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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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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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Embarassmental

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: em-bar-as-men-tal

Sentence: Soon after Jill yelled across the dance floor, she realized the man she thought she recognized is a perfect stranger that thinks she is perfectly strange and the embarrassmental Jill races to find a dark spot in the bar to hide.

Etymology: embarressment/mental, as in mental case

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Recogbaressed

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: rec-on-bare-ess-ed

Sentence: I'm so reconbaresed, I thought you were someone else.

Etymology: recognized+ embaressed

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Howdydoodie

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: how-dee-du-dee

Sentence: Her howdydoodie of "Well, if it isn't old spandex Bob!" fetched her a cold glare from the stranger.

Etymology: howdy (a greeting), doodie (crap)

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COMMENTS:

Spandex Bob is legion - Alchemist, 2007-03-14: 05:03:00

Good one! - toadstool57, 2007-03-14: 10:00:00

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Hailfail

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: hayull-fayull

Sentence: Her dramatic hailfail caused her so much embarrassment, she spent the next ten minutes apologizing and trying to explain away the crippling shame.

Etymology: From "hail" meaning to greet and "fail".

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COMMENTS:

Works well as both noun and verb, and rolls off the tongue. Kudos. - mplsbohemian, 2007-03-14: 23:42:00

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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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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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Randomactofblindness

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: random act of blindness

Sentence: Just as well Shelly had a superiority complex, as her randomactsofblindness meant that a lot of strangers thought she was totally nuts.

Etymology: random act of kindness (this could conceivable involve loud friendly greetings to randomly met strangers) + blind (not being able to see who you are really talking to)

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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