Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
You have two votes. Click on the words to read the details, then vote your favorite.
Newaveshave
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nu wayv shayv
Sentence: Part of Stephanie's's remorphosis was to start barbering the added facial hair that came with her testosterone treatments. It was called a newaveshave and soon, she became Stephen and could shave daily to his/her heart's content.
Etymology: New Waqve (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field) & Shave (the act of removing hair with a razor)
Phairomonize
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fair - oh - mone - iz
Sentence: John was careful to phairomonize his facial hair so that he gave off the right "vibes".
Etymology: pheromone (a chemical substance that convey information to and produce specific responses in certain animals, Chemicals that act as sexual attractants) hair, harmonize
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Phair enough! - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 23:34:00
----------------------------
Identigroom
Created by: Filthy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Always careful about the way he presented himself, Mike took great care with his identigrooming; his facial hair had the complex task of communicating that he was, well, a complicated communicator who mows the tall grass, and might just vote independent.
Etymology: identigroom=identity+groom.
Democrazorise
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Dem-o-kray-zor-ize
Sentence: Paul was very much in favour of democracy, so when he decided to stand for government he thought it would be a great idea to democrazorise his facial hair by shaving and dyeing it in his polital party's colours to advertise what he stood for, in the hope of gaining a lot more votes.
Etymology: Democracy (a form of government where the people have a voice to excercise power) ORIGIN Greek demokratia, from 'the people' + Kratia 'power' 'rule' + Razor (cut with a razor) Old French raser 'shave closely' = Democrazorise
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
ineresting blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:47:00
Wow! That's ONE serious construction. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:16:00
If he's elected, hope there's no Bic-kering. Unique word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:48:00
----------------------------
Libertrim
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lib/er/trim
Sentence: When entering the customs line at the airport, we always seek out the official with the most obvious libertrim who would be open to discussions about us helping him to help us.
Etymology: LIBERTRIM - noun - from LIBERTINE (a person who is free of moral restraint; dissolute; licentious) + TRIM (to put into a neat, or orderly condition by clipping, paring, or cutting)
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:48:00
But he still makes us take our shoes off....know wat i mean?
nudge nudge - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:20:00
Short & neat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:42:00
----------------------------
Moustrash
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: MUS-trash
Sentence: Lenny has a very low self esteem and for reasons only he might explain he carefully cultivates a moustrash, a long, and seemingly unkempt growth on his upper lip with the intent to make the statement that he is 'low rent'.
Etymology: Blend of 'moustache' and 'trash'.
Mugtopiary
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: mug/toe/pee/ar/ee
Sentence: Brian's fanatical mugtopiary had left him with only two milimetres of eyebrow left but he was hopeful of trying again in a few weeks.
Etymology: mug (slang for face) + topiary (Hedge trimming!)
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
What a funny word!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-02: 04:42:00
you certainly ARE the verbotomist. - ohwtepph, 2007-05-02: 05:51:00
----------------------------
Hairshow
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: hay-r-sh-oh
Sentence: She returned from Canada with a Maple leaf hairshow.
Etymology: hair- keratin follicles, prtotruding from skin/ Show - display airshow - display of aeroplanes
Haireotype
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: hāərēətīp
Sentence: Billy has adopted the haireotype of the local motorcycle group. At least 80% of the group*s mambers have taken on the shaved head, goatee look. She had to work extra hard to grow the chin fur.
Etymology: hair (any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans) + stereotype (a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James
Another Verbotomy Splinterview: Jedijawa's Right-Brain Read about it in the Verbotomy Blog.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 10:58:00
That picture is so disturbing on so many levels.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 11:01:00
Um, oy, that must have come off so transphobic. :\
About the picture... I have received a suggestion that this young lady's allegiances are less than clear, so I have prepared an alternative portrait. Please see: Being Clear About our Allegiances. Thanks ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-02: 12:59:00
Yikes!! the options are even more disturbing - pretty soon she'll look like Chewbacca
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-02: 13:26:00
OMG! It's an American Hairwolf in Toondon! (Or perhaps she has a hairmone problem.)
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 16:30:00
Chewytobacca? I wonder what JediJawa thinks of that?
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-02: 16:45:00
Always love stirring up debate, but credit's due the artist. For some strange reason forgotten in a dream, I only ever thought of this definition applying to the male of the species...
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 17:26:00
It appears as if this wampeter definitely needs a waxing!
lumina - 2008-07-17: 00:23:00
OMG! I WON! MY FIRST! EXCITING! Do I get a trophy? ha...what fun. Thanks guys!