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DEFINITION: n. The sacrifice a mother makes when she gives everything to her children, including life itself, and then simply lets them go. v. To give someone everything and then watch them walk away.
Verboticisms
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Pansacrifigo
Created by: duchessella
Pronunciation: pan-SA-cri-fi-go
Sentence: Lily Potter, mother of Harry Potter, is the prodigo of pansacrifigo. (prodigo of pansacrifigo... it sounds NICE!)
Etymology: Pan (all) + sacrifice + go And it sounds very Spanish!
Mombotomy
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: mom-bot-oh-mee
Sentence: It took 4 years of college and not returning countless phone calls from her mom but Jill was finally able to perform a successful mombotomy.
Etymology: Mom, lobotomy
Stuckrifice
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: - this has been censored and noboody has been insulted ... the original was a simple freefice aka funkrifice... whatever... i love verbootoomy ;! phaque + a short form of "rice fiction" aka "rifi" + ce like in ice.
Sentence: Stupid by DEFINITION. Giving life is a gift. Kids just go, even if you don't let them - so it's not something the mother does.
Etymology: Stuckrifice = Stuck + Sacrifice. - censored - the irieginal funkrifice - If you start funkrificing for real, the only thing you sacrifice is your irresponsibility. Peace.
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COMMENTS:
I agree that the definition is stupid and I hope nobody tries to censor this. Gets a vote for the *#!% of it! - Bulletchewer, 2007-05-11: 11:55:00
Hey jonobo and Bulletchewer -- Seems like you guys have some issues! So I put your definition and comments into the washing machine to clean it up a little. You can complain about the definition if you want, but please don't insult people. Thanks. ~ James - Verbotomy, 2007-05-11: 13:39:00
No Problem with keeping verbottomy clean ;) Those thoughtcrimes just come out of my brain - i don't know why i do that all times. Whatever - i'm happy. Butt the Definition still schmucks - actually - the definition was more spinsulting than reeeeeee-wind-sponse-bob-hemp-pants-grand-pa''nts-party-show. peace, over and spinside out. - jonobo, 2007-05-11: 22:30:00
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Matridoricide
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: latin words for mother, gift and murder
Parentharsis
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: parr-EN-far-siss
Sentence: After her son Jack left home to start at university, Mary felt a great sense of parentharsis.
Etymology: parent + catharsis (release from strong emotions)
Materiavitae
Created by: mishmish
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Well, it's all Latin. It means "material of life", and it also starts with the sounds of the Latin word for mother (Mater).
Matrelease
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: mat-ree-lease
Sentence: After so many years of sacrifice for her babies, it was finally matrelease time - time to set them free.
Etymology: Mat (from maternal) + release
Mudderlode
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mudd/ur/lode
Sentence: Breastfeeding five children over a span of eighteen years demonstates a mudderlode of motherly love.
Etymology: mother lode + udder
Sumblinativity
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: sub-li-nay-ti-vi-ty
Sentence: Frank's ship slowly made it's way into orbit. Her sublinativity was now complete.
Etymology: sublimate + nativity
Nataliberation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: nay taal ib err ay shun
Sentence: In a final act of nataliberation she presented him with his petrified umbilicus as he walked toward the departure gate.
Etymology: natal liberation
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COMMENTS:
Euwch! That's yukky. But great word. - pinwheel, 2007-05-11: 05:27:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's novel Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, which is a story about a guy who's mother is literally a washing machine. It's a great read! And since this weekend is Mother's Day, it seems like the perfect fit! I was also thinking about "After the Siege" in Overclocked, where a mother pushes herself beyond exhaustion trying to save her child - the sacrifice. And purpleartichokes inadvertently suggested the mother idea with her comments on the younger degeneration. Thank you Cory and purpleartichokes! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-05-11: 09:39:00
I noticed that many verbotomists focussed on the "letting go" part of the definition as the key, while others treated it as just one small part of the maternal sacrifice. I'm sure it says something about our personalities, but I'm not sure what.
We have posted The Petaj Splinterview on the Verbotomy Blog. ~ James
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-11: 16:55:00
I "have issues" because I advocate free speech as opposed to miserable hypocrisy of censorship? HUSH
Hey Bulletchewer, I replaced four letters in your message with non-alphanumeric symbols. Did that make you unhappy? ~ James
Hey ErWenn, I agree with you. The words and language we choose to use do indeed reflect our personalities. And with a definition like today's, there are many different viewpoints, so it gets complicated... I guess that's why they have Freudian psychiatrists. ~ James
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-11: 19:18:00
It made me THE most $@*#ing miserable crybaby in the whole world! Just kidding.
Me too. But that's okay, it's a game ~ James
Anyways, in many parts of the world, this Sunday is Mother's Day, so I would like to remind all our verbotomists to take appropriate action (e.g. buy flowers). And to all our verbotomists who happen to be mothers, I would like to say thank you. Thank you for your wonderful creativity. ~ James
*gasp* I am so honored. Petaj used my word TWICE!!! in his splinterview. Now, I can die peacefully.
Clayton - 2007-05-12: 17:21:00
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that the highest scoring words often do not reflect the part of speech suggested by the definition? Occasionally, this can be somewhat difficult to determine from a given description, but "the sacrifice a mother makes" clearly indicates that this word is meant to be a noun. Just nitpicking.
Hey Clayton, I have made a blog posting about this question. See: Parts of Speech and Verbotomy. It will be very interesting to hear what ErWenn has to say about this issue, since he also asked similar questions. ~ James
Clearly I should have mentioned that ohwtepph can also be relied on for coming up with not only amusing words, but very useful additions to everyday language.
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James