Abusing Civil War Names
Inspired by ABC's Good Morning America's report on texting, I
decided to try my hand at forming verbs, adverbs, adjectives from the names of
Civil War leaders. Let the silliness begin.
Shermanized - the total
destruction of property, i.e. "The fire shermanized the once beautiful forest"
or "After the hostile takeover, the acquiring company quickly shermanized the
firm shedding 20% of the workforce."
McClellanly - cautious, timid, i.e. "Frank mcclellanly
approached the beautiful blond at the end of the bar."
Grantful - determined, dogged, relentless, i.e. "US Marshall
Owens grantfully pursued the murderer until he found near Wichita Falls, Texas."
Granted - slander, libel, malign, i.e. "The defense attorney
granted the witness with accusations of illegal drug use."
Sheridanistic - opportunistic, i.e "Black Mountain Finance's
success was characterized by a series of sheridanistic investments."
Custerial - vain, egotistical, i.e. "John's
superiors were impressed by his abilities, but could not tolerate his custerial
behavior."
Smarthalleck - impertinent, sassy, cheeky, i.e. "Walter's
classmates considered him a teacher's pet and a real smarthalleck for always
knowing the answers."
Leeful - esteemed, honored, revered, i.e. "Reverend Johnson was
leefully regarded in the McKinney community for his many charitable acts.
Jacksonly - aggressive, forceful, uncompromising, i.e. "Linda
jacksonly pursued the vice president position inspite of the opposition of the
all-male board of directors."
Longstreetish - defensive, protective, i.e. "Coach Ryan's
longstreetish defense kept teams in check within the twenty-yard lines, but was
susceptible to the big play."
Stuartly - flamboyant, charismatic, i.e. "Not only was Peter
brilliant; he was also stuartly."
Johnstonish - stable, steady, constant, i.e. "As a quarterback,
Sinclair was amazingly johnstonish, neither forcing throws into coverage or
fumbling the ball."
Hooded - demoralized,
defeated, i.e. "After the primary, a hooded former-Governor Smith dropped out of
the Republican presidential campaign."
Forrestful - tough, gregarious, i.e. "The President's advisers
wanted him to adopt a more forrestful persona."
Lincolnable - clever, resourceful, i.e. "Among her other
traits, Betsy was considered a most lincolnable researcher."
Davisish - contrive, plan, scheme, i.e. "Rick was a davisish
man who always considered all options before speaking"
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Revised
08/19/2011 |
