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'Hi Sexy! Oops... Sorry, I thought you were someone else.'

DEFINITION: To recognize and loudly greet a friend only to realize that it is a complete stranger, who now thinks that you are somewhat odd.

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Waveoff

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: wave-off

Sentence: Julie had to waveoff by acting nonchalant after embarrassing herself when she called out to a friend of hers who turned out to be someone else.

Etymology: waveoff (take back or abort a greeting)

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Misgreeting

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: (Mes-greet-ng)

Sentence: She was surprised when her amorous greeting was given to her english teacher!

Etymology: "Mistaken" (incorrect, inaccurate), and "greeting" (sign of welcome)

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Imbarased

Created by: nikkii27

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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Myopialliance

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mye ope ee a lie ens

Sentence: she made three more myopialliances on route to the opticians.

Etymology: myopia, alliance

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Srangicide

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: stray ngee side

Sentence: Tarra was always committing strangicide when trying to wave at her friends. I think she needs some new glasses.

Etymology: from stranger and suicide which is how small it makes you feel when you get someones identity incorrect.

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Notyoutations

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: not-you-tay-shuns

Sentence: ever since she lost her glasses she was the queen of greetings and notyoutations

Etymology: not you, salutations

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COMMENTS:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! - Sed8ed, 2007-03-14: 04:55:00

petaj If you wrote about these in a diary would they be annotyoutations - petaj, 2007-03-15: 06:54:00

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Helloohno

Created by: deannewby

Pronunciation: Hello-Oh-No

Sentence: I did a classic helloono yesterday, I was walking down the road and I saw Fred, shouted hello, and realised that it wasn't him - the man looked at me and crossed over to the other side of the road.

Etymology: Hello, for the greeting. O, for the realisation. No, for the embarrassment.

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Missaluate

Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: miss-sal-you-ate

Sentence: Alexander had a tendency to missaluate, but didn't realize how strange it was until he himself was hailed and embraced by someone he'd never seen before in his life.

Etymology: mis- + "salve", the Latin greeting + verb ending -ate

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Onohellopoeia

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: o-no-hell-o-PEE-uh

Sentence: I swear Jeremy has a double at this party! That's the second onohellopoeia I've had with that guy tonight, and I'm not even half drunk...

Etymology: O no! (mistaken) Hello (greeting) poeia (a derivative of Gr. "poiein", to make)

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COMMENTS:

Inspired by onomatopoeia, by any chance? - Discoveria, 2007-03-14: 04:55:00

woof! - Alchemist, 2007-03-14: 05:01:00

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Walkawave

Created by: Sketchy

Pronunciation: walk-a-wave

Sentence: I walkawaved very quickly when I realized that was NOT Chris I was screaming at to come across the street.

Etymology: Walk, Away, Wave... "Just Walkawave"

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-14: 01:00:29
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James

Osomatic - 2007-03-14: 01:38:00
Ooo! Ooo! It's my definition! I am terribly pleased. And I also got to make the first verboticism, despite not knowing that today would be the day of my first definition! I am doubly pleased. It is a red letter Verbotomy day.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-14: 12:18:00
Hey Osomatic, Great definition, and "helloops" is a great word to describe it! ~ James