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DEFINITION: v. To get what you wished for, but not exactly what you wanted. n. A wish come true that's a total let down.
Verboticisms
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Giftmiffed
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: gift-mift
Sentence: The red Ferrari was great, as far as it went. However,the fact that it was 3 inches long and in a little plastic box left Nigel feeling distinctly giftmiffed
Etymology: gift + miffed (unhappy, disappointed)
Wishysquashy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wishēskwäshē
Sentence: Wendel and Joanne are almost a perfect couple. Every time he presents one of his wishywashy ideas she is all too willing to give it a wishysquashy treatment. Should he ask for a back rub, she will give him one that leaves him with such a backache that he wishes he had never asked.
Etymology: wishy-washy (feeble or insipid in quality or character; lacking strength or boldness) + squash (firmly reject)
Dreamsink
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: dreem-sing-k
Sentence: Doug wanted her so bad but it turned out to be a total dreamsink as soon as she opened her mouth.
Etymology: dream + heatsink (a heatsink dissipates heat)
Erislapped
Created by: elstiko
Pronunciation: Air-Iss-L-appe-d
Sentence: After praying for relief form the drought, Mark was erislapped by torrential rains which destroyed his entire village.
Etymology: Slapped by Eris
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COMMENTS:
baloney! - elstiko, 2006-12-13: 23:12:00
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Boomafy
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation:
Sentence: One beer left, but it was flat! Boomafied again!
Etymology: Boom from Boomarang to turn upon oneself, and fy, from gratify to gratify...
Desirefluous
Created by: thedreness
Pronunciation: Dee-zigh-err-flu-us
Sentence: To gaze into her yearning eyes longingly was sufficient. To have her boyfriend come from their table to mine to ask me if I had a problem was desirefluous...
Etymology: Desire + Superfluous
Wishfulfoulment
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: wish full foul ment
Sentence: He stopped tossing his ball from hand to hand for a moment. Slowly swaying his way was a hot princess...oh if he could only just speak to her. He accidentally dropped his ball. She picked it up. “I like this ball, can I keep it?” He stared, unable to speak. She noticed HIM!? She screached, “Stop staring at me! I guess I’ll keep it!” Sometimes wishfulfoulments will happen.
Etymology: A play on "wishfulfillment", "foul".
Incogric
Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts
Pronunciation: "in-cog-rick"
Sentence: isn't it incogrick?
Etymology:
Comments:
ATTENTION ALL PLAYERS: Round One is ending today and we will be declaring the first official Verbotomy winner!
We will start Round Two on Monday with fresh scores -- i.e. everyone starts with zero!
So please cast your final votes for this round's verboticisms today. Good luck!
wordmeister - 2006-11-24: 11:16:00
Good word chris. I have been giftmiffed a few times. Hey, does anyone know what the official title will be for the game winner? They should be able to come up with a good title. How about adding "VbD" to the playername since the winner should be awarded a "Doctorate in Verbotomy".
- 2006-11-24: 11:40:00
The winner (mother?) will be drunk with the power, so how about "Verbloto"?
- 2006-11-24: 11:48:00
Mother drunk?? Never!!! (heavy sarcasm)
- 2006-11-24: 11:50:00
the two styles of drawings seem blended now - very cool
Thanks!
deadpanwalking - 2006-12-05: 11:09:00
My vote's for Mother. Consistently clever. Having said that ... watch your back in round 2!