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DEFINITION: v., To avoid unwanted interruptions (visits, calls, or emails) by pretending to be unavailable, unreachable or unconscious. n., A person who pretends they are not home in order to avoid talking to someone.
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Vacunt
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: Vay/kunt
Sentence: 'Dave is a such a vacunt, whenever I want to talk about where our relationship is going, he just glazes over' moaned Minnie
Etymology: Vacant + Vagina, nope sorry I mean (it's ok i'm a feminist)
Flakavoid
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation:
Sentence: God! He's such a flakevoid when it comes to introductions!
Etymology:
Zombiehaviour
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: zom-bee-heyv-yer
Sentence: Everyone knew when Matt didn't finish his portion of the project because at team meetings he'd switch into zombiehaviour mode.
Etymology: zombie (as in stunned) + behaviour
Motherducker
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: mu ther DUK er
Sentence: Conn manages to be "sick" every year during inventory week. This is the fourth year that he's stayed home while the rest of us have to climb ladders with pen and paper and count every stinking widget on those dusty shelves. He doesn't even try to be creative any more - he's like, "Still have the flu... yeah, that's the ticket...." I can't believe the boss STILL hasn't caught on to that lazy motherducker.
Etymology: duck (to dodge, evade) + mother*ucker
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COMMENTS:
love it! - galwaywegian, 2010-02-16: 03:32:00
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Avoidunce
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: A-void-unce
Sentence: The avoidunce only answered the doorbell when the pizza delivery boy arrived.
Etymology: Avoid + dunce
Sociallusion
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: so-shul-loo-zhun
Sentence: He was supposed to be filling in for his boss while he was away, but his fear of handling urgent phone calls turned him into a sociallusion, so he locked himself in the mens room for the day.
Etymology: social, illusion
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COMMENTS:
it sounds like a deivative of socialism - perhaps there are many Swedish sociallusions - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-19: 13:48:00
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Zoneduff
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: ZZZZone-duh-FFF (alt. zoneduffer)
Sentence: BigBob was likeable enough, but he had an annoying habit of ZONEDUFFING while you were talking to him, and you never knew how long he had been incommunicado. We did extract a measure of revenge when the whole department took a subway ride to the trade show. We all got on the train, and just before the doors closed, everyone jumped off - leaving BigBob on the express to Harlem instead of going downtown. BigBob the ZONEDUFFER stared from the rear window of the subway car as it slowly vanished into the rat-infested subterranean dimness of the "Big Apple"...and forever into our memories.
Etymology: ZONED out+ DUFF = ZONEDUFF.....zoned out: late 1960-ish phrase meaning " to withdraw into a semi-pleasant introspective state of sensory withdrawl, induced by lack of sleep or excessive ingestion of contraband".....DUFF: disparaging regional term meaning "to leave (one's comrades) abruptly, secretively or without prior warning"....."Dude! Why did you DUFF on us last night?"
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COMMENTS:
No BigBobs were harmed in the writing of this FICTITOUS sentence.... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 02:06:00
Sounds like he was zonedeaf, too! - Nosila, 2008-09-18: 01:30:00
Amidst the woes on Wall st - missed this one. Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-30: 17:49:00
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Confrontavert
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: kon-FRUNT-eh-vert
Sentence: When faced with unwanted visits, remarks, invitations etc, Larimer has several confrontavert techniques he employs wherein he pretends not to notice though everyone else realizes he is faking
Etymology: Blend of 'confront' (to meet face-to-fac) and 'avert' (v. to ward off; prevent)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
Osmosis - 2007-10-21: 23:15:00
Perhaps "denysolation" would be better for this definition and sentence.
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James