Verboticism: Lambblasting
DEFINITION: v. To take the frustration and anger you receive from one person and redirect it towards another person, usually of lower status. n. An act of aggression directed towards an individual or object that was not the source of provocation.
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Transfuriate
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: trans fuer ee ate
Sentence: Never transfuriate a fast food line cook. You don't even want to know what they can do to your food.
Etymology: trans as in trans-fer, + furiate from infuriate
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Mustang, 2008-05-24: 00:00:00
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Taggression
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tag gres shun
Sentence: When Cheetah was angry with her mother, she took her taggression out on her husband,Lionel. The irony was that her mother's calls involved criticising Cheetah's choice of husband and how she nagged him too much.
Etymology: Tag (go after with the intent to catch) & Aggression (a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)
Frustanger
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: frust anger
Sentence: Dont mess with my frustanger
Etymology: frustration and anger
Approxyberate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/prox/ee/bee/rate
Sentence: When Jim returned from the Director's annual budget meeting he chose the newest member of staff to appoxyberate.
Etymology: a + proxy (substitute) + berate + approximate (close to)
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COMMENTS:
Nice word - I toyed with proxiberate for a while. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-25: 19:33:00
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Boomeranger
Created by: sydviscious
Pronunciation: boom-er-ang-gurr
Sentence: The disgruntled sheila found her boomeranger hit the man who looked like a walking Peep and let loose.
Etymology: boomerang: a weapon that goes one direction and comes back another anger: Hulk SMASH!
Passderage
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Par-s-dur-ayge
Sentence: Bob had just had a right earful from the big cheese, but instead of absorbing the flak, he used a little passderage, He summoned the new boy into his office and took the anger out on him, even though he had nothing to do with the cock-up!
Etymology: Pass(Transfer something to someone) +Rage(Uncontrollable anger) = Passderage
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COMMENTS:
great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-23: 09:08:00
Pass de awards... - Nosila, 2008-05-23: 21:15:00
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Spangst
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: spang-ksst
Sentence: After spending the whole day trapped in the cottage with her mother, Julia's spangst was almost completely overwhelming. Fortunately, her boyfriend suggested they go out for a boat ride. Unfortunately, they went up the creek and ran out of gas... Julia grabbed a big wooden paddle and her boyfriend got it in the end.
Etymology: spank + angst
Sadistsandbag
Created by: d1420
Pronunciation: sey-distsand-bag
Sentence: "Sadistsandbag," Jeremy slurrred while urinating in the stall after watching the recently fired Yankee skipper Billy Martin pummel marshmallow salesman Joseph Cooper at a hotel bar in Minneapolis.
Etymology: Sadist = causing pain or degradation to others. + Sandbag = using your higher skill level in order to gain easy victories over less capable opponents.
Transfuryence
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: trans fur ee ENCE
Sentence: She knew better than to answer that phone call from mum before dinner! Mum called again to remind them of the upcoming sale at the grocery store! All the calm in the room after she put the phone down couldn’t quiet her anger, which she immediately transfuryenced onto her unfortunate husband, “Not now! I can’t believe she thinks we need help doing everything! And don’t tell me how to shop for clothes!”
Etymology: From: TRANSFERENCE and FURY - to transfer your fury toward one person to another person.
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COMMENTS:
Absolutely Furabulous - Nosila, 2009-07-04: 01:14:00
Absolutely Furabulous - Nosila, 2009-07-04: 01:14:00
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Aventcoordinate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: a vent ko ord in ayt
Sentence: Caterina got off the phone with her mother and snarling turned around to aventcoordinate her frustrations on her boyfriend,Jack. Her mother had as usual set her off about her poor choice of partner and how Caterina could have done way better. Caterina had turned her vexation on Jack and said they could make a happier couple if only he was a Cheetah. But Jack knew that no matter how angry she got, he loved her and he could not be unfaithful to her.
Etymology: A vent (give expression or utterance to, especially feelings of anger or frustration) & Coordinate (bring into common action, movement, or condition). Word Play on "Event Coordinator".
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COMMENTS:
\"if only he was a cheetah,\" - hilarious! - splendiction, 2009-07-04: 00:14:00
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