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DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking.
Verboticisms
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Synchuistic
Created by: gabngar
Pronunciation: Sink-wistick
Sentence: no.
Etymology: Synch: to match or fuse Linguistic: as pertains to language
Convertsation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: like conversation, but with a t in it
Sentence: Callum often found himself convertsing when he tried to help lost tourists. It was embarrassing the way he spoke his own language with all the linguistic stylings of tongues he did not even know.
Etymology: convert + conversation
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COMMENTS:
A great collocalism for Verbotsnia! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-12: 04:48:00
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Automimic
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: awe-toe-mim-ick
Sentence: why this car is automimic, systemimic, hyyyyyydrooomimic..why it could be greased lightning!
Etymology: automatic, mimic
Mimeojargon
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mim/ee/uh/jar/gon
Sentence: After spending many hours interviewing high school students, the counsellor's mimeojargon became part of her life and her friends just didn't understand her.
Etymology: mimeograph + jargon
Audiosmosis
Created by: ScrabbledEgg
Pronunciation: aw-dee-ahz-moe-sis
Sentence: Although initially bewildered, I too was soon speaking in a thick Scottish brogue, thanks to audiosmosis.
Etymology: audio + osmosis
Desponk
Created by: ericsimmons39
Pronunciation: De- spawnk
Sentence: After a week at camp with 11th graders. I've slowly been desponking to the point where i'm loling when they brb to pick up.
Etymology: Descend + spoke + nk
Assimilocution
Created by: VersaVice
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "We are the Borg. You will be assimilocuted. Now we sound the same. Resistance is futile. We are the Borg."
Etymology: assimilate + locution
Verborrow
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: ver-BOR-row
Sentence: Nigel was often miffed that people felt it was necessary to verborrow his British accent when speaking to him.
Etymology: Verbal and Borrow
Simitation
Created by: Nettle
Pronunciation: sim-i-tay-shun
Sentence: Austin found himself simitating a Northumbrian accent while touring the area, attempting to sell vacuum cleaners to people who already own one.
Etymology: imitation + simulation with a dash of simian, because it's an instinctive behaviour and a little monkey-like.
Akolangpede
Created by: leomar
Pronunciation: ako-lang-pede
Sentence: ako=me, lang=only, pede=allow, thats me only allow, akolangpede..
Etymology: ako, lang, pede
Comments:
Jabberwocky - 2007-09-12: 10:46:00
and if you happen to like run on sentences you would be a linguaclonedrone
Does that mean if you drone on endlessly to people on a mobile you are a cellphone linguaclonedrone?