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DEFINITION: To smile politely and nod your head while listening to someone, even though you don't understand a word tbey're saying.
Verboticisms
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Vagree
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: VA-gree
Sentence: Having been bedazzled by her eyes, Tom had no idea what he'd just vagreed to.
Etymology: vague + agree
Nollowing
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: nol low ing
Sentence: I had to quit working with engineers because I found myself nollowing my way through too many technical meetings.
Etymology: not following
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COMMENTS:
Excellent. - ErWenn, 2007-02-01: 17:43:00
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Nodnumdrum
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: nod/nun/drum
Sentence: My conversation with the computer expert turned into another nodnumdrum on my part. I never understood a word he said, but I am sure my nodding head and direct eye contact convinced him I did.
Etymology: nod + conundrum
Foggled
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: FOG - ULL -D
Sentence: The secretary was clearly foggled as her boss rambled off a fast list of instructions.
Etymology: FOG - clouded over. LED
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COMMENTS:
I like this! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 12:48:00
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Bafflegrin
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: baff-el-grin
Sentence: Gordon was bafflegrinned by the clueless twit who had no idea what he was talking about.
Etymology: baffle (confuse) + grin (smile)
Baublehead
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: bob-bill-hed
Sentence: I think I underdstand how this game works, but perhaps I'm just baubleheaded.
Etymology: bauble, bobble, and head. I supposed I should mention that it was inspired by, or is a derivative of Disconbobbleheaded, which toadstool57 created earlier today.
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COMMENTS:
such a *pretty* word - Alchemist, 2007-02-01: 18:56:00
I guess that because my brain is full of baubles. - wordmeister, 2007-02-02: 03:47:00
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Nodsensical
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: nod/sen/ss/i/cal
Sentence: People loved her becasue she always seemed to agree with them - Her mantra was nodsensical nodsensical nodsensical
Etymology: nod + nonsensical (senseless)
Smlodding
Created by: bailandi
Pronunciation: smull-odding
Sentence: He was speaking to me in Chinese, I understood a little, but mostly I just smlodded as he spoke.
Etymology: A funny sounding combination of smile and nod.
Comments:
smlodding