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DEFINITION: n. A chronic slow talker, who plods relentlessly, even when everyone else has figured out what they are trying to say. v. To talk in a painfully slow manner.

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Draggingdrawl

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Drag-ing-drawl

Sentence: Southern Slowpoke Sam was such a draggingdrawl speaker...you would want to pull his words out with your hands!

Etymology: Dragging; failure to act with the necessary promptness or vigor. Drawl; to utter in a slow lengthened tone.

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COMMENTS:

Love it, but had already spent my votes! Cheers. - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 00:35:00

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Nadayadayada

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: nah-da-yah-da-yah-da

Sentence: we all wanted him to summarise the story but he was a well known nadayadadyada so we had to hear the whole damn thing

Etymology: nada [none], yada yada [used to summarise stories]

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COMMENTS:

a bit long - but he idea is brilliant and the sound of the word is nice. here's my vote. - w5lf9s, 2007-03-02: 11:43:00

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Monotonacity

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: mon-O-tone-as-city

Sentence: Jill spoke to David with monotonacity, determined to make her point, droning on and on till David finally fell asleep.

Etymology: monotone/tenacity,persistant determination

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COMMENTS:

This is the defining characteristic of Ben Stein's character in Ferris Beuller's Day Off. - ErWenn, 2007-03-03: 08:25:00

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Blungle

Created by: JoePeacock

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The lazy oaf blungled on about how it had become increasingly difficult to catch sheep for his supper.

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Cumbercone

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: cum.ber.cone

Sentence: Hubert is such a flucking cumbercone! By the time he has told everyone at the office about ... about ... about ... his weekend it's Monday night.

Etymology: cumbersome + cone (as in the shape of a loudspeaker or other orifices put to a similar use)

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Borator

Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: bore-ate-er

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Etymology: bore+orator

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COMMENTS:

Good word!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 17:56:00

petaj Yes, A boring speaker at a function for the make-glorious benefit of Kazakhstan! - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:06:00

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Procrastanarrator

Created by: sunny

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The procrastanarrator sucked all the oxygen from the room.

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Onandonmoron

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: on-and-ON-mor-on

Sentence: Phil's friends considered him to be a chronic onandonmoron and had begun to avoid being around him because of his incessant droning on so many incredibly mundane topics

Etymology: Blend of the words 'on', 'and', and 'moron'.

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Dialaudler

Created by: sonic101

Pronunciation: di-a-laud-ler

Sentence: Rebecca just goes on and on, always being a dialaudler

Etymology: dialog+daudle=dialaudler

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Jabbler

Created by: toralora

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Paul is a typical jabbler. He told a short and unimportant story in 2 hours.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-02: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James

BMott - 2007-03-09: 00:10:00
Loved this one!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-22: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-22: 07:12:00
Hey Verbotomists, Jasper Fforde is sending us signed copy of The Eyre Affair for the top writer this week. I guess Fforde did not want to see his heroine, Thursday Next, trapped in verbalaze of boratoric snailocution. ~ James