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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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Leeschpik
Created by: h4ste
Pronunciation: leech - speek
Sentence: 4 months was all it took for you to leeschpik us Australians, good on ya mate!
Etymology: leech + speak
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COMMENTS:
Bloody oath! ( I hope Google's right and that means "too true") I was trying to pick up on your leech reference - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-12: 10:40:00
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Lectate
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: lek'-teyt
Sentence: Because Marie was very self-conscious about her odd verbal mannerisms, she interpreted John's habit of lectating them as intentional mockery.
Etymology: Lect (language) / Idiolect (individual's own language) + Spectate
Cloneunciation
Created by: Syzygy
Pronunciation: Clo-nun-si-ay-shun
Sentence: After a few drinks with her Southerner friends, Megan began to coneunciate a Southern drawl.
Etymology: Clone and Pronounce
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
Haccent
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: hack + sent
Sentence: I found myself speaking in a brogue when I visited Ireland, luckily nobody beat me up for having such a painfully obvious haccent.
Etymology: Hack + accent
Adapterpretation
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: a-dapped-terr-prett-ashun
Sentence: his adapterpretation was going too far. it was like he was that little voice in my head: saying what i wanted to, but couldn't
Etymology: adapt + interpretation
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COMMENTS:
COLON: - loofarama, 2007-09-12: 16:25:00
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Bumpkinistics
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: bump-kin-es-tiks
Sentence: Charles ordered grits from Billy-bob using his innate bumpkinistic talents.
Etymology: bumpkin as in country plus linguistics
Spenktulate
Created by: Sarahbarah
Pronunciation: Spenk-too-late
Sentence: I found myself a spenktulate when I started speaking in a colloquial manner with my grandson.
Etymology: Spe_k: "Speak" to talk N" "not, non, no" not talk
Palingo
Created by: sparkles510
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Ami's new attitude was definitely influenced by palingo from Jess.
Etymology:
Vocallies
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: voh-kuh-lahyz
Sentence: John spent a weekend in Brooklyn and began to vocallies by saying "fugetaboudit" all the time.
Etymology: vocal + lies
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?