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DEFINITION: v. To listen intently and sympathize with your colleagues when they request assistance, and then to simply, and completely, forget about it. n. The ability to sympathize with, yet ignore, requests for help.
Verboticisms
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Compassiveness
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: com-pass-iv-ness
Sentence: Her attitude and attention, which seemingly sincere, should not be misleading. Its all scheming compassiveness.
Etymology: from compassionate + passive
Ironian
Created by: newszi
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sally asked Cindy, about Joe might be able to help them. Sally answered: -Don't bother, he's an Ironian When you ask for help you need the most, all you get is Ironians'. Joe's answers are an Ironian's, he newer keeps himself to them.
Etymology: irony + answer or irony +an
Pathetinance
Created by: rickki
Pronunciation: path-et-in-ans
Sentence: Tony showed pathetinance towards Sonia, as she asked for help yesterday.
Etymology:
Teamnesia
Created by: splangdon
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
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COMMENTS:
. - splangdon, 2007-02-27: 14:33:00
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Shampathize
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: sham\\\' pa thize
Sentence: Julie\\\'s partner said he was very overwhelmed with their joint project, and it was Julie\\\'s turn to call clients. Julie completely shampathized, then she went back to shopping online.
Etymology: Sham + sympathize
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COMMENTS:
Etymology: Sham + sympathize - karenanne, 2009-09-18: 15:09:00
Good word! And I am not just being shampathetic... - jrogan, 2009-09-18: 15:55:00
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Scampathy
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Skam-path-ee
Sentence: Instead of helping Jill go up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack stayed at home out of sheer laziness. He was a master of the art of scampathy.
Etymology: Scam + scamp + empathy. Scam: a con; something designed to fool you. Scamp: a rascal. Empathy: to put yourself in another person's shoes, to see their point of view.
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COMMENTS:
like that one! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-27: 12:12:00
A very good word. Without knowing the definition, you'd be able to figure out its meaning. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-27: 12:22:00
It's scamptastic! - Alchemist, 2007-02-27: 12:47:00
good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-27: 13:31:00
Nice one Discoveria! And I am not just being scampathetic. - wordmeister, 2007-02-27: 19:30:00
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Brieffriend
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: breef-frend
Sentence: At first her brieffriending made Scarlet seem caring, but ultimately her co-workers knew she was dabbling with bullshit.
Etymology: From "befriend","friend","brief" and "end".
Helpfoolness
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: help fool ness
Sentence: Deep down she new that Jon's particular brand of helpfoolness was not going to save the situation.
Etymology: helpful, fool
Compassionot
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kuhm-pa-shuh-not
Sentence: When Denise came to Carl for help his face was completely sympathetic, his actions were compassionot.
Etymology: compassionate (having tender feelings) + not (used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition)
Sympolepsy
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: simp-o-lehp-see
Sentence: Though he was a good listener Mike's sympolepsy caused him to forget any request ever made of him by his co-workers.
Etymology: sympathy + epilepsy = sympolepsy
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Thanks James! shame I cant think of a word this time though, boo!
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James