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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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Helloribble
Created by: movingtomontana
Pronunciation: Hell - orr - ibble
Sentence: I thought I saw you in the supermarket this morning, I helloribbled some bird. She ran off down the isle and called security.
Etymology: Hello meets Horrible
Astigmate
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: a-STIG-mate
Sentence: Sharna's refusal to wear her glasses resulted in her frequently astigmating astounded strangers. This carried over to her online life where small, blurry profile images compounded the problem. Unlike in real life, some of her online astigmates thought it endearing, albeit odd, and eventually 'friended' her in facebook.
Etymology: astigmia + mate
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COMMENTS:
But I still like randomactofblindness better from my first go round with this definition. - petaj, 2007-09-03: 03:07:00
I often finish up with a number of verboticisms for the definition- and, to play safe I put them in my sentence. I do like "astigmate" though. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-03: 23:31:00
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Recoget
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sorry I recogot you. I thought you were my brother but now I see you must be someone else.
Etymology:
Irecognize
Created by: Lurky2000
Pronunciation: Ih-recognize
Sentence: omg, I like totally irecognized you
Etymology:
Greetgaffe
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: GREET-gaff
Sentence: You should have seen the look on Bob's chumystified face, when he realized that the person whom he had greeted so loudly was a complete stranger. This greetgaffe was just the latest in his long list of cobberclangers. Only later on, when he learned that it was his greatest chumistake yet, did he decide that it was time to start compiling a corrifriendum.
Etymology: Greet: to welcome & gaffe: awkward social error, a faux pas.
Whoopsicall
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: WOOP-si-call
Sentence: When Gary made a whoopsicall to a woman he thought was Margret he felt the cold chill of embarrassment creeping down his neck.
Etymology: Whoops (a commmon exclaimation when making an error) with call (a shout out to my peeps) mixed with Popsicle because you feel that cold feeling of making an error.
Alohachoo
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: aloe/a/chew
Sentence: Alohachoo!! Excuse me, I was just sneezing.
Etymology: aloha + achoo
Malute
Created by: kundalinikat
Pronunciation: v. MAL-oot n. MAL-yoo-tay-shun
Sentence: Bob's awkward malutation began the blind date on the wrong note.
Etymology: mal (Latin for 'bad') + salute or salutation
Helloops
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: hell + oops
Sentence: Man, that guy looked EXACTLY LIKE Adolf Hitler - what a complete helloops!
Etymology: hello + oops. (Note: I created this word for this definition the first time around. I liked it too much not to use it again.)
Greepster
Created by: doctathunder
Pronunciation: GREEP-ster
Sentence: I was having a pleasant conversation with my girlfriend until this greepster yelled out to me from across the street insisting she knew me.
Etymology: Greet + Creeper
