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DEFINITION: n. A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of one-half of a telephone conversation. v. To listen to one-half of a telephone conversation.
Verboticisms
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Bialog
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bīəläg
Sentence: Drawing conclusions from a bialog of an overheard phone call can be as difficult as doing a dot-to-dot puzzle using only the even numbers.
Etymology: Bisect (divide in two [half]) + dialog (conversation between two or more people)
Phonejecture
Created by: mdschermer
Pronunciation: fohn-JEK-cher
Sentence: After eavesdropping on the conversations his roommate had on his cell, he phonejectured that the guy and his friends were planning to blow up faculty, while they were actually planning a surprise party.
Etymology: "phone" from telephone + "conjecture", inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence.
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COMMENTS:
Good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-18: 07:49:00
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Bewildheard
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: bee - willd - hurd
Sentence: Jeremy was bewilheard after he listened in on Josiah's phone conversation. Because he only heard half of the dialog, he came to some strange conclusions.
Etymology: bewildered, heard
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COMMENTS:
Bewilderado... - Nosila, 2009-08-21: 12:38:00
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Oneversation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wənvərsāshən
Sentence: According to the oneversation Jill was either planning a surprise party for her friend Nicky or the covert overthrow of Nicaragua though the latter would seem less complicated.
Etymology: one (the lowest cardinal number; half of two) + conversation (the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words)
Cellaphoney
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: cell-a-fOn-e
Sentence: Jill hides, listening to a cellaphoney conversation. Thinking her friends refering to her, she storms in, yelling and making a fool of herself.
Etymology: cell phone/ phoney
Hemisneer
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: hem-eh-sneer
Sentence: Willard would often listen to his wife Wanda as she would chat with her pals on the phone and more often than not he would hemisneer at what he perceived the gist of the conversation to be.
Etymology: Blend of prefix 'hemi' (half) and 'sneer' ( smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner)
Caveclutch
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He caveclutched that I was talking to Jen about our relationship when I was actually updating her about my sick hamster.
Etymology: Reaching haphazardly for understanding in a poorly-lit cave.
Ringference
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ring-fer-ents
Sentence: Her ringference that Bob was planning a holiday to Peru was all wrong. He was actually dumping her for her ex-best-friend, Prue.
Etymology: ring (call on the telephone) + infer (conclude)
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COMMENTS:
great words petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-18: 10:54:00
Tanks mulchy
er.. thanks muchly. - petaj, 2007-01-21: 03:19:00
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Eaveschopping
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: eevz-chop-in'
Sentence: His eavesdropping led to the eaveschopping that Sandra was in cahoots with the forces of uncertain evil.
Etymology: From "eavesdropping" and "chop". Suggests a blunt analysis (geddit? ne'ermind)
Comments:
pratyushprasan - 2007-01-18: 21:26:00
nice
Thanks! ~ James
Sending a hamster for a ride at the Wild Water Kingdom? Pretty extreme, don't you think? Bugs and goldfish, maybe....
jrogan - 2009-08-21: 08:19:00
Yes, it is cruel. And it would certainly be a good idea to flush twice. Especially is she's going to do the boyfriend too.
Krishna - 2009-08-25: 02:35:00
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