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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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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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Dudsmile

Created by: BellaRina

Pronunciation: Duh-D-Smile

Sentence: HE was so annoying so i put my "DudSmile" on it totally worked

Etymology: Dud (for something to be Fake) Smile(a thing you do to be happy) Dudsmile(a Fake feeling of Happiness)

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Glimmernod

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: glim-MER-nod

Sentence: Roxie had not the slightest idea what Bob, a boldrumptious brainwright, was talking about. But she listened, smiling politely from time to time, through what seemed an eternity of this techobane's torture, giving a glimmernod every few minutes.

Etymology: "Glimmer": 1. a slight suggestion or vague understanding. 2. a gleam or shining (like a smile); "nod": the act of nodding the head as a sign of approval, agreement, confirmation..

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got my vote! - remistram, 2007-08-08: 09:28:00

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Vaguecilate

Created by: marnee4nothin

Pronunciation: vaeg-si-laet

Sentence: Lilly would vaguecilate whenever George spoke to her about engines.

Etymology: vague + vacilate

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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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Affairmy

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: a-fare-me

Sentence: Titania was often accused of being away with the fairies. Little did they know that she actually was a real life fairy. They thought she was just affairmying.

Etymology: affirm + fairy (as in away with the fairies)

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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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Blunderstand

Created by: Gionuzzo

Pronunciation: BLUN der stand

Sentence: Kelly blunderstanded what her husband was saying to her about their upcoming vaction. Unfortunately, she ended up agreeing to give her left arm to charity on the way there.

Etymology: blunder + understand

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