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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.
Hmmming
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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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)
Disconbobbleheaded
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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Nodgreement
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
Misagree
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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Blondiction
Created by: Computergeek
Pronunciation: blonde-diction
Sentence: Jane experienced blondiction when speaking with an activist
Etymology:
Boblotto
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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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:
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