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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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Avoidiepeer
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: the pronunciation of this word is the words ' avoid ' the letter e and 'peer'
Sentence: Tom is such an avoidepeer !
Etymology:
Deafhere
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: /Deh-ef-he-ear/
Sentence: Mrs. Soul patched the call through to her secretary. "I thought I told you I wasn't here?", she said, you just have to turn a deafhere.
Etymology: Deafhere n., hybrid of the nouns deaf and here, and inspired by the phrase "to turn a deaf ear", which is a common adult tactic and defense mechanism. Is the spell checker new to this site? I just noticed it now. Don't expect a reply of course, in the circumstances I mean.
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COMMENTS:
I have not encountered a spell checker...but definitely a double-point word, S ! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:31:00
It must be my new browser....who thought that was a good idea? - scrabbelicious, 2008-09-18: 16:49:00
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Circumvenshun
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sir kum ven shun
Sentence: Wally hated people bugging him at home. It did not matter whether it was on the phone, e-mail or at the door, he had the act of circumvenshun down to a fine art. People thought he was eccentric or occupied with some big hush-hush project. The reality was that Wally hated missing a moment of his daytime dramas. Yes, he watched every soap opera on the tube, every day. One could say that Wally was Young & Restless, he was living the Days of Our Lives to the fullest, his tv friends were like All My Children. He was not Bold & Beautiful, but if he had One Life to Live, As the World Turns, he was going to end up in General Hospital if he did not get some exercise!
Etymology: Circumvention (the act of evading) & Shun (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)
Absillusive
Created by: deepbluenpurple
Pronunciation: Ab + zee +lusive
Sentence: His absillusive demeanour in the face of his wife's tirades seemed to enrage her further.
Etymology: absence + illusion
Availabhor
Created by: verbony
Pronunciation: avail-ab-whore
Sentence: "you've got mail" or the latest ringtones really brings out the availabhor in me
Etymology: available+abhor
Stonify
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: stone-i-fy
Sentence: Everytime i see this guy, i stonify. I just don't want him to speak to me.
Etymology: to act like stone
Fauxtard
Created by: Spacey
Pronunciation: pho-tard
Sentence: Why does Steve look like he's about to drool on himself? He's being a fauxtard so his wife won't ask him to go shopping with her.
Etymology:
Fauxvert
Created by: MadTripper
Pronunciation: foh-vurt
Sentence: My father would always become a fauxvert on Halloween night by shutting the lights off in the house and refusing to answer the door.
Etymology: Faux Avert
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