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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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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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Vagree
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
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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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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Nincomnod
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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COMMENTS:
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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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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Comments:
smlodding