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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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Concerring
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
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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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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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)
Guessticulate
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.
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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Meenk
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
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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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
Comments:
smlodding