Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: To stand, or sit, behind a person using a computer and provide commentary, suggestions, and if necessary intervention, whether wanted or not.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
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Ranklebyter
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rank-l-biter
Sentence: Wally loves to ranklebyte. When he really gets going it sounds like he's speaking some new language. "klickear, alttab, hit that munkey, Ikin dooit for ya"
Etymology: rankle + byte + anklebiter (irritating child)
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COMMENTS:
Gets my vote. - Clayton, 2007-06-28: 15:41:00
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Backseatclicker
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: back seat click er
Sentence: She was very annoyed when he was being a backseatclicker, almost like a backseat driver to someone driving.
Etymology:
Mousekesteer
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mows/ke/steer
Sentence: Jim was an ardent mousekesteer. He couldn't resist assisting anyone with a mouse in their hand.
Etymology: mouseketeer + steer
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COMMENTS:
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-28: 08:15:00
Word of the week. - Clayton, 2007-06-28: 15:39:00
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Interpeecede
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: In-ter-pee-SEED
Sentence: I hate having my brother behind my back while on the computer. He's always interpeeceding on the most simplest things, such as explaining "the importance and theoretical knowledge of the refresh button".
Etymology: Intercede (to intrude on something) + PC (computer, transposed to "peece")
Nerddler
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: nerd/der/ler
Sentence: Because of my ineptness with computers, the office nerddler always shows up when I log on to '"HELP" me!'.
Etymology: nerd + meddler
Mousekeeper
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mao skeep err
Sentence: "If he was half as good a housekeeper as he was a mousekeeper, we' be living in paradise" she thought, vowing that as soon as she mastered the art of internet dating she was out of there and he could finger his mouse as much as he wanted.
Etymology: keeper of the mouse
Kibytezing
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: ki-BAHYT-zing
Sentence: Donald had a habit of kibytezing whenever his roommate was playing Verbotomy.
Etymology: kibitzing + byte
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-28: 13:47:00
I found it through the rankings tab - you get the vote because you thought of it first - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-28: 14:30:00
Yeah, normally I wouldn't say anything, but I figure it's harder to vote for a word when you don't even see it. (Cough, cough.) - Clayton, 2007-06-28: 15:35:00
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Internagger
Created by: alicecomplex
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I never go online anymore, since my husband is an internagger and won't let me surf the sites I want.
Etymology: internet, nagger
Unsolicitech
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: un-sol-is-i-tek
Sentence: When Ted became an unsolicitech, Marg suddenly shoved the mouse in his mouth.
Etymology: unsolicited + tech (as in computer techie)
Mouseinterferiitis
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: mows in ter feary itis
Sentence: He was guilty of mouseinterferiitis, and she hit him with her elbow in the ribs to get rid of him.
Etymology: mouse - entering device for computer interfere - get in the way of itis - condition
Eyespeen
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: ee-yes-pee-ehn
Sentence: When I wanted to click on alert box on stupid Internet Explorer, unfortunately, Jim was there to take care of the eyespeen, even offering to compute the coordinates on which button to point in the alert box out of the ONE button in the alert box.
Etymology: ESPN [providing commentaries day in, day out] + eyes [on the screen] + be on the screen=speen + eyes spin [you roll your eyes when someone eyespeens you through the whole Internet experience]
Peripheraladvise
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: pur-if-er-ul-ad-vise
Sentence: Sally's boss likes to peripheraladvise her, especially when she's wearing low-cut shirts.
Etymology: peripheral device, advise
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COMMENTS:
Hey, that's pretty good. - ErWenn, 2007-06-28: 07:05:00
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Techsupprat
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: tek + sup + prat
Sentence: That guy always provides lots of techsupprat, as if I didn't know the difference between the alt and ctrl keys.
Etymology: Well, these people ARE prats, aren't they?
Virtualtourguide
Created by: ChristopherAndersen
Pronunciation: VUR choo uhl TOOR gyde
Sentence: I just wanted to watch one YouTube video, but Casey virtualtourguided me through every lonelygirl15 episode.
Etymology: virtual + tour + guide
Dotcommentate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dot-com-un-tayt
Sentence: fernando was the office dotcommentator
Etymology: dot com, commentate
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COMMENTS:
Beat me to the punch... - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-28: 21:23:00
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Ooberjerker
Created by: thewisediviner
Pronunciation:
Sentence: will you quit being such an ooberjerker?!
Etymology:
Webitz
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌwɛˈbɪts/
Sentence: Webitzing is actually only the subcategory of cybitzing applying to internet use, but somebody beat me to the other word.
Etymology: From world wide web + kibitz
Backseatefwoning
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: BACK-seat-eff-ONE-ing
Sentence: Karen grew increasingly annoyed with her husband's constant backseatefwoning as she attempted to set-up an email account.
Etymology: Back-seat, as in driving and F1 (eff-won), as in the help shortcut key.
Comments:
Clayton - 2007-06-28: 12:09:00
Hey James, my word (and a few others' words) still aren't showing up under "show new." Just letting you know.
Osomatic - 2007-06-28: 12:36:00
Hey James, this whole "Classic" and "Text" thing is kind of confusing. Go ahead and run the "classics," but maybe not run the new contests at the same time? Also, what's the difference between "text" and the verboticisms we used to do? They seem essentially the same.
Osomatic - 2007-06-28: 12:37:00
What I meant was sure, let's do classics, but just have one contest per day. Throw in the classics every now and then. Once or twice a week, say.
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-28: 13:56:00
If everyone is happy with the text and no cartoons for the summer, maybe that would be the easiest.
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-28: 15:38:00
Hey James, I think the scoring is messed up again. I voted for a word and it only got 2 points in rankings view. I think someone left a gremlin out in verbotsnia. I suspect Clayton.
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-28: 15:40:00
I suspect 'someone left the clayton in the rain'
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-28: 16:14:00
gawd I hate that song... (i don't think that I can take it...)
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-28: 16:29:00
but it took so long to bake it
Clayton - 2007-06-28: 17:41:00
... and I'll never have that recipe again.
Stevenson0 - 2007-06-28: 18:23:00
OH NOOOO!!!
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-28: 18:49:00
ACK!! Stop it, or I'm telling!! Why do I torture myself so by hanging out with the likes of you turdbotomists? Ya big poopyheads! Now I'm going to have nightmares about Clayton belching in my drain! I hope you're satisfied.
Clayton - 2007-06-28: 20:53:00
I wouldn't call that a nightmare per se.
All the sweet green icing flowing down... I don't think that I can take it! ~ James
Does this mean that double Verbotomy is toast? I can't do comics next week. Do you want to do oldies (Classics) next week? Or new ones without cartoons (i.e. Text)? ~ James
Fixed the "Show New" link by removing it. ~ James
Osomatic - 2007-06-29: 13:29:00
I hadn't understood the "text" part of it - yes, sure, that's fine for the summer.
mplsbohemian - 2007-07-01: 19:47:00
I didn't even know that I was confused between text and classic til now, meaning a day or two I entered Classic when I would have rather entered Text. I adore the illustrations, but we can live a week without them.
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