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DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking.

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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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COLON: - loofarama, 2007-09-12: 16:25:00

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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

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Convertsation

petaj

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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A great collocalism for Verbotsnia! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-12: 04:48:00

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Vocamulate

Created by: staggolee

Pronunciation: vo-KA-myoo-LAYT vo (as in vote)-KA (as in cat)-myoo-LAYT

Sentence: I admire her so much, I try to vocamulate her speaking style.

Etymology: v. [Seattle-American English---vocal: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vōcālis, from vōx, vōc + emulate: Latin aemulārī, aemulāt-, from aemulus, emulous]

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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

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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

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Palingo

sparkles510

Created by: sparkles510

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Ami's new attitude was definitely influenced by palingo from Jess.

Etymology:

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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")

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Crap

Created by: leeannhamers

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Assimilocution

Created by: VersaVice

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Sentence: "We are the Borg. You will be assimilocuted. Now we sound the same. Resistance is futile. We are the Borg."

Etymology: assimilate + locution

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Comments:

Jabberwocky - 2007-09-12: 10:46:00
and if you happen to like run on sentences you would be a linguaclonedrone

MrDave2176 MrDave2176 - 2007-09-12: 21:43:00
Does that mean if you drone on endlessly to people on a mobile you are a cellphone linguaclonedrone?