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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.
Verboticisms
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Preachationship
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: pre-chase-shun-ship
Sentence: So, in the car my girlfriend won't stop talking. And whenever I try to say something, she cuts me off. I'm stuck in a preachationship.
Etymology: preach; relationship
Ventrawlation
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Vent-rawl-ation
Sentence: Diane's heart sank as she saw who was calling, but it was too late, she had pressed the accept button. Michael launched into his usual monotonic whining soliloquoy without as much as a 'how are you?' and before she knew it Diane was the same old sounding board she always had been since the start of this ventrawlation he chose to call a "friendhship". One day she really would train a parrot to say "uhuh" and "I know, oh, I know" just to see if he would notice. Or maybe she'd just get a new phone number and move to Cleveland.
Etymology: Vent - to release emotional energy with excess verbiage; drawl - excessive, pointless or slow speech; relation - indicative of a relationship of some variety.
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COMMENTS:
I rethunk it and prefer BLAHBUDDY. - dochanne, 2008-12-04: 13:01:00
VENTRAWLATIO is extremely clever. Love the "parrot" concept! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 17:20:00
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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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Uniblather
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yoo-nuh-blath-er
Sentence: Jane's cat seemed to be unaffected by her uniblather. Unfortunately, the annual trip to the vet disclosed a case of bleeding ear syndrome.
Etymology: unilateral (relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only) + blather (to talk or utter foolishly; blither; babble)
Diamonologue
Created by: Sibahi
Pronunciation: Dia-mono-logue
Sentence: John's colleague visited him so they can have a rational dialogue. But all there was is a long diamonologue on her side, complaining about hey boyfriend.
Etymology: A mix between a monologue and a dialogue.
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COMMENTS:
Very original choice of words to blend! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 10:09:00
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Anouncmentware
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: a/nounce/ment/ware
Sentence: when 1 person is listening and the other person keep talking
Etymology: anouncement+aware
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COMMENTS:
Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 10:12:00
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Soliloquery
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: so/lil/o/kweery
Sentence: Sue so was prone to soliloquery that, even when her best friend was absent she constantly wore a headset with a playback feature so she wouldn't miss a single word.
Etymology: soliloquy + query
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COMMENTS:
Interesting! You sentence is a great observation on how prevalent not being able to enjoy the sound of silence has become! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 08:59:00
Great word and enjoyable sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-11: 15:54:00
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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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Theraderie
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: ⎪'θ⎪⎪'rädærē ⎪ thair- rod- er- ree
Sentence: It had been 10 years since Kelly last spoke to her high school pal Michelle, but not a thing had changed. Michelle talked without pausing for 3/4 of an hour before she asked how Kelly's life was going. Kelly responded quickly, understanding that she would not be permitted to elaborate. It was clear that their theraderie had not been faded by time, at least not for Michelle.
Etymology: therapy- a largely one sided conversation that is most beneficial to the speaking party camaraderie- an enduring relationship
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COMMENTS:
This fits the definition nicely. - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 00:51:00
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Solidosis
Created by: DeltaRho2K
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The secret to my relationship with her is the solidosis I possess to be able to link her conversation with my brain. Isn't marriage wonderful?
Etymology: solid (from solidarity) - unity that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards -osis (from osmosis) - a usually effortless often unconscious assimilation
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COMMENTS:
So very nice ... both the sentence and the verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:15:00
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Comments:
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
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?
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
Excellent!
emdeejay - 2008-12-04: 05:01:00
Love the way it FINishes :-)
"Excellent" was supposed to appear under YOUR word....ahhh- the mysteries of the comment box!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
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