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DEFINITION: v., To seek out old acquaintances even though you never really knew them that well, or liked them very much, in the first place. n. An old and unwanted friend who has suddenly reappeared.
Verboticisms
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Mingleberry
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: min gull berreeeee
Sentence: these reunions were always the same, the good looking ones were either insufferable show offs or drunkards, leaving the desperate and the mingleberries.
Etymology: mingle, as in social interaction, dingleberry as in a hard piece of poo hanging onto a butt cheek.
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COMMENTS:
mmm, i have a picture in my mind - petaj, 2010-01-29: 05:38:00
You certainly get to the bottom of the issue! - Nosila, 2010-01-29: 10:38:00
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Highschoolwhosaryou
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Hi-skool-hoos-r-u
Sentence: Derek was forever telling his wife how popular he had been at school, so when he was invited to a school reunion he jumped at the chance, deluding himself that his fellow pupils would be delighted to see him again after all these years. He arrived promptly on the night and sought out everyone who looked vaguely familiar and introduced himself with great ethusiasm only to be greeted with puzzled looks and much highschoolwhosaryou expressions.
Etymology: Highschool(a place of learning) + Who are you? = Highschoolwhosareyou
Sighschoolreunion
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sye skool ree ewe nyun
Sentence: His sighschoolreunion only proved to him how right he was to get out of town the moment he graduated.
Etymology: high school reunion, sigh
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COMMENTS:
So if he Face-booked some he'dbe a Sighbernaut?? Great Word, galwaywegian! - Nosila, 2008-09-02: 01:57:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-02: 05:58:00
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Reminoyance
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛməˈnɔɪəns/
Sentence: The urge for reminoyance can be hopeful (e.g. hoping that the school hottie has gotten nicer, is still attractive, and is now single) or pitiful (e.g. hoping that the ugly dork who asked you out hasn't gotten meaner, is now attractive, and is still single).
Etymology: From annoyance + reminiscence
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COMMENTS:
Not to be confused with reminimosity (e.g. wanting to see which fast food joint the jock who bullied you ended up at) or reminipentance (e.g. wanting to see which software company the dork you bullied is now the CEO of). - ErWenn, 2007-10-01: 09:50:00
Superb! I particularly like the companion suite of words. Reminimosity is something I've engaged in myself... - Nettle, 2007-10-01: 09:56:00
Great effort-some great words - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-01: 18:23:00
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Lackquaint
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lak waint
Sentence: After 20 years out of school, Dick decided to lackquaint himself with the people in his senior year. What on earth made him think that two decades would erase their memories of him? He had been Treasurer of the Chess Club, Ping-pong champion semi-finalist,Audio-Visual Co-ordinator, President of the Star Trek Fan Club, Secretary of the Slide-Rule Club and First-Aider Team Member. He had honors in Math, Science, Physics and Algebra, but had flunked Social Dance, Poetry Writing and Personal Hygiene & Development Class. Dick had not been popular at school, surprising considering his many achievements,and had no dates. He had had a crush on a cute redhead called Ruth, who was of course, a cheerleader, star of the school's musical production of "Bye, Bye, Birdie", drum majorette and President of the Future Stewardesses Club. If she knew Dick was alive or remotely interested, she never let on. She had later married the school football team's quarterback,Ned and lived the suburban dream. When the 20 year reunion day arrived, Dick was excited to meet all his old "friends" from high school and lackquaint himself again with them all, including Ruth. Arriving at the school's gaily decorated gymnasium, he was astounded to see that many had aged, the years had added pounds on everyone and bald or greying heads on paunchy men prevailed. One of these men was Ned and Dick was disturbed to learn that Ruth had left Ned after two years and three kids to run off and be a showgirl in Las Vegas. Yes, that reunion for Dick had been a Ruth-less one!
Etymology: lack (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;be without) & acquaint (cause to come to know personally;make familiar)& acquaintance (personal knowledge or information about someone or something; a person with whom you are acquainted;a relationship less intimate than friendship)
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COMMENTS:
Great mini-saga, babe! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-01: 08:44:00
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Abberrassociate
Created by: Kevcom2
Pronunciation: uh/burgh/uh/sose/ee/eight
Sentence: I happened to stumble upon an old abberrassociate at the mall the other day. She was wearing the same outlandish clothes that she used to wear in high school.
Etymology: Aberrant - weird; associate - aquaintance.
Ruefacebook
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ˈrü 'ˈfās ˈbu̇k
Sentence: Bobby had also ruefacebooked before the reunion, which bolstered his archetypal disdain for some of his former classmates
Etymology: RUE (regret) + Facebook (a social tool to for connection or to reconnect or spy)! Maybe you've heard of it
Masonostalgimeet
Created by: Nettle
Pronunciation: may-so-nos-tal-gee-meet
Sentence: Mary shook her head as she watched Alex searching for people on Facebook. His periodically rose-tinted view of his school days had driven him to masonostalgimeeting again, a path filled with nothing but the painful memories of past humiliation.
Etymology: masochism + nostalgia + meet, although I've twisted the meaning of masochism a little bit because masonostalgimeeting is rarely the kind of pain anybody's going to enjoy.
Socialnetjerk
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: so-shul-net-jerk
Sentence: Tom was a socialnetjerk. He had no life or real friends, so he spent countless hours finding old classmates on facebook and sending them friend requests, ihearts and farmville invitations, proving that he was still a dork after 15 years.
Etymology: social network: facebook, myspace - a place to meet and interact with friends on the internet + jerk: foolish, rude or contemptible person
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB and Karuma. Thank you OZZIEBOB and Karuma! ~ James
Nettle - 2007-10-01: 08:42:00
I've done exactly this myself. It rarely seems to lead to anything good, other than the occasional moment of smug satisfaction which comes from knowing that you're much more successful than the people who used to bully you at school (but it's not really satisfaction, because didn't you know, deep down, that they'd never amount to anything anyway?)
galwaywegian - 2008-09-01: 07:42:00
like it !
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB. ~ James