Verboticism: Ripoffligate
DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it's so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.
Ripoffligate
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: RIPOFF-LIH-GATE
Sentence: The despicable Professor Mindell purloined my original nutty ideas and shamelessly touted them as his own in a sickening display of the worst kind of RIPOFFLIGATE behavior ever seen in the halls of macadamia.
Etymology: RIPOFF+profLIGATE; RIPOFF-Late 20th century term meaning to steal PROFLIGATE-1. Openly and shamelessly immoral; dissipated; dissolute. 2. Recklessly wasteful
Points: 800
Comments: Ripoffligate
metrohumanx - 2008-07-07: 07:14:00
A true story from Bogus Community College...
TJayzz - 2008-07-07: 08:55:00
Funny
metrohumanx - 2008-07-07: 08:58:00
That's ONE DISTURBING buzz-cut in the illustration.
Jabberwocky - 2008-07-07: 11:31:00
shades of Watergate
Mustang - 2008-07-07: 19:01:00
Professor Mindel is clearly just another macadamia nut. Great word....sounds so Washington DCish.
OZZIEBOB - 2008-07-07: 19:27:00
The nutty professor strikes again:good word.
abrakadeborah - 2009-03-25: 14:18:00
Ripoffligate