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DEFINITION: To smile politely and nod your head while listening to someone, even though you don't understand a word they're saying.

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Agreek

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ah-greek

Sentence: I've given up asking for clarification when my son starts talking astrophysics to me. I can get out of the befuddling one-sided conversation much sooner if I just agreek.

Etymology: agree, it's all Greek to me

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Fuddlesmirk

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: FUH-dull-smurk

Sentence: Tanya liked Horace, and he was always kind and neatly dressed, but when he started talking to her passionately about quantum applications of perpetual motion energy theories, she was always forced to fuddlesmirk until he stopped.

Etymology: Fuddle (confuse or perplex) + smirk (fake smile)

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Wattapatto

Created by: dancer002013

Pronunciation: what-a-pot-o

Sentence: I was just wattapottoing while she was talking!

Etymology: Japan

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Comprefakehend

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: kom-pra-fayk-hend

Sentence: When he noticed that her eyes were starting to cross, her face glazing over almost in a trance-like state, he realized she was comprefakehending again.

Etymology: comprehend + fake

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Bobbleize

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: bob-bull-eyes

Sentence: Maybe crashing the party wasn't such a good idea afterall. Turns out, it was an awards gala for Slovokian rocket scientists. However, she decided the open bar was worth a little bobbleizing with the guests.

Etymology: To smile and nod, resembling a bobblehead.

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