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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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Convusion
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: con-vue-zhun
Sentence: Jeremy's convusion was heightened by the fact that his girlfriend's toothbrush was missing ...
Etymology: conv (ersation) + (conf) usion
Misconstreevesdrop
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: miss con str eeves drop
Sentence: Danny always had one ear on someone else's conversation to the point that he was known as the office misconstreevesdropper.
Etymology: from misconstrue and eavesdropping
Thankies
Created by: onceinabluemoon88
Pronunciation: thank - seas
Sentence: thankies for that pencil
Etymology:
Conversumption
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kon-ver-SUMP-shun
Sentence: After overhearing his boss say that he was going to fire "the corpulent sloth", Bob, unfortunately, made a conversumption and resigned from his position on the day before he was to be promoted.
Etymology: conversation, assumption
Semiphone
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: SEH-mee-fone
Sentence: Janis, an expert at semiphonics, made most of her investment decisions based upon her boss's phone conversations. Today she was in for a surprise...
Etymology: semi (half) + phone also *semaphore)
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COMMENTS:
- Alchemist, 2007-01-18: 00:34:00
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Hennypennalysis
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: hen nee pe nal i sis
Sentence: Don't worry, and please stop with the hennypennalysis. You totally misinterpreted what you overheard.
Etymology: Henny Penny (of "the sky is falling fame) and analysis
Assmaker
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: ass-may-kur
Sentence: Wendy, overhearing her mother on the phone, arrived at quite a gory assmaker.
Etymology: from "assume = make an ASS out of U and ME"
Auralmixation
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: or/all/mx/ay/shun
Sentence: The auralmixation was understandable considering his predispostion to shredded newspaper
Etymology: aural (percieved by the ear)+ mix (mixed up) + oral fixation
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COMMENTS:
love this one - petaj, 2007-01-21: 03:22:00
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Semicryptology
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: sem-eye-cript-AHL-oh-gee
Sentence: Jim looked up as his wife hung up the phone. "What time," he sighed semicryptologically, "is your mother coming for dinner?"
Etymology: semi + cryptology
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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