Vote for the best verboticism.
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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Speakatone
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: speak at 1
Sentence: Chaterine woke with words flowing out of her mouth. The rivers of words ran all day. Only the need for sleep, stemmed the flow to distant snores. Mummed by it all, hushband Rod Earick, descendant of the great House of the Hushered, suffered silently from the speakatone.
Etymology: Speak, with a play on "speak at once" by making it speak at one. Roderick was a character in the novel the House of Usher.
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COMMENTS:
One tongue to rule them all! - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 04:59:00
House of Hushered...perfect! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 21:16:00
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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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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.
Noddogging
Created by: ianbkk
Pronunciation: NOD - dog - ing
Sentence: I've been noddogging solid for two weeks and she still won't let me past just holding hands.
Etymology: nod - a sign of assent/showing interest and 'to dog' 1. something that won't leave you alone 2. being on the outside looking in
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COMMENTS:
Very original! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:32:00
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Whinologue
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: WHY-NO-LOG
Sentence: Ever since Kimberly had decided to rebuke television, she spent vacant half-hour slots in front of a mirror, practicing what she wanted to tell co-workers the next day. As a result, the office became merely a backdrop for her crafted conversations- which were whinologues in reality.
Etymology: whine (complain) + monologue (indivdual uninterrupted speech)
Rhetoriflux
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: ri/TAWR/i/fluks
Sentence: Any relationship will suffer from rhetoriflux.
Etymology: rhetoric + flux
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COMMENTS:
I love the word "flux". - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:24:00
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Fakeism
Created by: carliejansen
Pronunciation: fake-ism
Sentence: I believe in Christianity and she belives in fakeism.
Etymology: fake-to pretend;simulate ism-suffix forming nouns of action, state, condition, doctrine
Emceeyammer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: em see yam mer
Sentence: Stanley was almost comatose listening to Andrea's endless prattle about her day at work. "And then, you know that Linda I told you about in accounting, well, that snob never said Good Morning to me and like, what did I ever do to her? And then Josh, the cute electrician told me I had nice hair and like Linda was sooo jealous..." Poor Stanley, he was a captive audience, being an inside cat in a one bedroom apartment, jailed with a self-involved airhead like Andrea. Oh sure, she fed him, cleaned his stink box and rubbed him on the chin like he liked, but seriously. How much more of being emceeyammer could he take? Granted, he slept 16 hours a day and therefore snored through most of her tirades, but she needed one of her own species. Maybe he'd sign her up on-line for a singles club. In his own lethargic manner, Stanley was getting fed up. Oh no, here she comes again...it's yammer time!
Etymology: Emcee (MC or Master of Ceremonies, Ringmaster, Host) & Yammer (to whine endlessly) & MC Hammer (Performer in the late 80's and early 90's who's most most famous song was "U Can't Touch This" and was famous for baggy Hammer Pants.)
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COMMENTS:
Inspired, as usual! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 01:19:00
So in the 'now' and with that etymology in the 'know'. Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:01:00
Can't touch that! - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 19:18:00
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Whinealone
Created by: lindseyhamrick
Pronunciation: Why-na-lo-ne
Sentence: Anne was very upset so she decided to whinealone to her best friend Anna, whom she thought was listening, but was really day dreaming about something else.
Etymology: Whine- to complain or cry. Alone- to be seperated or apart.
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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