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DEFINITION: v. To agree with someone, not because they are right, but because it would be rude, or unwise, to correct them.
Verboticisms
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Complevasion
Created by: cellardweller
Pronunciation: com-ple-VASE-ion
Sentence: Jenny felt forced into complevasion by Mark's constant braggadocio.
Etymology: COMPLEMENTS paid by EVASION of an insult
Subdoormat
Created by: theyellowbunny
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "You're going to subdoormat yourself again? Get a backbone and speak up!"
Etymology:
Tokenod
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: toak-en-odd
Sentence: Instead of giving his honest opinion, Paul tokenodded when Cynthia asked him if he liked her hairstyle.
Etymology: token - adjective describing an offering made only out of necessity & nod - a gesture of agreement
Spiwidouto
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Shpie-whi-dou-to
Sentence: Sometimes is better to speak spiwidouto to hold your friends
Etymology: Speak with double tongue
Duplomacy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: doop/ploh/muh/see
Sentence: He was the biggest dork my sister ever dated, so I had to resort to duplomacy to save myself from causing a family fight.
Etymology: dupe + diplomacy
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COMMENTS:
Very nice and so quick too! Here's a vote from me. - petaj, 2007-02-19: 03:06:00
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Duplacate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: due-plah-cayte
Sentence: he needed to duplacate his wife quickly or the conversation was going to spiral out of control
Etymology: dupe, placate
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COMMENTS:
sorry erasmus...i didn't realise you had hooked up with my other word and i had a sudden whim to change it.. is there a word for such a whim - rikboyee, 2007-02-19: 19:43:00
bah no worries
I was at a loss with this one anyway - erasmus, 2007-02-22: 08:22:00
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Agreegious
Created by: Mobelia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Her rhetorical political questions called for a bit lip and agreegious nodding.
Etymology: From agree meaning to concur From egregious meaning flagrant and grievous
Speakqueasy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: speek/kwee/zy
Sentence: Whenever her boyfriend opened his first beer she began to speakqueasy lest she offend his sensibilities
Etymology: speakeasy + queasy
Missconcede
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: miss-con-seed
Sentence: -"Why did you have to ruin the show by poking me in the side, so I screamed, you inconsiderate bastard!" -"errr... uh-huh.." He missconceded, not mentioning that she had been sitting with her heel on his toe for half an hour.
Etymology: miss - to miss a chance. concede - to agree.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James
Discoveria - 2007-02-19: 06:38:00
I'll sit out of this one and see what words other people come up with.
diplogreeable - 2008-08-13: 03:07:00