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DEFINITION: v. To collect all the emotional energy you receive from one person, and then share it with the very next person you meet. n. Emotional transference.
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Disscharge
Created by: fonka99
Pronunciation: Diss-charge
Sentence: Gus felt extremely guilty after disscharging his feelings on the bus driver on his way home, after all it wasn't his fault he got fired!
Etymology: From the urban word "diss" meaning to disrespect and "discharge" meaning to relieve.
Cathext
Created by: norallama
Pronunciation: Kuh-theckst
Sentence: I burned the toast, ripped my hose, and then, of course, cathexted all over my assistant the very first chance I got.
Etymology: From "cathexis," meaning "emotional energy" ... and "Next!"
Transnubstantiation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: tranz/snub/stan/siay/shun
Sentence: What a weight off my shoulders to practice transnubstatiation on an ususpecting passerby after being snubbed by another.
Etymology: transubstantiation + snub
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COMMENTS:
Funny! - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 12:59:00
thanks wordmeister - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-03: 16:35:00
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Psychoport
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sahy/kuh/port
Sentence: My inability to deal with the immediate situation causes me to psychoport my feelings and emotions to the next person I run into.
Etymology: psychological + transport
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COMMENTS:
That sounds a lot like "psycho-sport". Is that a game you play regularily? - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:06:00
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Procrastagonize
Created by: Wriiight
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Procrastinate + Antagonize
Moodswapping
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: mood - swa - ping
Sentence: Terry was an expert at moodswapping. He would get into an argument with his boss and take it out on his wife. After a wonderful day with his wife, he would be nice to the checkout clerk at the store and so on.... He always carried the most recent interaction on to the next person.
Etymology: mood, swapping
Emollector
Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts
Pronunciation: "ee-moe-leck-tour"
Sentence: I am a totally emollector
Etymology: emotion + collector emollector yay!
Transpurrance
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: trans-pur-uhns
Sentence: Cindy is very close to her cat. Unfortunately Mr. Furball often sets her mood for the day. If he treats her poorly everybody in the office will do their best to stay clear. The emotional transpurrance can be deadly.
Etymology: tansferance (the shift of emotions, especially those experienced in childhood, from one person or object to another, especially the transfer of feelings about a parent to an analyst) + purr (to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does)
Comments:
Carole - 2007-01-02: 22:55:00
Good one Peta, yours has the same meaning as mine. Emotedump.
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