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'Wow, you haven't changed since high school!'

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.

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Refound

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: re/found

Sentence: Having just been dumped by Tony, Jenna searched high and low for her yearbook! "Who was that guy," she thought, "The one who would drool as I sat in front of him in homeroom?" She frantically flipped pages, cell phone in one hand, google page up and ready. This was nothing new as she was known to start most of her relationships while on the refound.

Etymology: word play with rebound...but of course... :)

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metrohumanx Simple yet elegant, Lumina. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:28:00

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Whycq

Created by: kearstin

Pronunciation: why-seek-you

Sentence: Sometimes when I am bored at work I will whycq and waste time looking for old crushes or cheerleaders - it makes me happy to know which ones got fat and which ones are in jail.

Etymology: why+seek+you a bad mashup that touches on the all important question one always asks AFTER contacting old acquaintances...why?

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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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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

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Flagramigize

Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: flay-gruh-mee-guize, verb; flay-gruh-mee-goe, noun

Sentence: "What a flagramigo," Tiffany thought, "Wasn't he always that way?" Brent had just dissed her royally as he worked his way around the old high school gym. But, she had been prepared for him earlier, when she saw him flagramigizing almost every chick in the room.At least his abuse of her had only been verbal. All night long she had seen him "accidently" bumping into and spilling drinks on those he was attracted to. She was so thankful for the book called "The Beauty of Boundaries" she had just read.

Etymology: As a verb: from flagrant, meaning consipicuously offensive + amigo, Spanish for friend; noun: flagramigo, meaning a person who is a conspicuously offensive "friend."

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx What an unusual combination. Hilarious sentence, RW! :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-03: 09:02:00

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Hasbeenstalk

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: has/been/stock

Sentence: Jack just couldn't live in the present and became a hasbeenstalk(er). His mother accused him of living in a fairy tale but he assured her that one day he would live happily ever after.

Etymology: has been (behind the times) + stalk (hunt or pursue) + Jack and the Beanstalk

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Deadendfriend

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: dedd-end-frend

Sentence: Is it socially acceptable to block a deadendfriend on every social network I have an account with?

Etymology: Dead end, (no opportunity for advancement) + friend.

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Dejadupe

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: deja/dupe

Sentence: Tommy was a victim and total loser in high school and fifteen years has passed. He discovered Face-Book and began dejaduping his way through all the names seeking old friendships and acquaintances to renew hostilities toward himself.

Etymology: deja vu + dupe

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Alumnaut

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: A-lum-nawt

Sentence: MySpace the banal frontier. John was so lonely that he spent numerous hours a day searching any social url he could think of trying to find names that seemed familiar. He was a perpetual Alumnaut. Even when he found someone, they rarely, if ever, remembered him.

Etymology: Alumni: a graduate or former student + Astronaut: a person who is trained to travel in (cyber?) space

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Who could possibly forget whats-his-name? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-01: 08:51:00

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Snobrelating

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Snob-ree-late-ing

Sentence: She knew she had risen above them but couldnt help indulging in a bit of snobrelating with the riffraff

Etymology: Snob - relate

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-01: 00:01:00
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 !

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-01-29: 00:05:00
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB. ~ James