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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.
Verboticisms
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Greetslip
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: greet-slip
Sentence: Joana had a greetslip as she asked Fred up for tea; but now they are living together, so it all sorted itself out nicely.
Etymology: greeting - to welcome. + slipup - accident
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - jedijawa, 2007-03-15: 06:50:00
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Grong
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: grong
Sentence: I gronged that undercover-police-guy today with a loud: "How's the H today ?"
Etymology: greet + wrong . ...... ......... .... ... ... .......... greeting the wrong person
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COMMENTS:
nice, clever simple - wordmeister, 2007-05-13: 13:55:00
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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
If you wrote about these in a diary would they be annotyoutations - petaj, 2007-03-15: 06:54:00
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Dufustrate
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: doo-fuss-trayht
Sentence: I'm such a spaz! I totally thought that dude was Jim and I dufustrated him!
Etymology: dufus-an inept or stupid person
Indisgreet
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: in-dis-greet
Sentence: I indisgreeted the old woman for my great aunt, and after hugging the stranger I stepped back to realize we both seemed very confused.
Etymology: from indiscreet + misgreet (which is also a made up word)
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COMMENTS:
I like how you rendered it as a verb. - mplsbohemian, 2007-03-14: 21:48:00
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Helloops
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: hell + oops
Sentence: I saw Jacob the other day and gave him what turned out to be a big helloops - it was some other guy.
Etymology: hello + oops
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COMMENTS:
cracker - galwaywegian, 2007-03-14: 06:16:00
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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"
Misidentihighs
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: mis-i-dent-e-highs
Sentence: It's always embarassing when you loudly misidentihigh a complete stranger.
Etymology:
Dohcialise
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: D'oh!-shal-lyse
Sentence: It was a long day for Michelle when she forgot to put her contact lenses in - she dohcialised half of the people in the street, and kept seeing her friends' faces in the crowds.
Etymology: D'OH! (Homer Simpson) + socialise
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-14: 06:15:00
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Comments:
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.
Hey Osomatic, Great definition, and "helloops" is a great word to describe it! ~ James