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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: SILIANCE - noun - from SILENT (making no sound; quiet) + ALLIANCE (a merging of efforts, or interests by persons)

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COMMENTS:

Unique word and etymology. Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:31:00

metrohumanx I want to pronounce it "silly-unce".Good word, Big "O" ! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:30:00

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Monologamy

hyperborean

Created by: hyperborean

Pronunciation:

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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Converhate

Created by: justinb

Pronunciation: CON-ver-Hayte,

Sentence: i converhate you

Etymology: to hate conversing with you

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Soliloquerulous

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: so/lil/o/kware/uh/lus

Sentence: Sue so was soliloquerulous 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 (act of talking alone or regardless of any hearers) + querulous (complaining; peevish)

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COMMENTS:

Superb. Not just a verboticism, a genuine neologism. Can't wait to use it! - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 06:47:00

Admire your excellent use of irony in your sentence! Fits Sue (so) many. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:38:00

metrohumanx Yes, it IS superb! Fun for my stumbling tongue, too. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:36:00

Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:03:00

Great word! - TJayzz, 2008-12-07: 10:33:00

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Whinesided

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: why n sy ded

Sentence: Every day Jill told her troubles to her cat, Sigmeownd Freud. She talked and moaned and complained and he just listened. It was apparent to anyone else that it was a whinesided relationship. Luckily she was unaware of her cat's deafness, otherwise he would have become cat-atonic listening to her.

Etymology: Whine (moan, complain) & One-sided (where only one person does the talking and the other the listening)

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Soundingbored

Misscj

Created by: Misscj

Pronunciation: Sawn-ding-bo-red

Sentence: "She was a soundingbored for Gladys"

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:35:00

Punsome and Funsome! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:31:00

Very inventive! Great submission. - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 00:47:00

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Blabon

lauram22

Created by: lauram22

Pronunciation: bl-ab-on

Sentence: Mary was stuck in a blabon while her friend Kaycee went on about how her parents grounded her.

Etymology: blab- to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly. On- operating or in use

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Blatherinfection

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: bhathr - in - fect - shun

Sentence: From the way Regina would prattle on incessantly about any and everything her friends and family feared she had an untreatable blatherinfection.

Etymology: combination of blather and a medical condition.

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COMMENTS:

Funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 08:46:00

I think gargling with cranberry juice and talking at the same time is supposed to help - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:36:00

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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.

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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.

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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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