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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.

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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.

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Duhference

Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: duh-fer-ns

Sentence: If you're dense, don't take offense to those who show intelligence. Make no pretense. Just show a little duhference and they will think you've common sense.

Etymology: duh + deference (a show of respect or politeness)

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COMMENTS:

Clever! You've won my duference - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 14:24:00

duhh, ok, me too! - Alchemist, 2007-02-01: 16:40:00

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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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Eastindiandeaf

Created by: josje

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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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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Uhhuhulate

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: uh-HUH-you-late

Sentence: Jim's doctor told him he had sarcosis. "I see," Jim uhhuhulated. "So how many sarcoes do I have?"

Etymology: uh-huh + ululate (to howl or wail, particularly in a pattern of rising and falling inflection)

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - paperhoard, 2007-02-01: 16:23:00

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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

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Blondiction

Created by: Computergeek

Pronunciation: blonde-diction

Sentence: Jane experienced blondiction when speaking with an activist

Etymology:

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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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