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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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Nodderdodder
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.
Defconcur
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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Conprehend
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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Wtffirmative
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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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.
Faknowledge
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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COMMENTS:
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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Yesmannequin
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)
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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Vacquiesce
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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Acknowlull
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)
Comments:
smlodding