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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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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.
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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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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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)
Noddlehead
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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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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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.
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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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)
Comments:
smlodding