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DEFINITION: v.tr. To join a line-up of people just because the line is there, even though you have no idea what line is for.
Verboticisms
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Inquisitosy
Created by: bubbos
Pronunciation: in-qwi-si-toe-see
Sentence: My grandma is extremely inquisitosy. Especially if they're giving away free samples of face cream.
Etymology: Inquisitory + nosy
Blinedup
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: blind-up
Sentence: i went to the store to buy milk and i ended up blinedup for a week...and after all that i had no milk and three tickets to Lord of the Dance
Etymology: blind, line up
Queueincide
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: kyoo-in-SAHYD
Sentence: Jorge had a tendency to queueincide unexpectedly. Some even called him queuepricious.
Etymology: queue + coincide
Waitism
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: wayt-is-um
Sentence: Waitism, enormous patience, and comfortable shoes go hand in hand.
Etymology: The practice and system of extreme waiting
Iline
Created by: grahaff
Pronunciation: i-line
Sentence: I iline all the time, not knowing it. It is such an unusual habit for me. I just line up, if I know what it's for or not.
Etymology: I- myself line- to line up
Queuemune
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌkjuˈmjun/
Sentence: My queueriosity got the better of me and I decided to queuemune with the rest of the sheep. I just had to know what was inside the big building with all the fancy machinery.
Etymology: From queue + commune
Queueaphrenia
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: q ah fren e ah
Sentence: Unknown to the others her queueaphrenia hit her as she tried to pass toll booth and she ended up in Las Vegas instead of San Diego.
Etymology: queue - line aphrenia - mental disorder word
Queueriosity
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: curiosity
Sentence: Gavin's queueriosity eventually led to his downfall. He joined a police line-up and was identified by the witness as the offender.
Etymology: queue + curious
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COMMENTS:
he'll be queuelling his heels for a while then! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-25: 07:35:00
Queueriouser and queueriouser... - Clayton, 2007-06-25: 09:21:00
I swear that I hadn't read your word before I wrote my sentence. - ErWenn, 2007-06-25: 12:27:00
He was thrown in the queueler by the judge. - petaj, 2007-06-26: 03:05:00
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Alignternize
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: a/line/er/ize
Sentence: The only way Freddy could meet people was to join a random line and talk to people because they were a non-moving captive audience forced to listen to him. He would alignternize himself every time he came across people queueing up for anything.
Etymology: line + align + fraternize
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COMMENTS:
The spelling of my word should be'alignternize' - Stevenson0, 2007-06-25: 19:08:00
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Lystander
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: LIE-stand-er
Sentence: As Max walked the length of the city block, he couldn't help but notice a line at least five-hundred people long; not wanting to miss out on whatever novelties awaited, he became a lystander himself.
Etymology: Both a combination of "line" and "bystander", as well as a meaningless play on "A Midsummer Night's Dream"'s Lysander.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Clayton - 2007-06-25: 09:00:00
Hey James... couple of things. First, my word isn't showing up, but it says it was saved. Second, is this the URL that Verbotomy Text will be located everyday? Or will the address change?
Clayton - 2007-06-25: 09:02:00
Hmm... buggy. Okay, scratch that. My word showed up, but now the other two words that were here are now missing, replaced by two different words. Very strange.
Hi Clayton, Yes I am in the middle of rebugging the system, so things may be a bit "strange" today...
Clayton - 2007-06-25: 09:38:00
Quite all right. I'm just a bit confused as to how to see the other words. Best of luck bugging out. =P
You can see the some of the words at: http://www.verbotomy.com/challenge.php and some others at http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=line. And so it goes...
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James