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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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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
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)
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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Linghost
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: lin-gost
Sentence: After visiting New York, I realized I was left with a linghost when I ordered lobstah with with gahlic sooahce.
Etymology: lingo, ghost
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COMMENTS:
sort of like Casper the friendlinghost - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-12: 09:54:00
It's all getting a bit spooky for me. When I wish to contact the spirit world, I talk to my barman. Nice word it sorta lingers. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-12: 17:29:00
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Vernachameleon
Created by: cmcesq
Pronunciation: Ver-nack-a-meel-eon
Sentence: No matter where she travelled, she spoke like a native -- a true vernachameleon.
Etymology: Vernacular + chameleon
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
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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Parrotism
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Please stop that parrotism. I cannot help talking like that.
Etymology:
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?