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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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Avoiquest
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: av oi quest
Sentence: Frank was the most renown for avoiquesting in the office. Ask him anything and you can bet tomorrow he wont remember any of it.
Etymology: from avoid and request.
Helpologize
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: help-o-lo-gize
Sentence: Saba helpologize when i asked her to help me out in my assignment as she got to do something.
Etymology: help + apologize
Eyewall
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: eye/wall
Sentence: His eye contact was perfect and sincere and his responses empathetic and kind, but his memory was going into shut down mode. He was a master at the ability to eyewall his colleagues.
Etymology: eye + eye ball + fire wall
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-27: 09:12:00
perfect word, in fact - I love it! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-27: 11:26:00
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Vagless
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Vag-less
Sentence: Every dude can be vagless.
Etymology: well you guys know what is meant.
Pretendhelp
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I must use my pretendhelp abilties to get rid of my co-worker.
Etymology: pretend-to-help
Sympafake
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: sim/pah/faik
Sentence: I though he was supportive but as it turned out it was all one big sympafake.
Etymology: sympathize + fake/false
Awtoobadno
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Aw-too-bad-no
Sentence: "Aww...I'm so sorry and I feel your pain Paula Pokealong, but dear I will not help you again with your work and it's an awtoobadno situation for you that you must handle it this time on your own."
Etymology: Aw;—used to express mild disappointment, gentle entreaty, or real or mock sympathy or sentiment. Too; to an excessive degree : excessively : to such a degree as to be regrettable. Bad; failing to reach an acceptable standard. NO!; not so —used to express negation, dissent, denial, or refusal.
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
Compassionot
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kəmpashənät
Sentence: Always the compassionot character, Bruce was wonderful at listening to the grousing and requests for assistance from his co-workers. He disrecared about each and every one of them. They could always count on him even if it meant working overnaught.
Etymology: compationate (feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others) + not (used to express the negative of other words)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - galwaywegian, 2009-09-18: 07:49:00
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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
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