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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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Palamute
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: pal - uh - mewt
Sentence: Constance felt like she was nothing more than a palamute to Donna. Donna would go on and on and never let her get in a word. It actually seemed like she was a "mute" friend who could only smile and gesture.
Etymology: Pal (a friend or companion) + Mute (silent, unable to talk)
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COMMENTS:
luv the word! Palamute listened so pleasantly like a dog would, wondering if related to a malamute. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:49:00
I guess Donna was doggedly persistent. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:21:00
The Hound of the Yappervilles! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 21:29:00
Malamute is a man's best friend - petaj, 2008-12-05: 03:15:00
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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
Jabberapport
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: JAB-er-rap-or
Sentence: Libby has great jabberapport with patient listeners who always seem to resist the urge to interject any comments of their own, and are content to let her jabber away because she is just impossible to dislike.
Etymology: Blend of 'jabber' (to talk very quickly and with a lot of enthusiasm, especially in a way that is not sensible or that is difficult to understand) and 'rapport' (a relationship in which people like, understand, and respect each other)
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:
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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Logophononullification
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /lo-go-pho-no-nulli-fi-cation/
Sentence: Despite of clear and compelling evidence by Chris Darden and Marcia Clark, the jury completely logophononullified everything presented to them and pronounced a guilty man "innocent."
Etymology: Logos (grk.) - word; Phone (grk.) - sound; Null (lat.) - zero/void; The word literally means to void/ignore ("nullify") every word ("logos") sounded ("phonated") in your direction.
Babbelon
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bab bel on
Sentence: Poor Marmalade, the orange cat. His owner Frieda would gab nonsense at him all day and he could not avoid it, unless he fell asleep. He spent most of his days escaping babbelon.
Etymology: Babble on (talk and talk, foolishly) & Babel (a confusion of voices and other sounds(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another)& Babylon (capital city of the ancient Mesopotamian kingsom of Babylonia)
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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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)
Monosillyblahblahblahtic
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Mono-sillee-blarr-blarr-blarr-tik
Sentence: In Jane Austin's Pride and Predjudice, the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Collins could best be described as Monosillyblahblahblahtic.
Etymology: Mono - Singular. / Silly - nonsensical. / Blahblahblah - Boring or monotonous speech (Commonly associated with beaurocratic or political rhetoric).
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COMMENTS:
You have taken the blahs to new heights! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 09:13:00
Or should I say you took the blahs to new lows! (lol) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 09:14:00
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Annoyifying
Created by: sjacksonnnn4
Pronunciation: An-Noy-If-Eye-Ing
Sentence: I was stuck in the worst annoyifying conversation today!
Etymology: (annoy- to annoy + ifying)
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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