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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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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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Misidentihighs
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: mis-i-dent-e-highs
Sentence: It's always embarassing when you loudly misidentihigh a complete stranger.
Etymology:
Recogbaressed
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: rec-on-bare-ess-ed
Sentence: I'm so reconbaresed, I thought you were someone else.
Etymology: recognized+ embaressed
Doppelstranger
Created by: ShaggE
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I thought I saw Frank, but it was just a doppelstranger."
Etymology: Doppelganger+ Stranger.
Randomactofblindness
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)
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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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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Howdydont
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: how-dee-DOHNT
Sentence: Heavily jetlagged, I howdydonted half the airport before I finally found my pen pal.
Etymology: From "howdy-do", reconstruing "do" as "don't"

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