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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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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
Liesolate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: lie-suh-layt
Sentence: when he started to have blurry recollections of some of the things he had drunkenly said and done on the weekend he decided to go into liesolation
Etymology: lie, isolate
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COMMENTS:
is the opposite of this retruthsiveness? - MrDave2176, 2007-10-19: 09:58:00
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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)
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:
Socialnoism
Created by: edhine
Pronunciation: social-no-ism
Sentence: Bob's socialnoism was well known to the Schwann man.
Etymology:
Zombivox
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Zom-bee-vox
Sentence: Jamie's claims that he suffered 'Moon fever' were never actually substantiated, mainly because no-one had ever heard of it. However, this didn't stop him from being persistent in his claims of suffering whereby suddenly and without notice he would turn zombivox if interrupted.
Etymology: Zombie - a person who appears not to notice what is happening around them Voice box (colloq.) - the organ in the neck of mammals involved in sound production
Comapose
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Co-ma-po-z
Sentence: Whenever Colin entered a meeting he would suddenly go into a comapose to avoid any awkward questions that may come his way. The meeting would carry on regardless as everyone knew that Colin would not make a full recovery until the meeting was over.
Etymology: Coma(a state of deep unconsciousness) ORIGIN Greek Koma 'deep sleep' + Pose(assume a particular position, pretend to be) = Comapose
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COMMENTS:
nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-17: 07:29:00
Stunning def! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:29:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-17: 14:03:00
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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
Masquevade
Created by: tdhall56
Pronunciation: mask e vade
Sentence: Jim was broke, so all week he had to masquevade the bill collectors.
Etymology: masquerade (pretend) evade (avoid)
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COMMENTS:
This word has a nice ring to it! - MrDave2176, 2007-10-19: 09:55:00
I like it,too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-20: 18:18:00
who was that masked elusionist? - petaj, 2007-10-22: 03:39:00
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Absentshun
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ab-SENT-shun
Sentence: The absentshun living at number 15 had successfully kept his neighbours thinking that his house was vacant. No one had been able to attract his attention as he spent most of his time avoiding the windows and sneaking around on rubber-soled shoes.
Etymology: absent + shun + attention
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COMMENTS:
good one Petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-19: 13:45:00
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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