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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)
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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Glistant
Created by: mayblossom
Pronunciation: glist-ant
Sentence: "oh look, Marks gone all Glistant again!
Etymology: glare+distant.
Flakavoid
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation:
Sentence: God! He's such a flakevoid when it comes to introductions!
Etymology:
Eschewencounter
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ess-SHOO-en-count-er
Sentence: Morton had developed a broad array of eschewencounter techniques and had even been known to go to the extreme of feigning deafness to avoid having to engage an unexpected visitor.
Etymology: Blend of 'eschew' (to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid) and 'encounter' (a meeting with a person or thing)
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COMMENTS:
Great combo, Mussy! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:28:00
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Comavoid
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: koh-ma-void
Sentence: Randy is quite skilled at dodging interactions with his co-workers. He can comavoid just about any effort to elicit a response. The only known method to break this trance-like concentration is to drop a box of Krispy Kreme donuts on his desk.
Etymology: coma (a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli) + avoid (to keep away from; keep clear of; shun)
Avoidunce
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: A-void-unce
Sentence: The avoidunce only answered the doorbell when the pizza delivery boy arrived.
Etymology: Avoid + dunce
Hollowgraham
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: hawl/oh/gram
Sentence: Graham was a very shy person who could turn into a hollowgraham when confronted with his insecurities.
Etymology: hologram (three dimensional photographic image - sometimes visible, sometimes not) + graham + hollow
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COMMENTS:
heh! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-17: 07:31:00
Good one! - TJayzz, 2008-09-18: 10:15:00
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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