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DEFINITION: A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of, one-half of a telephone conversation.

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Eavesumption

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: eev-sump-shun

Sentence: our marraige ended after a couple of eavesumptions

Etymology: eavesdrop, assumption

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Surmoiety

Created by: tatterdemalion

Pronunciation: sur-MOI-i-tee

Sentence: Jack's surmoiety left him hurrying to the hospital after he thought he overheard his friend talking about their friend, Herb, having an bad accident, only to find out that his friend was only talking about "Herbie," his wife's VW Beetle.

Etymology: surmise + moiety (Middle English for "half")

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Phosumption

Created by: masterfrofro

Pronunciation: foe-sum-shon

Sentence: He made the phosumption that he was being dumped.

Etymology: phone-call, assumption

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Summaringzation

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Sum-uh-ring-ZAY-shun

Sentence: While Stacy chatted with her sister about houseplants and casserole recipes, Zebediah came to the summaringzation that his tuxedo phobia might interfere with what sounded a lot like wedding plans.

Etymology: Summarize + ring + realization

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Converassion

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: con-vur-ash-un

Sentence: After hearing her on the telephone with her friend, he had come to the converassion that she had participated in a 2- to 3-hour whirlwind affair in a pastel-pink shower, involving lots of oil, lotion and 10 women, plus one who was "quite a bit rounder around her belly."

Etymology: conversation + ass (for assume, and for what the eavesdropper looks like once confronting the converser with their outlandish assumption)

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Presumpchump

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: pree-zump-chump

Sentence: It was due to his presumpchump behaviour that made her lock him out of the house whenever she talked on the phone. He took advantage of those nights spent in the garage, he made friends with the neighbourhood raccoons and skunks.

Etymology: presumption + chump

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Eavesdropduction

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: eves-drop-duction

Sentence: Eve was a naughty girl who like to drop suggestive words into her telephone conversations because she loved to see Adam's reactions to his eavesdropductions.

Etymology: eavesdrop + deduction

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Evesdropping

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eeevez drop ping

Sentence: adam was constantly evesdroping, so eventually his worst nightmare came true and ironically, he thought she was booking a colonic at the time.

Etymology: eavesdropping, Eve's dropping.

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Tinglewit

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: tingl-wit

Sentence: Jumping to conclusions seldom makes happy landings, but after chancing upon Roxie's crossline, uniprateral palaver with her girlfriend, Bob's tinglewit told him that he and Roxie were incompratible.

Etymology: Tingle(tinkle): A slang term to "call by telephone" as in the expression, "give someone a tingle". Wit: mind, understanding, good judgement. (Although it seems Bob's mind may not have been getting the right "tingles", and he was using only half of his wit

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Semiphonics

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: sehm-ee-FAHN-ihks

Sentence: Alex thought that Semisonic was going on a world tour, but it was only a case of bad semiphonics from his girlfriend's phone conversation with her linguistics prof.

Etymology: semi- + phone + logic + semantics. And it sounds like "Semisonic". :D

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Goalist

Created by: StigAllan

Pronunciation:

Sentence: He should be feeling better not being such a goalist

Etymology:

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Overherring

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: oh-vur-hair-ring

Sentence: Sue inadvertently threw Bob an overherring when he heard her say to the caller that she "hated him", not knowing she was referring to her boss.

Etymology: overhear, red herring

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