Verboticism: Conflusterrent
DEFINITION: n. A person who gets completely disoriented whenever they try to do more that one thing at a time. v. To make a big mess because you are trying to do too many things at once.
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Multitaxed
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mul-ti-tasked
Sentence: Richard was so inept at multitasking that he was obviously multitaxed.
Etymology: multitask: the ability do several things at once -- the word is derived from a computer term that means the concurrent operation by one central processing unit of two or more processes. + taxed: to use to the limit; to strain or extend
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COMMENTS:
No doubt a new government scheme. - Mustang, 2009-05-13: 07:59:00
nice one - galwaywegian, 2009-05-13: 08:52:00
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Multitrashing
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: multi trash ing
Sentence: Bruno prided himself on being a superman when it came to accomplishing a lot. The reality is that he could never do more than one thing at a time without leaving a trail behind him. His wife, Hilda figured he was good at multitrashing. She got the vacuum out for the sixth time that day to clean up his tv-watching pile of debris. Then it hit her, I am enabling him. She tossed the vacuum at him and told him to multitask..."Breath, walk and vacuum at the same time...if you can!"
Etymology: Multitasking (the activity of doing more than one thing at the same time)& Trashing (making a mess;express a totally negative opinion of)
Monoahmono
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: Mono Umm Oh No!
Sentence: Poor Chris. His left hand really didn't know what the right was doing. Picking up an object with the left meant dropping whatever he held in the right. While he had managed to master talking and walking simultaneously, he was still a real monoahmono kind of guy!
Etymology: From the Spanish "mano a mano", literally hand-to-hand, but frequently (mis)used in English to mean "one on one". One Chris, one activity. No exceptions!
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COMMENTS:
Hand to hand the chaos goes, where it stops no-one knows. - dochanne, 2009-05-15: 04:27:00
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Ambiklutzerous
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: am' bee - kluts - er- us
Sentence: Yvonne knows how ambiklutzerous William is. She loves him dearly though, even more than the scotch guard.!
Etymology: ambi (around, both, ) + klutz (clumsy, awkward) + dexterous (w/o the dexterity)
Multitsk
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: mull-tee-tsk (tongue clicking sound)
Sentence: The sever car pile-up on Route 287 was the direct result of Gary's attempts to multi-tsk. I mean driving and singing along with the radio is one thing. Driving, singing and drinking coffee is another, but Gary was driving, drinking coffee, sending a text message, shaving and reading the paper all at the same time. Tsk tsk, Gary.
Etymology: multi-task + tsk tsk tsk - tonge clicking noise synonamous with "shame on you"
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COMMENTS:
hehe - galwaywegian, 2009-05-13: 12:27:00
I hope Gary has learned his lesson! good word - splendiction, 2009-05-13: 22:51:00
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Discombotchulated
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: diss-com-BOCH-yew-lay-ted
Sentence: Normally a very handy and well coordinated guy, whenever he tried to do even minor multitasking Boris would become totally discombotchulated and as often as not would end up with things broken, spilled, torn or ruined.
Etymology: Play on the word discombobulated, with 'botch' an inclusion.
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COMMENTS:
There are many Boris' in the world! - Nosila, 2009-05-13: 19:17:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-14: 14:48:00
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Unilimited
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: u - nee - lim - it - ted
Sentence: When it came to everyday life, Maurice was unilimited. If he was driving, having a conversation might mean that he would run someone over who was crossing the street. As they say, he couldn't "walk and chew gum" at the same time....
Etymology: uni (prefix meaning one), limited (circumscribed: subject to limits or subjected to limits) putting the uni in unlimited completely changes its meaning!
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COMMENTS:
Like it - Nosila, 2009-05-13: 19:19:00
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Juggleputz
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jug-ul-putz
Sentence: Juggleputz wasn't a clever word but it did seem to sum things up and i was trying to make dinner and look after the kids while verbotomizing, so if i spent too long trying to think of a cleverer word i was bound to make a complete juggleputz of myself.
Etymology: juggle, putz
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COMMENTS:
how truly funny and realistic, plus nice to see a sentence from you, backing up your great word(s) - DrWebster111, 2009-05-13: 19:52:00
Good Job! Keep up the sentences :) It's 11 points to complete all areas! You got my vote! - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-14: 11:14:00
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Distasker
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: dihs-tahs-ker
Sentence: Whether it was calculated or not, every time Rip Van Winkle tried to do anything other than sleep, he showed his nagging wife he was a real distasker.
Etymology: Playing on DISASTER, using DIS/not + TASK/ a piece of work, usually assigned
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COMMENTS:
really like this word! - splendiction, 2009-05-13: 22:46:00
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Pigstybunkist
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Pig-sty-bunk-ist
Sentence: Sallynag Sunkist knew all too quickly when she married Alberto, he was a pigstybunkist. No matter how many times she nagged...she couldn't change the fact Alberto was so slack. Try as she might to be his Mother he would ignore her. He said "listen here my dear Sallynag, if you don't like the way I am...then pack your bags and leave my pigpen...I've already have a Mother and I do not need another!"
Etymology: Pigsty:(Slang) A dirty,very untidy place,very messy! Bunk: (slang) meaning absurd,ridiculous,something totally stupid. Bunkist: A person that is absurd and ridiculous. Pigstybunkist: A person that is sloppy and untidy and a ridiculous slob.
