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OCTOBER 11, 2008 7:45AM

Bictimize: What’s with this stupid pen?

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Whats with this stupid pen?

Invented Word of the Day:

Bictimize: v. tr., To search for and find a pen to write down an important note, only to discover that the pen does not work. n., A moment in time when the only pens you can find, are pens that do not work.

Pronunciation: bik/tim/ize

Sentence: There were two signatories and two pens to choose from, one that had a grey cover and one that was clear with a reservior of blue ink showing through. He chose the clear pen and realized when he put the pen to paper with no result he'd been bictimized again.

Etymology: bic + victimized

Created by: bookowl

To see more invented words (or create your own) for this definition go to:
http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=pen

Be creative,

James

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Great verbotomy.
More requested!
Thanks.
O'Kathryn
October 11, 2008 08:09 AM
Thanks O'Kathyrn! I'll be posting the best invented word-of-the-day here, every day. ~ James
James Gang
October 11, 2008 08:36 AM
i have this disease. EVERY TIME. it's a running joke in our house- if i pick up a pen, it won't work.
Magpie May
October 11, 2008 03:08 PM
I'm so glad to have a word for this, but I'd still like to know the root cause. Am I cursed? Unlucky? Am I writing too much? Or not enough? Is "bictmization" a sociological process? Ordained by God? What?
Tom Pratt
October 11, 2008 03:49 PM
Uncanny -- I was just bictimized yesterday! At least, thank god, I have a word for it now. :-)
Marple Fank
October 11, 2008 04:39 PM
James, this is very exciting!! I think the word is quite appropriate to the need. You said you will post one a day?--that is a great idea,a dnI think it will get lots of participation. Also an idea if you want to consider it: Create a need/scenerio, provide roots (or not) and have the folks on OS submit their own words in the comment section.

Sort of like a literary version of Bob's caption contest!
All the best to you,

G
Gary Justis
October 11, 2008 05:10 PM
Lately, my therapist has been encouraging me to step out of the bictim role.
Matt Brandstein
October 11, 2008 06:41 PM
The greatest risk of contracting this disorder comes from contact with writing implements received gratis at trade shows and professional conferences.

Warning: this strain is particularly resistant to pen-icillin.

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Monique Hollis-Perry
October 11, 2008 06:47 PM
Hmmm, I think I've found the root problem - you buy the Bics that weren't shot through the wooden block.

I use fountain pens myself, they're pretty reliable if you remember t keep them fed.
John Leonard
October 11, 2008 06:57 PM
Verbotomy!? Shouldn't that mean to cut out words (e.g. lobotomy, appendectomy, tracheotomy)? Will you be removing words from the dictionary? Or making incisions in them? Do you have any sharp implements? I'm worried...
The Biblio Files
October 12, 2008 01:16 AM
Hey Biblio Files,

Yes Verbotomy is all about cutting up words with sharp objects (your mind?), so it can get kind of messy... But after all the slicing and dicing is done, the challenge is to stitch it all back together again -- often with mixed results -- to create something new!

Are you ready to try your hand at the operating table?
James Gang
October 12, 2008 07:34 AM
Watch out! You might be bictimized by Bic and sued.

Just wondering if there are variations to this slanderous terminology? Maybe un-uniballed? or perhaps Unpiloted? Expressed in slang with "I've lost by uniballs." Or maybe "My pilot kamikazied me?" Just wondering and modeling thos ever questioning linguistics.
Crabby Golightly
October 12, 2008 09:07 AM