Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: n. A person who insults people for a living. v. To get paid to insult your customers.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
You still have one vote left...
Hexcellentician
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: heck-sell-en-ti-shin
Sentence: It has been said that the creators of South Park are the 21st centuries' most influential hexcellenticians, narrowly snatching the title from American Idol's Simon Cowell.
Etymology: from heckle + excellent + -ician (common ending for professional careers)
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
i never know what to say in these comments. but i like to see comments on my vermotocisms. so insert funny/ pat on the back response --here-- - mana1066, 2007-05-06: 23:06:00
----------------------------
Occupationalhazeard
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: occu/apy/shun/al/hyz/ard
Sentence: Joan was an occupationalhazeard and lived for the thrill she got from her endless put downs.
Etymology: occupational hazard + haze (humiliate, ridicule) + ardor (zeal)
Outrageace
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: OUTRAGE+ACE
Sentence: The school for baseball umpires hired a full time outrageace to give their students practice taking insults.
Etymology: OUTRAGE+ACE
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
----------------------------
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
----------------------------
Ioskrenko
Created by: ioskrenko
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Io: "I" in Italian skrenko: "slim" in Calabrese language
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
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Clever... - mweinmann, 2009-11-11: 11:12:00
----------------------------
Coultergeist
Created by: skyliner
Pronunciation: Anyway you say it, it's very right.
Sentence: When I want to be harassed by a coultergeist, I'll call my ex-wife.
Etymology: From the Yahoo for Fox haunting.
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-04-23: 00:20:00
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you for sharing! ~ James
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 - 2007-04-23: 07:09:00
That gentleman bears a striking resemblance to Bruce McCulloch.
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 2009-11-09: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James