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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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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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Messcatology
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: Mess Cat ology
Sentence: Leonard was a man of deeply held convictions. Through obsessively cleaning and ordering everything he sought to rid the world of chaos, and thus change and progress. Once everything was thusly (de)filed, his dreams would be realised: the end of civilisation as we know it! Tuesday presented Leonard with an opportunity. Penny, a kind hearted and gentile soul from across the hall had invited him for dinner. While the disorganised Penny unpacked her groceries, Leonard attempted to move one step closer to his goal by relieving Penny of Sheldon's litter box detritus. Sheldon however had agendas of his own, namely the detritus that had collected in Leonard's head. Feline hissery and chaos ensued, and instead of hitting the fan, the contents of Sheldon's litter box, along with Leonard, hit the floor. Later as Leonard wandered home he pondered the evenings events. The mission had been thwarted, but his will remained iron clad. He would reaffirm his faith and end his evening with another reading from the book of Messcatology.
Etymology: Eschatology - pertaining to bringing about the end of days, Biblical style. Mess - a disorderly state of affairs. Cat - the reference to the genus Felis Catus is (almost) entirely coincidental
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COMMENTS:
But the reference to "The Big Bang Theory" was deliberate... - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 03:46:00
a revelation - petaj, 2008-12-02: 04:15:00
Terrific word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-02: 04:57:00
Meowvuhliss - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:36:00
GREAT sentence. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:05:00
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Litterati
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lit ter a tee
Sentence: After Joe had finished reading "Cat on the Hot Tin Roof", he had to go clean out Tiger's stinkbox. After tripping over his pet and showering himself with its debris, Joe became a true litterati.
Etymology: Litter (trash;material used for animal indoor toilets) & Literati (the literary intelligentsia;people who write, are well written or who publish or critique books)
Poodunk
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: poōdəngk (just like it looks)
Sentence: Ralph is a nice guy. He loves to help other people out. The trouble is that all too often he ends up taking a poodunk in the cesspool of life.
Etymology: poo (excrement)+ dunk (immerse or dip in liquid)
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COMMENTS:
I hope Ralph knows the backstroke. - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-02: 05:15:00
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Lamentidy
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Lay-mint-tie-dee
Sentence: Paul was just trying to help out, but fell victim to lamentidy as the cat knocked over the litterbox.
Etymology: A combination of "lament" and "tidy".
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COMMENTS:
Nice combination! More! More! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:03:00
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Gallantrashed
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gal-uhn-trasht
Sentence: Maybe it's karma, maybe just bad luck but whenever Ben tries to make amends for someone else's mess he gets gallantrashed.
Etymology: gallanrtry (dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior) + trashed (to destroy, damage, or vandalize)
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
Counselquence
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Cown-sel-quen-se
Sentence: When Nicola heard the knock on her door late one night she knew it would be her best friend Dana with news of the latest tragic event in her life. This time she found her in floods of tears, when she asked her what was wrong she told her that she had been seeing a married man and didn't know what to do. Being a good friend Nicola sat and listened to her for the next five hours, eventually she advised her to give the man an ultimatum, the wife or her. Dana thanked her and left. What she hadn't realised however was that the man in question was her own husband, but she soon found out when the counselquence ended in him packing his bags and moving in with Dana a week later.
Etymology: Counsel(give advice to someone to help resolve a personal problem) + Consequence(result or effect)
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COMMENTS:
I think those are my neighbors - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:33:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:29:00
Great story, TJayzz...the basis of all Country & Western songs! - Nosila, 2008-12-02: 22:18:00
A modern parable, indeed. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:44:00
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Maltruist
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: maowl-troo-ist
Sentence: Alan had never been all that interested in the news. He couldn't tell you what area of the country was buried under a blizzard, or who Larry Craig was. It was much more relaxing to listen to music or play Xbox when he got home from his 9 to 5, instead of having to read about the latest genocide. So when the hand ran along the underside of the stall separator at the rest area just before St. Louis on I-70, he reached for the extra roll to hand to the stranger in need. Accusations, handcuffs, and a court date later, Alan the maltruist would be forced to learn how men cruise for men in prison as well, when he helped that clumsy guy in the shower with the bar of soap he had dropped.
Etymology: mal - prefix meaning bad, altruist - someone devoted to the welfare of others
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COMMENTS:
Punningly, stunningly clever story. Excellent verboticism, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 09:44:00
Fantastic word! I suspect that this + spillanthropist means nobody else is getting any votes today - ErWenn, 2008-02-07: 10:17:00
very dark humour - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 13:11:00
Seems like he's 'cruising with his lights on' Luv the tale; good word, too! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-07: 18:07:00
My husband has almost done this very thing and I will introduce this word to remind to be vigilant. - picabomama, 2008-02-07: 18:17:00
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Disgustedoody
Created by: drizzydrake
Pronunciation: dis cust ted dude e
Sentence: i tried helping but i got bad luck and got disgustedooodied on.
Etymology: dis (bad) gusted (luck) doody(poopfall)
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. ;-)