Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v., To clean up another person's mess, only to have all their garbage dumped right on top of you. n., A person who tries to help other people solve their problems but always ends up in deep doo-doo.
Verboticisms
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Pigstymied
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pig/sty/meed
Sentence: Why is it that every time I try to help I end up pigstymied
Etymology: pigsty + stymied
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COMMENTS:
And hogtied? Where's the Tide? Oh what a funny and fun creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 11:02:00
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Hellperskelter
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hell - per - skell - ter
Sentence: Lenny was beginning to feel all hellperskelter. Instead of experiencing the warm fuzzy feeling that should come with doing good deeds for his friends, he had been thrust into some type of helper hell where everything had gone awry. He gave his friend Bruce an opinion about a relationship issue last week which had led to his breakup with Ilene. Now, Jenny was calling him to inform him that he had killed her prize Yucca plant that he had done his best to care for when she was out of town on business.
Etymology: The word helper (someone who assists another or helps) is combined with Hell to form the first part of this word + skelter (from helter skelter) tumultuous disorder; confusion.
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Great etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:08:00
VERY creative, M. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:02:00
I like it! One vote for you! - logarithm, 2008-12-02: 17:28:00
Brilliant! - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 19:57:00
LMAO! This is a good one! - mzoctober84, 2008-12-03: 12:49:00
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Negatate
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: neh-guh-tayt
Sentence: Jonny became the negatate when Mittens attacked him for trying to clean out his litterbox
Etymology: From negated, meaning to be cancelled out by another action
Garbagentially
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: gar/bage/ant/ally
Sentence: hey u going to take the garbage out. ya in a sec. no, do it now. ok ok (he dumps it all on him)me garbagentially
Etymology: garbage+confadentially
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COMMENTS:
Like your webchattiness style ... your sentence brought a big smile! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:57:00
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Chivalricochet
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /shi-val-RIK-uh-shey/
Sentence: Richard thought he was being helpful when he offered to carry the old lady's shopping bags from the department store to her car, but his good deed chivalricocheted when the store security guard grabbed his arm and claimed he was shoplifting. Glancing around the parking lot, the old woman was nowhere to be found.
Etymology: chivalric - pertaining to a gallant deed; with good intention (from Old French, chevalier "knight") + ricochet - [informal] having an unintended consequence; to backfire (from Old French, give-and-take)
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COMMENTS:
Knightly done! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 11:06:00
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Pinchedhitter
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pinched/hittur
Sentence: When I volunteered to help out a friend with her two year old twins I didn't realize I'd be the pinchedhitter.
Etymology: pinched + hit + pinch-hitter (substitute)
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COMMENTS:
Might not be so bad, if she was the one who pinched you ... and where !!! (big silly grin) Fun and funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:37:00
Chuckled over the 'sock it to her' comment today. Wish I'd thought of it to incorporate it into the sentence. Thanks Jabberwocky! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:48:00
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Assistrophy
Created by: ElCappa
Pronunciation: Assist + trophy
Sentence: "If you keep trying to reconstruct your neighbour's ceiling, you're going too assistrophy!"
Etymology: Assist + Catastrophy/Atrophy
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COMMENTS:
Probably should be a noun though - ElCappa, 2013-02-06: 11:37:00
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Litterpoopdedoer
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: lit-her-poop-dee-do-er
Sentence: Larry Linderdidit was such a litterpoopdedoer for his friend Jeaneretta. He was in deep with her...
Etymology: Litter; Poop; Play on the word "doer";
Spexcressist
Created by: novaspectyr
Pronunciation: spex/cruh/sist
Sentence: Always willing to help, John spexcressisted his friend Jane with her cat's messy litter box. His reputation as a catsanova ruined and his clothing stained, he was forced to move out in order to escape the resulting feline persecution.
Etymology: speckle + excrement + assist
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COMMENTS:
Good tongue twister! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 11:05:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleman. Thank you purpleman. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-07: 21:21:00
Had fun with your definition today, purpleman! A rose for your good cartoon, James! (an aside for pupleman and Stevenson about a past verbot: You both noted that beefcant got votes but no comments. It was because most of the compliments I thought turned my face red! If you care to go back and take a look, I'm tickled pink to tell you I finally came up with one I could post!)
Smells like a rose or maybe a strawberry. Thanks Silveryaspen! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-12-02: 13:05:00
Great word. Great etymology.
silveryaspen - 2008-12-02: 13:08:00
in the wrong box again! I'm flummboxed!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleman. Thank you purpleman. ~ James
scrabbelicious - 2010-05-01: 13:17:00
What can I say, fools seldom differ. ;-)