Verboticism: Frozentagalong
DEFINITION: n. A self-deprecating computer virus which is constantly changing its identity due to problems with its logic and/or self-confidence. v. To randomly change your tune, just so you can bug other people.
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Morphection
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: môrfekshən
Sentence: Allen’s life became a nightmare when his computer was beset by a morphection. This nasty little gremlin would alter its function every day. On Monday the chime that announced new e-mail was replaced by the theme from Green Acres. On Tuesday anything he tried to put in the trash was rejected by Oscar the Grouch. Wednesday brought with it a multitude of NSFW images to his desktop background. Thursday’s treat was a pop-up advertising Viagra that wouldn’t be deleted because it floated around the screen just ahead of the cursor. Friday was the scariest of all. When he opened his backpack to retrieve his laptop, Allen’s ThinkPad had replaced itself with a Commodore C64. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Etymology: morph (to change from one form to another) + infection (the presence of a virus in, or its introduction into, a computer system)
Eebola
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eeeeeeee boh lah. wouldnt let me put in a hyphen as in e-bola, so added an extra e instead
Sentence: The new strain of eebola is so deadly that it can reduce a laptop to fajita status in less than five minutes
Etymology: ebola as in eeek e as in electronic.
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COMMENTS:
is the extra e supposed to make it look like a different virus? - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-01: 14:39:00
excellent word for a lethal computer terminal virus - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:23:00
Good word....taco very much - Mustang, 2009-04-02: 00:53:00
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Fickon
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: FICK ON
Sentence: I heard a group of guys in the computer lab talking about making viruses. They were arguing over what they would call it, and they all had these clever names lined up one after another. I think these intellectual bullies should grow up and quit trying to complicate other people’s lives. So I stood up and told them that they should call their disasterpiece FICKON…named after the fickle, con artists that started it. To my chagrin I found out later that they liked the name because viruses changed often and they felt like they were pulling off a con.
Etymology: FICKLE: changing often and suddenly CONFICKER VIRUS: CON : a trick; an act of cheating
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COMMENTS:
Oh my! And if you don't like it you can just Fickoff???? - readerwriter, 2009-04-01: 10:11:00
Oh my is right! - kateinkorea, 2009-04-01: 10:47:00
Love the word and story, kate, and it isn't even a ficktional one! - Nosila, 2009-04-01: 22:25:00
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Mubugtate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mew-bug-tait
Sentence: People who mubugtate at parties always end up alone and locked in the bathroom either vomiting or counting the bathroom tiles. Computers who mubugtate at parties always end up being crashed through the window or locked in the bathroom vomiting.
Etymology: mutate + bug (as in virus, and to annoy)
Bacillusvacillus
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ba-sil-us-va-sil-us
Sentence: The whole world was braced in anticipation of the dreaded basillusvacillus infection that was burrowing itself in random computers looking for their eharmony and twitter passwords and other sensitive information.
Etymology: Bacillus (virus) Vacillate (change, vary) Us (us)
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COMMENTS:
always enjoy a rhyme - makes it easier to remember and brings smiles much of the time - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:20:00
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Metamorphasses
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: metəmôrfasəz
Sentence: When Judy went to college there was a group she referred to as the metamorphasses. This consisted of a bunch who was willing to jump into any new cause or trend. They would be environmentalists one day, guns-rights activists another. They could stage a food fight this week and collect goods for the food bank the next. Whatever rally or social gathering that was going on, they were there especially if it meant missing classes or if there was food to be had.
Etymology: metamorphosis (a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one) + asses (stupid, irritating, or contemptible people)
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COMMENTS:
Did my verbotomy inspire you to create this one? Imitation is the highest form of flattery. You flatter a lot of people quite often. - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 11:11:00
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Undefinamorphic
Created by: michelleohmy
Pronunciation: un-dee-fine-uh-morph-ic
Sentence: In order to be elected, politicians should take an undefinamorphic stance on important issues in order to pander to different voter groups and to make it impossible for the general public to determine what their actual campaign platform is even.
Etymology: Tarskis undefinability theorem- the concept of truth in that arithmetic is not definable using the expressive means that that arithmetic affords; implies a major limitation on the scope of self-representation + Polymorphic Virus: viruses that encrypt or encode themselves in a different way (using different algorithms and encryption keys) every time they infect a system.
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Vermista
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: verh-mihs-ta
Sentence: After it was exposed that Vermista was not the latest version of the world's largest computer operating system, its creators restructured and began growing the herb, Wormwood, and producing a remedy for intestinal worms they called Vermouthsta. When that failed they decided to produce a red dye and began breeding and then drying the bodies of the wood louse. They called it Vermilionista. After that failure, they thought about opening an Italian restaurant specializing in what they would call Vermicellista. But, alas, in the end they would not repent and on the Judgement Day they were sent to the place where "their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched."
Etymology: From VERMIS, the Latin for worm.
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COMMENTS:
I'm just mad about saffron.... - metrohumanx, 2009-04-01: 14:52:00
hahaha...this was great!! - mweinmann, 2009-04-01: 17:02:00
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Metamorviruse
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: met ah more veer ruse
Sentence: Of course, today being April 1, it is the day for the conficker virus to mutate and do its thing. No matter what we discover today, it will go down in history. Will it do so as one of the greatest April Fool's Day Johoax (jokes/ hoax) of this new century? Or for being the worst computer terminal illness ever caused by a metamorviruse?
Etymology: METAMORPHOSIS - to undergo marked or complete change. VIRUS - a corrupting, damaging computer program. RUSE - a clever plot or dirty trick that will deceive and take advange of others.
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COMMENTS:
Song of the day: Glow Worm !!! Glow little glow worm, glimmer, glimmer! Glow little glow worm shimmer, shimmer! Glow little glow worm, go go go ... and shall we have a beserking computer soon? My apologies for changing the last two lines! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 01:01:00
great word Silvery - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-01: 14:37:00
the ruse is the thing....good word! - mweinmann, 2009-04-01: 17:02:00
Excellent! - splendiction, 2009-04-01: 21:44:00
Great word, silvery...it's a metaforgone conclusion that some tomfoolery happened today! - Nosila, 2009-04-01: 22:22:00
Great word....best of the day. - Mustang, 2009-04-02: 00:52:00
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Hackmasker
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hak + mask + ur
Sentence: When I brought up today's word in Verbotomy, I encountered a virulous hackmasker. I saw that I had to enter my credit card number to continue playing my beloved Verbotomy and if I did not, my hard drive would be immediately erased. What was this world coming to? But after performing scans for malware and trying to find the process that was driving this pesky "pop-up", I finally realized that it was just a mask for a real hack....
Etymology: Hack (fix a computer program piecemeal until it works) Hacker (In common usage, hacker is generic term for a computer criminal, often with a specific specialty in computer intrusion), Masker (One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise) Also play on "taskmaster" (one who keeps others on task to complete a mission or project)except in this case, it is a masked hacker....without a pal named Tonto.
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-01: 14:38:00
Sentence, etymology, word - all three are outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:40:00
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