Verboticism: Terrainfirma

DEFINITION: n. A sick planet which has a cold, a fever, and some kind of weird infection. v. To be worried sick about the health of the planet, because you know the problem is really the people.
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Tubearthculosis
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: toob erth kul os is
Sentence: The aliens avoided our planet once they determined it had developed tubearthculosis. It was the only explanation for the poor air quality and inability of most Earthlings to breathe properly.
Etymology: Tuberculosis (infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) and makes breathing very difficult) & Earth (our Planet)
Gaiaaargh
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: guy aargh
Sentence: the planet went from gaia to gaiaaargh in about two decades.
Etymology: Gaia, aaargh
Morbitorbit
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mor bit or bit
Sentence: When Glak and Fribor entered Earth's atmosphere, they knew they were going into a morbitorbit. They had been to this planet, third from the Sun, before, but eons ago. When they saw it again, it was like viewing the rusted and decaying snagrom of a kleronbeen. A yellowy haze (not yet identified on their gastronomogeiger)hung over the sphere. Then they started giggling to themselves. "Jokes on you, Earthlings! You feel guilty, but really there is a sign near the Milky Way, pointing to Earth as a sanitary refuse and toxic dump for the Universe. All us aliens picked your planet because we could hide our trash in plain sight here! Your are not alone and the trash is out there!"
Etymology: Morbid (caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology;suggesting the horror of death and decay; suggesting an unhealthy state) & Orbit (the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another)
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COMMENTS:
Glak and Fribor saw the snagrom- hope they don't induce a pogrom! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-22: 01:20:00
Never thought about earth as being part of Universe-alley. Your sentence truly makes us realate to the definition in a Bigger Way! All parts of your verbotomy are so great, they are Out Of This World! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-22: 01:56:00
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Graveneworld
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: grave new world
Sentence: Capitalizing on their own freedoms, the earth’s inhabitants forgot to take care of their earth: her ground, air and water. The Graveneworld, as she came to be, suffered an imbalance which made her earth feverishly warm in areas and in other areas, cruelly cold or stormy. Oceans of earth were infected with their oil spills, chemicals, nuclear stubs. Earth’s inhabitants needed to take better care of her.
Etymology: GRAVE (destructive) NEW World: gets its meaning from some ideas in A. Huxley's Brave New World, such as the destructive effects of some "progress" like industrialization on nature.
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COMMENTS:
Greetings, Earthlings...take heed from splendiction's good advice! - Nosila, 2009-04-22: 22:30:00
(oops! your word isn't in your sentence) Nevertheless, it is a Great Word Play! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-22: 22:33:00
powerful image and such a great word it sticks in the memory ... will use your word! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-22: 22:37:00
thanks a. I fixed the sentence so that it contains the word. - splendiction, 2009-04-22: 22:44:00
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Planetosis
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Wow, look at all the flotsam in the oceans. I think earth is suffering from some pretty bad planetosis.
Etymology: Combines the words "planet" with the last two syllables of "halitosis"
Terrorfirma
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: tair-ah-fir-mah
Sentence: it was clear that this planet was in an advanced state of terrorfirma
Etymology: terror, terra firma
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COMMENTS:
Welcome Back! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-23: 01:38:00
nice to be back! - rikboyee, 2009-04-23: 18:30:00
Great word! - Nosila, 2009-04-25: 10:01:00
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Contagearthed
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: con-tage-urth-d
Sentence: George and Jane Jetson were out in the aerocar for their usual Sunday planet fly around...as Rosie kept a watchful eye on Elroy and Judy back home in Mars. The Jetson's got closer to planet earth as George and Jane gasped and became "contagearthed" at the terrible shape the earth had turned into! George quickly pressed the red reverse zoom button on the aerocar to head back to Mars, in fear that the "contagearthed" particles may attach to the transparent top of the aerocar and make them all sick! Jane screamed," HURRY George, I think we just got hit by asteroid that chipped the transparent top and we might be breathing that stuff in!" The family dog Astro in the back seat looked up quickly then laid back down barking,"Ruh-roh-Ruh-roh!" George and Jane were relieved they had been forced to relocate to Mars by George's grouchy ol' boss Mr. Cosmo Spacely (owner of the company Spacely Space Sprockets) Maybe, he wasn't so mean after all...seeing the terrible mess that the earth had been turned into by the humanoids!
Etymology: Contag:Taken from first part of contagion;meaning:Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact. Earth:The land surface of the world...added ED to Earth to show also the meaning of Earthed> Earthed:To cover or heap.
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COMMENTS:
Cute Sci-Fi sentence! Good Word! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-22: 11:15:00
Thanks Silvery, I Used the names from "The Jetson's" cartoon from way back when I was child to create my sentence/story ;) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-22: 22:56:00
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Terrainfirma
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ter-uh-in-furma
Sentence: Harry hates that the planet is in such dire straits but there aren't any real options but to continue to live on terrainfirma.
Etymology: terra firma (firm ground/earth) infirm (sick/weak)
Homocreatoxic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ho-mo-crea-toxic
Sentence: The guide pointed out the window and announced to the group of tourists, "This is an example of a homocreatoxic planet." Sadly, it is systematically being destroyed by the dominant species who either does not recognize or isn't concerned by the signs of impending demise. This is the only planet we've seen thus far that has come to this particular form of extinction. Anthropologists say that it once was like a garden with fields, mountains, oceans and millions of diverse creatures. This is as close as we can get to the planet without risking contagion. Now, let's move on to Saturn's exquisite rings..."
Etymology: Homo: (Latin) man/mankind + Creation: (creationism)the world as it was created by a creator + Toxic: poisonous, often by chemical means
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COMMENTS:
Triple word play, very apt to the definition ... Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-22: 11:24:00
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Influmenza
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: in flu men zah
Sentence: The total world population, per the 2008 estimate by the United States Census International Programs Center is 6,679,493,900. As of February 2009, the world's population is estimated to be about 6.76 billion. Overcrowding and people pollutions are wreakening our planet. Terra caught a influmenza and is in a dangerous state of flux.
Etymology: INFLUENZA, MEN. Men - in the broader sense of the word, is often used to mean all people. Influenza - a widespread illness. Ergo: If the world has caught a wide spread illness from too many men, it suffers influmenza. /// Wreakening is a verbotomy of wreak and weakening. /// The last word flux, means not only a state of constant change, but archaically was a term for severe diarrhea ... something mankind needs to stop inflicting on our planet.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent verbot Silvery, stating both cause and problem! Neat facts too! - Biscotti, 2009-04-22: 10:56:00
So can we get a vaccine against influmenza,silvery...sign me up! - Nosila, 2009-04-22: 22:34:00
Yes so true! Great word. - splendiction, 2009-04-22: 22:46:00
Best of the day! - Mustang, 2009-04-22: 22:56:00
Influmenza! Wonderful word and great info! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-22: 22:58:00
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