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DEFINITION: n. A harmless untruth, intended to comfort simple souls. v. To use a little bit a fiction to smooth over the perplexities and complexities of life.
Mindgrout
Top verboticism of the day created by metrohumanx
Pronunciation: MIND-Grrr-OUT!
Sentence: Life is depressing- there can be no doubt . But a blow from a mallet won’t sort it all out. Truth can be awkward, And bullshit can calm… So break out the MINDGROUT It’s a pretty cheap balm!
Etymology: MIND:recollection, memory,the element or complex of elements in an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons; Middle English, from Old English gemynd; akin to Old High German gimunt memory, Latin ment-, mens mind, monēre to remind, warn, Greek menos spirit, mnasthai, mimnēskesthai to remember....... GROUT: thin mortar used for filling spaces (as the joints in masonry), any of various other materials used for a similar purpose; Middle English, coarse meal, from Old English grūt; akin to Old English grēot grit 1638
Created by: metrohumanx.
Comments:
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html - metrohumanx, 2009-11-02: 01:49:00
Welcome back, metropoet! - Nosila, 2009-11-02: 09:30:00
Thanks, Wordforge! - metrohumanx, 2009-11-03: 02:16:00
More Top Verboticisms:
(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Pacifib: /pass-i-fib/ Mommy quickly crafted a pacifib when Nora noticed that Goldie was not in her bowl one day after school. She put the little princess on her lap, gave her a hug, and told her a wonderful tale about how Goldie was invited to go with her fish friends to the Wild Water Kingdom instead of admitting that it went belly up and was flushed down the toilet. Nora, an especially precocious five year old wasn't buying it. She became inconsolable and made Mommy take her to the pet store immediately for a new fish. Etymology: pacify: to calm, mollify or make peaceful + fib: insignificant or childish lie Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments:
Cute word! - artr, 2009-11-02: 11:27:00
great word! - mweinmann, 2009-11-03: 07:51:00
Enfabler: /en fay belur/ Most parents are enfablers to ease their little ones through life's stages. Case in point is when the kiddies start losing their baby teeth. If the tooth in question is put under the child's pillow, their parents tell them that the Tooth Fairy will take it away while they sleep and leave them money. Truth is, they should tell the kids to put away that money for when their adult teeth start falling out and they need to pay a dentist huge sums to replace them... Etymology: Enabler (one who can render capable or able for some task; makes it easier) & Fable (a deliberately false or improbable account; a short moral story; often using imaginary or supernatural events) Created by: Nosila.
Comments:
You mean there IS no tooth fairy? I'm shattered! - metrohumanx, 2009-11-02: 01:48:00
Relax, though...there is a Santa Claus and an Easter Bunny! - Nosila, 2009-11-02: 09:29:00
So trutooth. - splendiction, 2009-11-02: 23:13:00
splendid - mweinmann, 2009-11-03: 07:52:00
Pliecebo: /ply-see-boh/ He was happy to soothe her with a simple pliecebo Etymology: lie, placebo Created by: rikboyee.
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Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-04-16: 08:00:00
Best verbotoon ever. So it goes, buddy, so it goes.
ErWenn - 2007-04-16: 08:20:00
Just noticed what was written on the typewriter. Ha!
Verbotomy - 2007-04-16: 15:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Verbotomy - 2007-04-16: 15:12:00
RE: "Best Verbotoon Ever" Thanks ErWenn! However I must say it was all inspired by KV himself. So it goes... ~ James
Verbotomy - 2007-04-17: 16:11:00
See the top 4 words of the day at Yeah, I'm in heaven now ~ James
Verbotomy - 2008-06-23: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
wurdless - 2008-07-12: 15:23:00
Vonnegut is cool!
reverb - 2008-07-12: 15:31:00
cat's cradle rocks
Verbotomy - 2009-11-02: 00:00:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James
metrohumanx - 2009-11-02: 01:42:00
Live it or live WITH it!