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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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Dissmember
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: diss-membur
Sentence: When Sue came back from vacation, she found that Wendy had dissmembered to stop the production of Christmas cookies. Now she had to find a way to turn Santa Clauses into Leprechauns.
Etymology: diss (disrespect), disremember (to forget)
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COMMENTS:
word isn't bad, sentence is brilliant! - galwaywegian, 2007-02-27: 06:05:00
I have a clear image of someone chopping the arms and legs off gingerbread men. - petaj, 2007-02-27: 17:38:00
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Helpmenot
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: HELP-ME-not
Sentence: Bobby's helpmenot traits vexed his dwindling circle of friends.
Etymology: help me (assist me) + not
Flusterduck
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: FLUS-tuhr-duk
Sentence: Once more frustrated in her effort to get him to change the office mousetrap, Brenda stormed angrily from Dick's office. "That woethario has flusterducked me for the last time. Time to go over his head. I'm calling DADDY!"
Etymology: From the Flemish "Flustre Du" meaning to pee on the outhouse door in winter, causing it to freeze shut.
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COMMENTS:
Big tip of the pen to purpleartichokes! - Alchemist, 2007-02-27: 08:32:00
What kind of culture needs a word for "freezing the outhouse door shut by peeing on it"? Interesting word... - Discoveria, 2007-02-27: 08:58:00
I thought Flustre Du was to pee on an electric fence. Thanks for clearing that up! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-27: 09:57:00
the Flemish have a peculiar sense of humor. you see, the act was performed to trap unsuspecting victims, or "flustrekels" INSIDE the outhouse. - Alchemist, 2007-02-27: 11:04:00
No doubt to try to turn them into flustcicles. Those naughty Flemish! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-27: 12:13:00
I guess I'd be flustered-too if I was trapped in an outhouse by some bladder-emptying trickster. - Discoveria, 2007-02-27: 15:44:00
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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.
Pretendhelp
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I must use my pretendhelp abilties to get rid of my co-worker.
Etymology: pretend-to-help
Sympatigo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: simmm pat eye gow
Sentence: He was tres sympatigo, nodding sympathetically while reversing out the door
Etymology: sympatico, I go
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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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
Empathesia
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: em-path-eezha
Sentence: She was so skilled at the art of empathesia that her friends never suspected she was transforming herself into a lawnmower even as she listened intently to their inane stories.
Etymology: Empathy+amnesia
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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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