Verboticism: Inirktion
DEFINITION: v. To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to.
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Whinemaker
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wyn may ker
Sentence: Stacy was the world's greatest whinemaker. No matter what the subject or event, she could easily manufacture a complaint about it without making any suggestions for improvements. Most people were sure that if she won big on the lottery, she'd be complaining about how she should spend it...
Etymology: Whine (complain) & Maker (someone who manufactures something) and wordplay on Winemaker (someone who produces wine)
Longwhineded
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: long/wine/did
Sentence: The head trader was so longwhineded that the constant cacophony he created garnered him the distinction of being known as a whine expert.
Etymology: long winded (constant) + whine
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COMMENTS:
a real whinner! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-15: 07:46:00
'The long and whined road'.....sing along Purple! - Stevenson0, 2007-06-15: 08:17:00
That's it! I'm taking my words and going home... home, where my thought's escaping... Arrrgh!! I may have to commit songicide. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-15: 08:37:00
Ya'll are just freaky funny! - grasshopper, 2007-06-15: 11:41:00
excellent! - AJR55, 2007-06-15: 12:08:00
Hey, you guys are doing songs now? What about "Red, Red Whine"? "I Walk the Whine"? "Whine in the Coconut"? "Tom's Whiner"? "Sweet Child O'Whine"? - Clayton, 2007-06-15: 19:46:00
He was a whine lover of long standing and had just been voted in as president of the whine appreciation club. His campaign was based on a platform of clarety of purpose and he won over the the members when he sangria non by Fleetwood Mac. He rosé to the occasion and showed his sparkling wit. It was an oakay performance. - petaj, 2007-06-15: 21:29:00
Jeremiah was a bull frog. Was a good friend of mine. Never understood a single word he said, but he always had some mighty fine whine - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-16: 00:02:00
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Gripesansameliorate
Created by: SnatchRaffle
Pronunciation: Gr ipe san sa meal io rate
Sentence: Dennis I am so sick of your gripesansameliorating! If you are bored go outside and play. Or take a nap! Ed is just a crotchety old gripesansameliorate. I don't think I've ever seen him actually work. Just sits there, and laments that his children never call.
Etymology: Gripe: complain, whine Sans: without Ameliorate: to make better
Grumbledrone
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Grum-bel-dro-n
Sentence: Marge was the biggest grumbledrone ever, she would continually go on and on about something but would never do anything to rectify the matter. Today it was the 'foul' taste of the coffee again. However, no matter how much she hated it, she still refused to bring in her own favourite brand.
Etymology: Grumble(complain or protest in a bad-tempered way) + Drone(to speak tediously at length) = Grumbledrone
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COMMENTS:
Man- SO MANY good words today! GRUMBLEDRONE has a GREAT sound. Nice imagery it generates. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:23:00
A drone is also (n.) An idle person who lives off others; a loafer. Eggzullent word. - Mustang, 2008-08-08: 07:43:00
Good word...another Hairy Potter reference?? Keep on Rowling on the River! - Nosila, 2008-08-08: 22:44:00
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-09: 18:40:00
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Wallution
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: wall-u-tion
Sentence: Is she actually upset that herc lothes don't match?? ... no, she just picked out clashing clothes this morning because she enjoys walluting
Etymology: from wallow + solution
Stagnitatious
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: stag/knee/ta/ious
Sentence: I can not count how many times a stagnitatious someone has stabbed me in the back;did I tell you about last night?
Etymology: stagnent/stuck, irritate/annoy, ious/pertaining to something = Stagnitatious
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COMMENTS:
nice word! adjective rather than verb though - AJR55, 2007-06-15: 12:06:00
keep them coming - nice word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-16: 00:14:00
opps,sorry bout that and thanks - grasshopper, 2007-06-17: 22:08:00
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Ennuwaaah
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: ahn WAAA
Sentence: Moana suffered from ennuwaaah - she liked to complain about little problems all day long but she never had the energy to work on solving any of them. At least she liked variety - she alternated between grouse, beef, and carp with her whine.
Etymology: ennui + "Waaah"
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COMMENTS:
waaanderful - Nosila, 2010-01-11: 23:36:00
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Bitchenmoanonucleosis
Created by: AlexCityAL
Pronunciation: bitch and moan oh new clee oh sis
Sentence: All our boss did was whine to everyone about the problems with our team that it did not take a doctor to diagnose he had a bad case of bitchenmoanonucleosis.
Etymology:
Whinertia
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: wine-ER-sha
Sentence: Having perfected the fine art of complaining about everything and solving nothing, she could have run for Governor of the state of whinertia -- and won in a landslide.
Etymology: whine (and/or whiner) + inertia
Carpathetic
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: car - puh - THET - ik
Sentence: Elwood is completely carpathetic about things he feels are wrong; he carps and complains but is such an ineffectual wimp he never does anything to improve things.
Etymology: Blend of 'carp' (complain) and 'pathetic' (miserably or contemptibly inadequate)
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COMMENTS:
I like this word more each time i see it. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 14:45:00
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