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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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Panaseeya

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: pan/a/see/ya

Sentence: Panaseeya is a common occurence in a middle age crisis.

Etymology: pan (as in Peter)+ see ya + panacea

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Friendfreakquest

joelb

Created by: joelb

Pronunciation: frend-FREEK-kwest

Sentence: I friendfreakquested that girl who I sat behind in grade seven. She still wore her mothers old outfits and smelled like vanilla from ten feet away.

Etymology: friend request + freak

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Dejadupe

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: deja/dupe

Sentence: Joe was a victim and total loser in high school and fifteen years has passed. He discovered Face-Book and began seeking out and contacting "old friendships and acquaintances" only to find he was dejaduping himself and renewing hostilities toward himself.

Etymology: DEJADUPE - verb - from DEJA VU (an impression of having seen, or experienced something before) + DUPE (a person who is easily deceived, or victimized)

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Cutting and concise....good word, S.O. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:31:00

vmalcolm Nice word - vmalcolm, 2008-09-03: 12:50:00

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Acqheymantance

Mrgoodtimes

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: acq - "HEY MAN" - tance

Sentence: When Raul went back to his 30yr reunion it was filled with all sorts of acqheymantances, afterwards he was even calling his wife "buddy" and his son "chief".

Etymology: Acquaintance - "Hey Man" which is a standard greeting for those you know you should know but can't remember their names (see also dude, chief, buddy, guy, boss, you!)

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Socialnetjerk

mrskellyscl

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

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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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Bragontact

Batavier

Created by: Batavier

Pronunciation: Bragon-tact

Sentence: "I really don't like this guy, but I'm too polite to ignore him, so I'd better add him to my contactlist", said John to his girlfriend. "Be sure to put him in the Bragontact group then, so we don't accidentily invite him for our wedding", she replied.

Etymology: Brag + contact

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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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Tracehellement

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Treis-hell-E-ment

Sentence: Bob, googled and gazette-gawped, hoping to find Trixy, who friends said had turned, since school days, from a termagant to a "ten" But, finally, when the folketchup took place, there was nothing saucy about her. Trixy was an "aghast from the past." Bob, blunderstruck and aghasthenic, conceded that the whole episode had been a total tracehellement. He vowed that he would never allow himself to tracehellementate again.

Etymology: Blend of trace & hell & element. element:one of the facts in the enquiry. Folketchup=folkatchup. Aghasthenic: weakened by surprize and horror.

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COMMENTS:

Great word and sentence OZ! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-01: 09:28:00

you always get my vote for your sentences - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-01: 12:24:00

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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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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