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DEFINITION: To overlook or misinterpret non-verbal cues, like body language, which often reveal what a person is truly thinking or feeling.
Verboticisms
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Aspy
Created by: lala54
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My ex-boyfriend is not an asshole, he is just very aspy.
Etymology: Aspergers Syndrome, a mild for a Autism that is not accompanied by mental retardation. People with asbergers syndrome have a hard time reading social cues and connecting with others.
Buggathatitis
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Arms folded, legs crossed and a look of indifference from Maria did not deter Mark. Buggathatitis he thought lustfully.
Etymology:
Cueless
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: q-less
Sentence: John was extremely persistent and totally cueless, so it usually took several slaps in the face, before he'd understand what-the-hell she was thinking.
Etymology: cue +less = clueless
Misinterstand
Created by: Hjason
Pronunciation: mis-inter-stand
Sentence: Don't misinterstand the way she dresses because she really is conservative.
Etymology: mis-interperet-understand
Cuelessness
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Q-less-ness
Sentence: Although he thought the girl wanted to go home with him, Fred was cueless that when she said she was going to the bathroom, she was actually planning to run out the door.
Etymology: Cue - a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion, lessness - as is cluelessness.
Miscorpsintralogy
Created by: paperpieces
Pronunciation: Miss-corps-in-tra-low-gee
Sentence: My girlfriend sometimes gives me all these hints with her body, and when I do not understand them she says that i should take a course in miscorpsintralogy.
Etymology: Mis- meaning not, -corps- from corpse, -intra- meaning within, -logy meanign any particular study
Hormonalyze
Created by: hvhtim
Pronunciation: hor-MOAN-a-lies
Sentence:
Etymology: hormone, analyze
Cluepid
Created by: haroldbarold
Pronunciation: cloo-pid
Sentence: Orville made the cluepid mistake of reading Lola's gag reflex as a sign of encouragement.
Etymology: clue + stupid
Unfountuition
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: un-foun-tu-ishun
Sentence: Mike was uncanny in his unfountuition, 100% unreliable.
Etymology: unfounded + intuition
Comments:
wordmeister - 2006-12-05: 08:39:00
Good words today. Hey Babel looks like winfirmity was the clear winner yesterday. Congratulations.
chris - 2006-12-05: 14:07:00
...presumably if there were lots of people who were 'Cueklutzes', they would form a CueKlutz Clan......
babel - 2006-12-05: 14:57:00
hehe, nice one chris... and thanks meister, i'm trying to give you two some competition :)
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-05: 16:49:00
hey guys - don't blunderestimate me - I'm not as cueless as you think and hey deadpanwalking - you should have left the shun in your word - very clever
wordmeister - 2006-12-05: 18:09:00
CueKlutz Klan? Is that a terrorist organization for nerds?
wordmeister - 2006-12-05: 18:12:00
I like dissexia, despite the fact that greg has not posted a sentence for it. Perhaps Mr. Batch suffers from dissexia? Or should it be dissentencia?