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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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Schlockodile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SHLOK-uh-dahyl
Sentence: Ted‘s scatchat led him to dust-ups and his dregochets bounced back to land him into domestic doo-doo. An omnidebriotic schlockodile, he almost always recalcitrashed the efforts of those who tried to helped him.
Etymology: Shlock (Yiddish from German) Trash, dregs, scum, dross, slag, fetid, filthy,squalid; disagreeable person 2. Yiddish shlak apoplectic stroke, evil, nuisance, wretch (cf. MHG slac(g) blow; & Crocodile: a person who makes a hypocritical show of sorrow.
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COMMENTS:
I want to say I'm at a loss for words but ... - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 05:24:00
trust an ozzie to put a crocodile in his etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:32:00
So many word creations, you almost invent a new language! Are going to name it verbotomy ... in honor of this website? Amazing sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:02:00
You should name it Verbobomy! - Nosila, 2008-12-02: 22:16:00
Packed with pungent piles of perfection! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 01:33:00
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Backolaid
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: bak-o-lay-d
Sentence: She had cold feet in bed. Her icy backkside, and frigid front made him recoil tighter than a frozen spring. He decided to help her. His warming backhand assist, backfired. She booted him out of bed. Ouch! Another backolaid!
Etymology: He hoped for an accolade for his aid! Ack! Alass! It backfired and became a ... backolaid!
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COMMENTS:
maybe next time he could try 'socking' it to her - nothing worse than cold feet - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 12:30:00
Great sentence and etymology. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-07: 22:05:00
i like it - purpleman, 2008-02-08: 08:01:00
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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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Helperskelper
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Hell-pers-Kell-per
Sentence: HelperSkellper, and we all fall down!
Etymology: Botch job of 1. Helper 2. Skupper and generally inspired by Helter Skelter...which is a catchy combination in a pop song a bit like..la la la
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2010-04-27: 11:01:00
Wow this sounds familiar to me! - splendiction, 2010-04-27: 19:54:00
Know why it sounds familiar: check out the fifth word I made (helperskelpering)! - splendiction, 2010-04-27: 19:59:00
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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)
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";
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
Excremunicate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ex kree myoonee kayt
Sentence: Morty knew it was going to be one of those days, when Myra would excremunicate him for trying to clean her cat Mungo's litter box. Mungo went turdally mental and attacked Morty as he carried the pan full of ripe cat poopsadaisies and tripped over a stool on the way outside. Morty could not win for losing. Myra was more concerned for the crap strewn all over her dungalow than for the fact that Morty lay in a dung heap on the kitchen floor. How could he save feces over this debacle? He felt like he had just bought a bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune game of life!
Etymology: Excrement (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body) & Excommunicate (exclude from a community)
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COMMENTS:
LOL very punny - petaj, 2008-12-02: 04:21:00
(cl)assy - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 04:28:00
Sounds pretty crappy to me. - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:34:00
Great sentence - even greater last two lines! I'll never see P Sajak or that tv show without the 'bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune' - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:19:00
VERY economical construction, Nozee. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:32:00
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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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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)
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. ;-)