Verboticism: Complaintamantics
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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Swaitandbitch
Created by: jimmmm
Pronunciation: swait-and-bitch
Sentence: Rather than cancel his subscription to the ever-shrinking newspaper, the customer chose to 's'wait-and-bitch.
Etymology: proper spelling is 's'wait-and-bitch; from combining form 's' of "just" + wait + and + bitch
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COMMENTS:
Yo ! GOOD one! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 17:44:00
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Grouchpotato
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: grouch-po-ta-toe
Sentence: David was a grouchpotato. He constantly complained but took no action and wound up with "secretary spread" on his hips.
Etymology: couch potato/grouch
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COMMENTS:
His name was David, but everyone called him "Chip". - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-15: 09:38:00
Everyone wanted to sMASH him, PEEL strips off him. - petaj, 2007-06-15: 21:20:00
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Hypocribitch
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /hɪˈpɑkɹəˌbɪtʃ/
Sentence: We all hypocribitch sometimes.
Etymology: From hypocrite + bitch
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COMMENTS:
usually while playing a game of hypocribbage - galwaywegian, 2007-06-15: 06:08:00
Must be the Season of the Bitch. (Damn this tunacy.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-15: 09:41:00
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Boredowhine
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bor do whyne
Sentence: They called her Crackling Rosie, because she was the Whine Connoissuer in the office. She would complain about everything, even things she could fix herself. She was also the world's worst gossip. When she was boredowhine, she filled up her chats with actual and perceived items about her co-workers. She met her match though when Rhett Seena joined the staff. He was a way worse whiner and gossip than she. It especially hit her hard when he started inventing gossip about her. The boredowhine became a borderline and had to go off on stress leave.
Etymology: Bored (uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence) & o (short for of) & Whine (to complain in a paintive, whining way) & Play on Bordeaux Wine (any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them)
Moanelude
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: mown ee lood
Sentence: "Or though I might have come across as a negitive person who always had something to complain about, I actually enjoyed my regular moaneludes because I got to talk to someone."
Etymology: Moan - Complain to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault Elude - Avoid knowingly, To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill.
Diarrheaofthemouth
Created by: jonique
Pronunciation: Die-ah-ree-ah-ov-the-mow-th
Sentence: Karen constantly suffers from diarrheaofthemouth whenever company comes over.
Etymology: Derived from the words diarrhea, meaning well you know. And from the words of, the, and mouth. This is pretty self-explanatory.
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COMMENTS:
Commonly known as verbal diarrhoea. - petaj, 2007-06-15: 21:05:00
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Fussargy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fəsərjē
Sentence: In a case of fussargy Alan complained that somebody had left the Xerox machine void of paper despite the fact that a pack of paper is sitting on the shelf next the copier. At that point he returned to his office leaving it just the way he found it.
Etymology: fuss (show unnecessary or excessive concern about something) + lethargy (a lack of energy and enthusiasm)
Whinewaiter
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: whyne way ter
Sentence: Julie and Manfred were the ultimate whinewaiters. They would complain about everything and wait to see if anyone else would fix it. It got so that everyone else avoided them because they hated the constant grousing. Finally, the pair had to admit that there was little to complain about, as no one came near them... poor dears, call a WAMbulance!
Etymology: Whine (moan, complain in a plaintive manner) & Waiter (someone who bides their time until the right moment) & Wordplay on Wine Waiter (a sommelier in a restaurant who helps you select the perfect plonk to wash down your dinner)
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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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:
Sometimes i wish I could "trade heads"... - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 17:40:00
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