Verboticism: Verbotomayhem
DEFINITION: v. To engage in an emotional debate over the small, yet somehow surprisingly important details in a simple game. n. An emotional game player
Verbotomayhem
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: ver-bah-toe-MAY-hem
Sentence: After Quentin challenged Sally's 8-letter word, last night's weekly Boggle game quickly descended into full blown verbotomayhem. I am still stepping on those little darn cubes.
Etymology: from the greek "verbomaehemnae", meaning to throw the pieces when mad...
Points: 434
Comments: Verbotomayhem
petaj - 2007-03-28: 05:48:00
Is this the opposite of balderdashaster? Have you played Balderdash - it's the opposite of verbotomy - players make up definitions.
Alchemist - 2007-03-28: 07:42:00
there are some who say making up definitions is also part of verbotomy :-)
purpleartichokes - 2007-03-28: 08:06:00
I thought Balderdash was a Flemish head-shaving race.
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-28: 09:25:00
I thought "balderdash" was a euphemism (think poppycock), or that old Nintendo game based on the joys of mining.
Discoveria - 2007-03-28: 13:05:00
^^ That's probably why the make-up-definitions game is called Balderdash.
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-28: 17:56:00
Give the detective a medal. Two medals. Next we'll be told how "boulder" is the pun in the Nintendo game...