using phony made up words to confuse and annoy egotistical people with big vocabularies
In college there was a guy in our dorm who tried to impress everyone with his large vocabulary. I got my friends to start using this made up word "fornobulate" to confuse him. We always used it in a different context so he never could guess the meaning. It drove him crazy. When he finally asked me what it meant, I said, "Get a dictionary and look it up, Mr. Vocab." He came back and said it wasn't in Websters. I replied, "What? You can't spell?" So 30 years later I officially give "fornobulate" a meaning!
In college there was a guy in our dorm who tried to impress everyone with his large vocabulary. I got my friends to start using this made up word "fornobulate" to confuse him. We always used it in a different context so he never could guess the meaning. It drove him crazy. When he finally asked me what it meant, I said, "Get a dictionary and look it up, Mr. Vocab." He came back and said it wasn't in Websters. I replied, "What? You can't spell?" So 30 years later I officially give "fornobulate" a meaning!
If a friend tries to impress you with his large vocabulary, fornobulate him!
The fornobulation process used on the egotistical nerd was successful.
The fornobulation process used on the egotistical nerd was successful.
by Kram Llahtneb February 7, 2010