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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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Sarcright
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Saar-cright
Sentence: I Sacrighted with her because I dont want her to get mad.
Etymology: Sarc(asm)+ right
Agreemental
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: a gree men tal
Sentence: he nodded in agreemental, she was so pretty her beauty was only matched by her lunacy.
Etymology: agreement, mental
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
Ignod
Created by: Antimus
Pronunciation: ig-nod
Sentence: Emma knew Cheryl was talking complete rubbish so a quick ignod was all that she deserved, at least it shut her up.
Etymology: ignore + nod
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
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
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
Confibulate
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: kahn-FIB-yoo-late
Sentence: Brandon was so exited about winning the Yugo, I couldn't bear to enlighten him, so I just gave him a big smile and my warmest confibulations.
Etymology: combination of confirm, fib and congratulate.
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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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