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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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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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COMMENTS:
Tootsie rolls to you for this very clever tongue-roller! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 10:00:00
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Allieance
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: a lie ance
Sentence: Izzy's allieance with Ginger allowed her endless blathering about Gert's goings ons, Percy's petty problems and her own injustices. As long as Ginger got to lie around all day and eat his Whiskas, he was content. He'd even try to appear sympathetic over Izzy's gobbledygook!
Etymology: From: alliance or partnership + lie, to fib...and lay around.
Monoversation
Created by: jdverrett
Pronunciation: mon o ver say shun
Sentence: Mike usually goes into monoversations no matter who he is with.
Etymology: mono - single, one conversor - abide, keep company with ????
Boringtatious
Created by: Taylor
Pronunciation: Bor-ing-tay-shus
Sentence: Taylor was having best friend issues and the only person she could talk to was her cat. However, he was very boringtatious and didnt care about her problems.
Etymology: (boring-not fun, disinterested + tatious) To not enjoy listening to others problems.
Unigaberate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: YOO-nee-GAB-uh-REYT
Sentence: Unigaberated, Roxie's rantipals deserted her one by one until there remained only three still willing to endure her monoprattleral yapathons: her catonic cat, Tib; Ivan her crapnoduliac cockatoo and, of course, her completely lambasted and long suffering companion, Bob.
Etymology: UNIGABERATE: blend of UNI: comb. form meaning "having one only; GAB:to talk or chat idly; chatter & RATE:the action of doing so. RANT + I : to talk foolishly, noisely, rave, harangue & PAL: chum. comrade, associate. 2. CRAPNODULIAC: Slave of "crap" : foolish, exaggerated talk. -based on capnoduliac.
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COMMENTS:
Poor Bob! Sounds great though when pronounced in thick Queenslander :-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 04:56:00
Excellent - especially fits to the definition. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:24:00
GO BOB! The word seems to contain "berate" also... - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:22:00
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Soliloquacious
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: So-lill-e-quack-shus
Sentence: After every disagreement with her boyfriend, Mary would fill her pet in with all of the details. She thought her cat understood her, but the cat knew it was Mary being soliloquacious.
Etymology: Combination of "Soliloquy": the act of talking to oneself, and "Loquacious": given to fluent or excessive talk.
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
Mewtilation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: me you till a shun
Sentence: Sigourney's poor cat just lay there feeling like a victom of mewtilation. Although she pretended to be asleep, Sigourney just would not stop talking and no amount of purring or mewing seemed to drown out the endless stream of prattle....
Etymology: mew + mutilation
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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