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'You're the only person who ever listens to me...'

DEFINITION: n., An ongoing relationship where one person does all the talking, whining and complaining, and the other just listens quietly and tries to appear sympathetic. v., To participate in a lopsided conversation where one person does all the conversing.

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Siliance

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: si/li/ance

Sentence: Fred was quite happy with his siliance with Betty. He loved being with her and she did all the speaking for both of them all the time they were together.

Etymology: silent + alliance

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COMMENTS:

nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:52:00

Softly done ... both the sentnece and word. Fits the definition well. Kudos! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:20:00

Clever blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-11: 18:30:00

very nice very nice!!!!!!!!!?!!!!?!!!?! - purpleman, 2008-02-11: 19:33:00

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Blurbaton

Created by: snowgirl96

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Blahkittyipod

Created by: knickynicola

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Matrimonologue

Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: matt-trih-mohn-o-log

Sentence: When Jenna's husband would begin a droning matrimonologue about the good old days in the frat house in college, she would escape through the back door in her mind. Today she found herself in the middle of the Caribbean aboard a pirate ship, with Captain Fabio, who proceeded to use his "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray" in the most debaucherous of manners. Oddly enough, her husband was having a very similar fantasy, but with substantially more Greek-letter-inscribed paddling.

Etymology: matrimony + monologue

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COMMENTS:

Very funny sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 09:08:00

love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-11: 12:13:00

Shamefully, I must admit marriage came to mind for me too. Great word! - DeltaRho2K, 2008-02-11: 13:06:00

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Askewnication

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /əˌskjunəˈkeiʃən/

Sentence: Their conversations had gotten so one-sided that she even stopped muttering "uh-huh" and completely surrendered to askewnication.

Etymology: From askew + (commu)nication

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COMMENTS:

it definitely describes lopsided - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:51:00

Ask you? If I do, will I get nications? Not only fun to play with, but fun to say ... is it sashays off the tongue! Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:05:00

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Rantipal

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: ran-TEE-pal

Sentence: Roxie's rantipals deserted her, one by one, until there remained only three: her catonic cat, Tib; Ivan her crapnoduliac cockatoo and, of course, her completely craptive and long suffering companion, Bob.

Etymology: RANT + I : to talk foolishly, noisely, rave, harangue & PAL: chum. comrade, associate. 2. CRAPNODULIAC: Slave of "crap" : foolish, exaggerated talk. -based on capnoduliac- (chain smoker: lit- "slave of smoke") #3 CRAPTIVE (crap & captive).

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Right on the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 08:54:00

great etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:43:00

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Blatherapport

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: BLATH-er-rah-pohr

Sentence: Penelope had great blatherapport with passive, sympathetic listeners who always seemed to find it difficult to interject any comments of their own, and were content to let Penelope ramble on....though some thought she needed to join the support group for yackers....."On and on Anon".

Etymology: Blend of blather and rapport

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Would that be a "twelve schlep group"? - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:26:00

Yep, regular schlepper yappers. - Mustang, 2008-12-04: 16:56:00

Love On and On Anon...you've enabled us to learn more words! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 21:33:00

My pleasure. - Mustang, 2008-12-05: 00:45:00

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Monologamy

hyperborean

Created by: hyperborean

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Sentence: After eight years of listening to Jonathan, Dennis wondered if monologamy was really for him.

Etymology: Hybrid of monogamy and monologue.

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Talkseemea

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: tok/see/mia

Sentence: Dave had an acute case of talkseemea. He carried on a conversation with 4 different commuters on his way home.

Etymology: talk + see me + toxemia

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Tootsie rolls to you for this very clever tongue-roller! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 10:00:00

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Droneonpitant

Created by: dluman

Pronunciation: drone-on-pitant

Sentence: Angela, being droneonpitant, quickly put Brad to sleep as they flew from South Africa to Homer Alaska.

Etymology: From drone, which is a colloquilizatoin of Deranged One.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-11: 01:15:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

Jabberwocky - 2008-02-11: 05:57:00
very funny cartoon today - I look forward to seeing them every day

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-11: 10:33:00
Thanks Jabberwocky! I was thinking of you when I did it. Of course, you're the cat, and I'm the babbler. ~ James

Jabberwocky - 2008-02-11: 11:38:00
that's okay - looks like a very happy cat - probably listening to some old Cat Stevens songs

OZZIEBOB - 2008-02-11: 18:38:00
The cat looks so friendly, I could moggicoddle him. Another great cartoon in a long line of great cartoons!

silveryaspen - 2008-02-11: 18:42:00
Your definition really elicited a lot of good words, remistram. Good one!

silveryaspen - 2008-02-11: 18:43:00
I second Jabberwocky's 'I look forward to your cartoons each day' ... me two, James. Can I be the mouse missing from the ipod?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-12: 11:30:00
Thanks! Of course the most fun is seeing how everyone responds to the creative challenge by reading their wonderful words! That's what I look forward to every day. ~ James

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-12-04: 01:20:00
Excellent!

emdeejay - 2008-12-04: 05:01:00
Love the way it FINishes :-)

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-12-04: 17:28:00
"Excellent" was supposed to appear under YOUR word....ahhh- the mysteries of the comment box!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-29: 00:12:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

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