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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.
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Fibulate
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Fib - u - late
Sentence: I frequently fibulate to my boyfriend because I don't want him to know it's not THE biggest ever...
Etymology: Fib - Lie ulate - From Formulate
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
Consenseus
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: con-sens-us
Sentence: Ageeing with a drunken and violent Steve was a wise move appeared to be the general consenseus
Etymology: consensus with an "e" added to indicate common sense is included within the definition.
Civilinquish
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌsɪvlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/
Sentence: Not only did he refuse to civilinquish his viewpoints at the hot dog festival, but he also started handing out flyers advertising the university vegetarian's club.
Etymology: From civility + relinquish
Nodsmiley
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: That guy was so rude I used the nodsmiley technique to thwart him.
Etymology: Nod an smile
Wishthink
Created by: shrimp
Pronunciation: wisj-think
Sentence: you wich you could have said something about it
Etymology: wish-to wish, think- to think
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
Bravobuss
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: bravo/buss
Sentence: Tis better to be a bravobuss than face the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune with this specimen of humanity.
Etymology: The opposite of a "blunderbuss" (a dolt, fool, simpleton, or moron)
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