: 06:47:00
A sense of the mockabre...I like it! - Nosila, 2009-11-09: 21:52:00
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Cussatemer
Created by: jonzerofourteen
Pronunciation: kuss at 'em er
Sentence: Happy that she had at last found her dream job, Lisa set to work as head of Cussatemer Services at the Post Office. Lisa understood that being rude and unhelpful was essential to the smooth running of the postal service. If it wasn't for professional cussatemers like herself, then the work of every postal worker in the country would be slowed down by customers continually wanting stuff.
Etymology: Cuss (curse) + at (to or toward a goal or object) + em (abbreviation of them... 'em) + er (suffix - someone who does stuff)
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COMMENTS:
clever! - libertybelle, 2011-03-31: 08:07:00
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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
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)
Batecher
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The children winced when they learned their sub was that batecher Miss Thomson.
Etymology: French "bad teacher"
Abusedriver
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/boos/dry/vur
Sentence: This morning there was a subway shut down so I had to take the bus and listen to abusedriver hurl insults at every unsuspecting passenger who tried to exit by the front doors
Etymology: bus driver + abuse
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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Cusstart
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kuss tart
Sentence: Moana was a real cusstart. She earned her living by insulting and swearing at people all day. It was her dream job, and she found her niche working as an abuse counsellor.
Etymology: Cuss (utter obscenities or profanities) & Tart (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money) and Wordplay on Custard (sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen)
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
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
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