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'He's kind of possessive about his litter...'

DEFINITION: v., To clean up another person's mess, only to have all their garbage dumped right on top of you. n., A person who tries to help other people solve their problems but always ends up in deep doo-doo.

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Maiddle

picabomama

Created by: picabomama

Pronunciation: mād - dl

Sentence: For Valentine's Day my husband decided to do me a favor and organize my messy closet. This "gift" was really a manifestation of his OCD and I asked him not to do it. Of course, he ignored me and I came home one afternoon to find him unconscious on the bedroom floor, under an avalanch of apparel debris. When he came to, he promised never to MAIDDLE in my affairs again.

Etymology: maid- someone who performs the service of cleaning other people's home meddle- to butt in, to interfere

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COMMENTS:

So cleverly crafted in your sentence ... great verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:42:00

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Boomerangel

Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Boom-er-ane-jel or boom-er-ang-le

Sentence: Despite all his efforts, Jack's best friend /guardian angel, Alex, just couldn't stop him from getting into all kinds of trouble. Which inevitably rebounded back on the angel, getting him the nickname Boomerangel

Etymology: Boomerang - (Australian) An aerodynamic weapon with the property of eliptical flight. or to rebound upon. Angel - Helpmate, guardian

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COMMENTS:

very nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 15:57:00

Out of this world! Heavenly! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:45:00

I was looking for a way to use 'boomerang' too, but I couldn't get it to work — you sure did! Excellent creation. - Tigger, 2008-02-11: 01:03:00

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Poomerang

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: poōmərang

Sentence: Whenever Charlie tries to help his friends get out of a mess, his efforts turn into a poomerang. It’s like an excremental tar baby.

Etymology: poo (excrement) + boomerang (return to the originator, often with negative consequences)

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Pinchedhitter

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pinched/hittur

Sentence: When I volunteered to help out a friend with her two year old twins I didn't realize I'd be the pinchedhitter.

Etymology: pinched + hit + pinch-hitter (substitute)

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Messcatology

Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: Mess Cat ology

Sentence: Leonard was a man of deeply held convictions. Through obsessively cleaning and ordering everything he sought to rid the world of chaos, and thus change and progress. Once everything was thusly (de)filed, his dreams would be realised: the end of civilisation as we know it! Tuesday presented Leonard with an opportunity. Penny, a kind hearted and gentile soul from across the hall had invited him for dinner. While the disorganised Penny unpacked her groceries, Leonard attempted to move one step closer to his goal by relieving Penny of Sheldon's litter box detritus. Sheldon however had agendas of his own, namely the detritus that had collected in Leonard's head. Feline hissery and chaos ensued, and instead of hitting the fan, the contents of Sheldon's litter box, along with Leonard, hit the floor. Later as Leonard wandered home he pondered the evenings events. The mission had been thwarted, but his will remained iron clad. He would reaffirm his faith and end his evening with another reading from the book of Messcatology.

Etymology: Eschatology - pertaining to bringing about the end of days, Biblical style. Mess - a disorderly state of affairs. Cat - the reference to the genus Felis Catus is (almost) entirely coincidental

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COMMENTS:

But the reference to "The Big Bang Theory" was deliberate... - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 03:46:00

petaj a revelation - petaj, 2008-12-02: 04:15:00

Terrific word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-02: 04:57:00

Meowvuhliss - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:36:00

metrohumanx GREAT sentence. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:05:00

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Recalcitrash

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: ri-KAL-si-trash

Sentence: Ted‘s scatchat led him to dust-ups and his dregochets bounced back to land him into domestic doo-doo. Omnidebriotic, he almost always recalcitrashed the efforts of those who tried to helped him.

Etymology: Blend of recalcitrant: hard to deal with; to kick back & trash. 2, Scatchat(filth & dung + chat. 3. Dreg(dirt & dung)& chet(ricochet) to rebound. Omnidebriotic: omni+debri(s)+ (id)iotic.

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COMMENTS:

Unique blendings! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 09:07:00

it sounds funny if you promounce it recall/zee/trash - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 16:42:00

oops should be pronounce - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 16:42:00

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Garbagentially

Created by: purpleman

Pronunciation: gar/bage/ant/ally

Sentence: hey u going to take the garbage out. ya in a sec. no, do it now. ok ok (he dumps it all on him)me garbagentially

Etymology: garbage+confadentially

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COMMENTS:

Like your webchattiness style ... your sentence brought a big smile! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:57:00

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Excremunicate

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ex kree myoonee kayt

Sentence: Morty knew it was going to be one of those days, when Myra would excremunicate him for trying to clean her cat Mungo's litter box. Mungo went turdally mental and attacked Morty as he carried the pan full of ripe cat poopsadaisies and tripped over a stool on the way outside. Morty could not win for losing. Myra was more concerned for the crap strewn all over her dungalow than for the fact that Morty lay in a dung heap on the kitchen floor. How could he save feces over this debacle? He felt like he had just bought a bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune game of life!

Etymology: Excrement (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body) & Excommunicate (exclude from a community)

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COMMENTS:

petaj LOL very punny - petaj, 2008-12-02: 04:21:00

(cl)assy - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 04:28:00

Sounds pretty crappy to me. - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:34:00

Great sentence - even greater last two lines! I'll never see P Sajak or that tv show without the 'bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune' - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:19:00

metrohumanx VERY economical construction, Nozee. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:32:00

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Failicitate

Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: Fayall-issy-tate

Sentence: Dave is useless in the kitchen! He doesn't facilitate at all, all he does is just failicitate! I mean, who put's pasta in a sauce pan without water, expecting it to just cook?? He nearly burned the house down! I hate husbands!!!!

Etymology: Facilitate - To make something easy or easier to do, to aid or make better of something. Fail - (intransitive verb) To be unsuccessful in trying to do something.

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COMMENTS:

Very clever blend! Help! Fire! Pass ta water! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:41:00

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Samaritrashed

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sah - MARE - uh - trasht

Sentence: When Germond tried to clear the clog in Beatrices's toilet with a compressor and suddenly found himself covered in fresh sewage he realized he had once again been samaritrashed while innocently trying to help someone.

Etymology: Mix of samaritan and trashed

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COMMENTS:

Did the kitty litter in the cartoon inspire this sentence! Wow ... strong images today. lol! Good blend of words, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:34:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-07: 03:15:00
Today's definition was suggested by purpleman. Thank you purpleman. ~ James

silveryaspen - 2008-02-07: 21:21:00
Had fun with your definition today, purpleman! A rose for your good cartoon, James! (an aside for pupleman and Stevenson about a past verbot: You both noted that beefcant got votes but no comments. It was because most of the compliments I thought turned my face red! If you care to go back and take a look, I'm tickled pink to tell you I finally came up with one I could post!)

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-08: 04:17:00
Smells like a rose or maybe a strawberry. Thanks Silveryaspen! ~ James

silveryaspen - 2008-12-02: 13:05:00
Great word. Great etymology.

silveryaspen - 2008-12-02: 13:08:00
in the wrong box again! I'm flummboxed!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by purpleman. Thank you purpleman. ~ James

scrabbelicious - 2010-05-01: 13:17:00
What can I say, fools seldom differ. ;-)