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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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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
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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Lolerize
Created by: graypenguin
Pronunciation: lawl-er-ize
Sentence: He became so lolerized that nobody knows what he's saying except 16 year old girls.
Etymology: lol + ized (as in "to become")
Empatholocute
Created by: faithlessphil
Pronunciation: Em-pa-tho-lo-kyut
Sentence: James' English accent is so strong that Linda couldn't help but to empatholocute.
Etymology: Empathy + Elocute (from elocution)
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
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.
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
Marinarration
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: marinate + narration
Milinguic
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mi-ling-gu-ik
Sentence: Hal milinguicked the students to come across more youthful. Unfortunately he messed up a few words so he ended up making a complete fool of himself.
Etymology: mimic + lingual
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
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?