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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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Palingo
Created by: sparkles510
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Ami's new attitude was definitely influenced by palingo from Jess.
Etymology:
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
Akolangpede
Created by: leomar
Pronunciation: ako-lang-pede
Sentence: ako=me, lang=only, pede=allow, thats me only allow, akolangpede..
Etymology: ako, lang, pede
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")
Parrotism
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Please stop that parrotism. I cannot help talking like that.
Etymology:
Articulape
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: are/ti/ku/lape
Sentence: It didn't take long for her to articulape the preschool children she was teaching. The whining and foot stamping was a bit over the top though.
Etymology: articulate + ape (mimic)
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
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
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
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?