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DEFINITION: v., To read a person's face and interpret what they are actually thinking, even if they are trying to conceal their true feelings. n., The skill of reading people's faces, especially micro-expressions.
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Graspeculate
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: grass-peck-u-late
Sentence: When the girl flashed Bobby a mischievous smile, he graspeculated that she found his geeky persona irresistible.
Etymology: grasp and speculate
Mugsense
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: muhg-sens
Sentence: Although David denied it, Carol's mugsense told her that he had indeed eaten the last cookie.
Etymology: mug: slang – the face. + Sense: Latin sénsus - sensation, feeling, understanding.
Demeanoreader
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: de-MEEN-ehr-reed-ehr
Sentence: Donny was a gifted demeanoreader, able to tell at a glance from their body language and facial expressions just what others were thinking and feeling.
Etymology: Blend of 'demeanor' (outward manner) and 'reader' (one who reads or is reading)
Visagenary
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: viz ah jen ari
Sentence: Victor had visagenary skills. His ability to tell whether or not a person was lying was legendary. This skill had stood him well through his life and was very handy when dealing with the children he taught in school. He taught them that the truth was their only option, because you could never tell who had this power besides him. It helped while dating (her lips were smiling but her eyes weren't...) And he could have been a human lie detector for the CIA or FBI or the police. Victor figured as long as he had the gift, he might as well earn some money with it. That's when he started on the Celebrity Poker circuit and won millions with his visagenary talents!
Etymology: Visage (the human face; the appearance conveyed by a person's face) & Visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight,seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-16: 15:52:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-10-16: 19:34:00
First-rate word, that. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:47:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-19: 00:31:00
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Obsenserate
Created by: mvandyke
Pronunciation: ob sense er ate
Sentence: Mark could easily 'obsenserate' Jeff's expression.
Etymology:
Faceseer
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Face-sea-er
Sentence: Harry Halo was a faceseer and was able to predict Harrietta's thoughts.
Etymology: A play on words; Face-and "See"-er
Deciphacade
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: de-si-fa-sod
Sentence: Kimberly was not an excellent deciphaçader, which further complicated her ability to communicate with anybody on her vacation to the newest Sandals resort in Bilbao.
Etymology: decipher (decode, interpret meaning) + façade (building's front)
Espivisage
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ESS-pee-vih-sahzh
Sentence: Sue used ESPivisage to successfully conclude that Bob wanted a burger and fries for lunch, and not the leftover tofurkey sandwich she suggested.
Etymology: ESP, visage, espionage
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COMMENTS:
Nice blend with good use of ESP! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-19: 16:16:00
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Facecracker
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: face + cracker
Sentence: There was no use lying to mom. Her skills as a facecracker were beyond compare.
Etymology: like a safe cracker - every great team of bankrobbers needs one
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-19: 09:58:00
very nice - yellowbird, 2007-11-19: 10:27:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by aigle101. Thank you aigle101! ~ James
If you are interested in learning more about face reading and micro-expressions, check out The Naked Face. It's an article written by Malcolm Gladwell which originally appeared New Yorker magazine. ~ James
metrohumanx - 2008-10-16: 06:24:00
Clairvoyant wins lottery for second time!
Nobody ever really wants the fruit salad.:-)
Today's definition was suggested by aigle101. Thank you aigle101. ~ James