Verboticisms

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: nod-gree-ment

Sentence: Beth often used nodgreement so that she wouldn't have to admit she didn't understand what people were talking about.

Etymology: nod + agreement

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /"va-kwE-'es/

Sentence: The professor wondered which was worse: the half of the class blatantly ignoring him with their phones and ipods or the other half, full of vacquiescent stares.

Etymology: From vac- (as in "vacuous," "vacant," and "vacuum") and acquiesce

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COMMENTS:

This is an excellent word - chris, 2007-02-01: 11:12:00

Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-02-01: 17:42:00

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Created by: josje

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Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: misagree

Sentence: I tried to explain the rules of cricket to an American friend. He nodded his head in misagreement

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Very good, lol! Got my vote! - paperhoard, 2007-02-01: 07:43:00

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: AK.no.lul

Sentence: He wasn't the brightest, but with his open smile and warm eyes he could acknowlull anyone into an extended monolog

Etymology: from acknowledge (to take note of, recognise, accept) and lull (to give a false sense of security)

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Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Nulli-jone

Sentence: After a day hard working, i feel like a nullione on this meeting

Etymology: nulli(null)one

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Created by: Psychicsi

Pronunciation: hmmm-ing

Sentence: Bonnie mistook the Chelsea League for Undertakers and Buryers (C.L.U.B) for a club and spent the whole night hmmming.

Etymology: From Hmmm, that sound we make to suggest we are paying attention and understand someone talking to us, which strangley is always taken to be the most appropriate response.

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COMMENTS:

Hmmmm.... Was this some kind of underground club? - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 16:05:00

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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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Created by: Computergeek

Pronunciation: blonde-diction

Sentence: Jane experienced blondiction when speaking with an activist

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Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: uh-HUH-you-late

Sentence: Jim's doctor told him he had sarcosis. "I see," Jim uhhuhulated. "So how many sarcoes do I have?"

Etymology: uh-huh + ululate (to howl or wail, particularly in a pattern of rising and falling inflection)

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - paperhoard, 2007-02-01: 16:23:00

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Created by: smokey

Pronunciation: Duhn-durr-stand

Sentence: It was obvious to everyone in the room that the President duhnderstood everything that was being said.

Etymology: From "duh" and "understand". Duh.

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COMMENTS:

Very funny!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 10:21:00

It also makes me think of the word dunderhead - a dunce; blockhead; numbskull. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 11:14:00

You have my vote. I just love the sound of this one. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 19:39:00

Hey Smokey. Join Verb Room One. Apparently, people don't duhnderstand that they have to go to the Open room too see all the words. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 19:53:00

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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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I like this! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 12:48:00

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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

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: conk erring

Sentence: she concerred with the professors musings while simultaneously ayttempting to attract the barman's attention discreetly

Etymology: concur and erring

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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

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: YES-man-uh-kin

Sentence: Did you see how Smithers was agreeing with everything the boss said in the meeting? He doesn't know a CMT from a hole in the ground! He's SUCH a yesmannequin!

Etymology: yes-man (one who agrees without question) + mannequin (storefront dummy)

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: mEnk

Sentence: The waiter meenked at us when we gave her our order. Thank goodness we weren't hungry...

Etymology: blink+meek

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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)

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: deff-con-cur

Sentence: he'd used up all his small talk and the conversation had moved on to the nuclear capabilities of some country he'd never heard of... it was time to upgrade his responses to defconcur

Etymology: deaf, concur, DEFCON [defense condition]

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COMMENTS:

George Bush might consider this approach... Or maybe he already does! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:48:00

Yeah, I've noticed that vapid look of wonderstanding on his face on several occasions. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 08:11:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: bob-blottoh

Sentence: To disguise her drunken stupor she relied on boblotto the ancient custom of nodding in agreement when you're plastered

Etymology: bob + blotto

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COMMENTS:

I was wondering why she was always smiling at me... - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 16:02:00

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Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: lahk-now-ledge

Sentence: I frequently lacknowledge my boss when he goes on his diatribes about making me more productive.

Etymology: lack + acknowledge

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 14:20:00

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: nod er dod er

Sentence: Elizabeth was away with the fairies, always a nodderdodder and not quite listening or understanding the situation.

Etymology: from nod and dodder just like my gran does, dodders around nodding along like everything is understood even when it isn't.

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: nod/rack/ing

Sentence: She wanted to curtail her plastic smile and nodracking behavior, but she couldn't understand a blinking thing he was saying.

Etymology: variation on nerve-racking: implying a behavior that is exhausting, wearisome, or difficult.

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: diss-con-bob-ble-head-ed

Sentence: Jill sat disconbobbleheaded as David explained the laws of thermodynamics.

Etymology: disconbobulated, confused or clueless/ bobblehead, a nodding head

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COMMENTS:

I'd say this word is fantastic, but you might think I'm just disconbobbleheading. - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 12:37:00

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Created by: pandafever

Pronunciation: stoop-nad-grafy

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Created by: zappalove

Pronunciation:

Sentence: At the Taser-developers' convention,you catatoniced or became catatonic.

Etymology: From cat·a·to·ni·a (kăt'ə-tō'nē-ə)n., a mental state generally characterized by statuesque posturing, muscular immobility, mutism, and apparent stupor. and Nice,(nēs), city SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea, a French Riviera resort that urges

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: duh-bul-you-tee-ef-fur-muh-tiv

Sentence: She seemed intrigued at first, but later her eyes glazed over, casting a WTFfirmative look on her face.

Etymology: WTF = "what the f***" + affirmative

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COMMENTS:

Hehe!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 09:17:00

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: fak-noll-ej

Sentence: He was so good at faknowledging his girlfriend that she would chatter on regardless of where his attention was turned - usually to some other fine specimen of the fairer sex.

Etymology: fake + acknowledge

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I wonder if that was the only thing he was faking? I'm sure if she asked, he'd Faknowledge it. - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:51:00

Well, she wanted phladulation and thincouragement all the time... - Discoveria, 2007-02-01: 09:41:00

Usage note: informal. "He fakked her." - Discoveria, 2007-02-01: 09:42:00

Oh my goodness! I think I understand, but perhaps I'm just bobbleheaded. - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 13:25:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: con + pre + hend

Sentence: He seemed to conprehend what I was saying, at least, he made encouraging noises.

Etymology: Like "comprehend," but with "con" instead of "com."

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. (Nods and smiles politely.) - Discoveria, 2007-02-01: 18:18:00

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Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: duh-fer-ns

Sentence: If you're dense, don't take offense to those who show intelligence. Make no pretense. Just show a little duhference and they will think you've common sense.

Etymology: duh + deference (a show of respect or politeness)

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Clever! You've won my duference - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 14:24:00

duhh, ok, me too! - Alchemist, 2007-02-01: 16:40:00

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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.

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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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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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Created by: paperhoard

Pronunciation: ning-com-nod

Sentence: I could tell by the look on Jim's face that he was nincomnodding the boss's latest decree.

Etymology: Nincompoop + Nod

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You mean you can tell when people are nincomnodding? Oh oh! I'd think anyone knew that I didn't know.... - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 16:08:00

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Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: gess-tick-yoo-late

Sentence: Despite not speaking Spanish, Jenny would guessticulate to assure Carlos she did comprende!

Etymology: From "guess" and "gesticulate". You know it makes sense.

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Created by: santasassassin

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: NAW-dull-hed

Sentence: The instructor thought Jessica understood, however, he realized she had just noddleheaded when she slipped the tongue depressor into the patient's left ear.

Etymology: nod, bobblehead

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COMMENTS:

good one purple! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:47:00

Thank you, Wordmeister! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 07:30:00

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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)

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