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DEFINITION: v. To demonstrate your superior knowledge and intellect by using complex, confusing and mind-numbingly stupid jargon. n. A person who uses big words to inflate their unusually small ideas.
Verboticisms
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Snobblahblahing
Created by: Aardvark
Pronunciation: Snaw BLAH BLAH ing
Sentence: Bill was always trying to impress the boss. In almost every meeting he was snobblahblahing his way through his presentation.
Etymology: Snob = believing oneself to be superior, Blah = useless talk (repeated).
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COMMENTS:
Nifty! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 21:40:00
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Pompbastic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pomp/bas/tic
Sentence: Petty, pushy, pathetic Paul, the executive assistant of the boss, takes an annoyingly pompbastic approach to simple office memos, aggrandizing them with complicated, enigmatic, esoteric and over-bearing verboseness that royally pisses every body off.
Etymology: POMPBASTIC - from POMPOUS (excessive self-esteem; pretentious) + BOMBASTIC (high-sounding; high-flown; inflated)
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COMMENTS:
Right ON, Big "O"! I can see this definition is going to evoke a lot of verbotomistic primal screams. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-31: 00:57:00
A good verbotomy. - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-01: 00:21:00
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Vocabfuscate
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /vəˈkæbfəˌskeit/
Sentence: I'm dreading reading all the sentences on Verbotomy today because I know they will all be vocabfuscated beyond belief.
Etymology: from vocab(ulary) + (ob)fuscate
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COMMENTS:
Naughty sentence! Even if it is true! (wink) (big grin) Vocabfuscate sounds like something you catch and want to cure! Your sentence implies it is contagious! Really fun sentence and an exceptional word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:17:00
Great word - describes the definition nicely. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-06: 18:28:00
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Blowphisticrat
Created by: twocent
Pronunciation: blow-fist-e&-krat
Sentence: Whenever he spoke with authority he came across with all the polish of a D.M.V. blowphisticrat.
Etymology: n. Compound of sophisticated: overly complicated, blow-hard: braggart and bureaucrat: a rigid official lacking intelligent judgment v. blowphisticate
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COMMENTS:
Very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-01: 00:04:00
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Malaproporter
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mal a prop por ter
Sentence: When Christine was in charge of giving instructions, she was a malaproporter. Her big, convaluting words and writing, often left the office staff with confusing instructions. When she ran for the office of Safety and Evacuation Officer, she was voted out, due to her unclear and head-spinning guidance!
Etymology: Malapropism (A malapropism is the production of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance & Purporter (the intended meaning of a communication have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming)
Inflatulate
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: in/flach/u/late
Sentence: Joe dithered outside the bathroom door. The access instructions distributed at the 3 hour "securitized lavatory entrance system" meeting had seemed very clear at the time: choose #1 or choose #2. But, Joe now wondered, what about an employee requiring #1 AND #2? Had there been a third option? Why, oh why, had he not paid more attention to the inflatulated memo??? Joe shuffled off to find an HR rep who could help him with this rather pressing problem.
Etymology: inflate + flatulate
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COMMENTS:
spot on, Jam. - stache, 2008-03-06: 08:53:00
Nice blend. Could be used to describe what's done in the bathroom too! - Tigger, 2008-03-06: 10:11:00
Certainly has a special fl-air !!! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:06:00
Great word! Makes lots of 'scents'. - Mustang, 2008-03-06: 17:35:00
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Idiochat
Created by: hiladizzle
Pronunciation: id-ee-uh-chat
Sentence: She likes to make herself sound smart by using idiochat.
Etymology: Idiot (an utterly foolish or senseless person) + Chat (to talk or converse)
Bossify
Created by: Eanrael
Pronunciation: Boss i fie
Sentence: HR knew that the new commission plan would cut the worker's income by at least 1/3 if not 1/2; they would have to *bossify* the presentation. Note: With the connotation that a "boss" would be happy with either result a) people ignore the plan because the wording is too complicated or b)they believe the plan to be benificial.
Etymology: Boss - n. - slang - Good, Excellent, Cool Boss - n. - a person who is in charge of an employee or organization — ORIGIN Dutch baas ‘master’.
Uberloquitor
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /ü-bər-lo-kwi-tor/
Sentence: I can’t even tell you what George and I drank over the weekend. Nor how much of it we drank. Neither remembers. All I can say is that Master George – and there’s no other way I can call him from now on – is a bloody genius! Despite a massive hangover and absolute lack of preparation, he managed to UBERLOQUITATE the entire board meeting into extending our contract for two (count’em – t-w-o) more years! I mean I was sitting there with my head feeling like a cracked egg shell, while Master George managed to pull a presentation full of “gestalt,” “zeitgeist,” “sine qua non,” “parallax,” and at least a dozen words all of which had at least one vowel with an umlaut. I love that guy!
Etymology: uberloquitor (n.), uberloquacious (adj.), uberloquitate (v.) ----- UBER- (fr. Germ.): over, beyond. [Recently replaced other such superlative prefixes as “super-“ and “ultra-“ (see: “ubergeek,” “uberhack,” “ubercool”)] LOQUI – (fr. Latin) to speak.
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COMMENTS:
Ausgezeichnet story... - Nosila, 2010-05-18: 00:41:00
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Verbiagedimwiting
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Vir-be-ag-dim-wit-ing
Sentence: Nancy Noesnutting was always posting notes all over the office using her verbiagedimwiting skills.
Etymology: Verbiage - speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions. Dimwit - A stupid person
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-06: 21:11:00
Love the 'toon today James. I think my boss is considering installing one on our bathroom doors, complete with an age-appropriate timer, which leaves me wondering when I'm gonna get a chance to pluck my eyebrows.
Thanks Purple, Is there a personal purpose code for plucking your eyebrows? ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James