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DEFINITION: n. The weird feelings that rise up when you notice that you are being followed by a police officer, or a cop car, or the Special Forces Anti-Terrorist Unit. v. To feel nervous, self-conscious and guilty whenever you see a police officer.
Verboticisms
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Constabullied
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon sta bull eed
Sentence: When Constance saw more than one police officer near her work, home, garage or gym, she felt constabullied, even though she was not breaking the law (on purpose.
Etymology: Constable (police officer) & Bullied (forced, coerced into doing something against one's will)
Petrifuzzed
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: pe tri fuzz d
Sentence: The patrol car at a cafe, or stopping someone on a highway, chills us and fills us, with anxieties. We avoid them, like they were a dread disease. Even doing nothing wrong, it doesn't take very long, if around us, the cops buzzed, we go stone cold ... I call it petrifuzzed!
Etymology: PETRIFIED, FUZZ. PETRIFIED - so uneasy you turn stone cold. FUZZ - slang term for any type of police.
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-12: 12:06:00
Very sobering thought. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-12: 17:53:00
good word - mweinmann, 2009-01-13: 08:30:00
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Gendarmealarm
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: jahn/darm/alarm
Sentence: I experience such acute gendarmealarm that I even break into a sweat when I see a hall monitor from a French immersion school.
Etymology: gendarme + alarm
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COMMENTS:
incroyable! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-12: 08:16:00
Bilingual Kudos! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-12: 10:57:00
immersion school...is that like a sensory deprivation tank? - metrohumanx, 2009-01-12: 17:52:00
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Coparanoia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: cop-air-uh-NOYa
Sentence: Whenever Lucinda noticed that any sort of law officer appeared to be looking in her direction she suffered seizures of coparanoia wondering if they had found out about any of the many minor infractions she'd committed over the last couple years.
Etymology: Blend of cop and paranoia
Gulpable
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gəlpəbəl
Sentence: Its not that he was all that bad a driver but every time he saw a police car in his rear view mirror he would have a gulpable moment. He would also fall into a state of dread when he came into contact with a doctor.
Etymology: gulp (make effortful breathing or swallowing movements, typically in response to strong emotion) + culpable (deserving blame)
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COMMENTS:
Captures the reaction and feeling so very well! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-12: 10:40:00
Gulpability is a serious crime...good word! - Nosila, 2009-01-12: 19:12:00
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Copscious
Created by: kimmarie
Pronunciation: cop-shus
Sentence: Ever since she thought of lifting that pack of gum from the 7-eleven she has been copscious of anyone around her in uniform.
Etymology: cop + conscious
Copprehension
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: COP-pre-hen-shun
Sentence: Whenever a police car approached Roxie, she always felt fuzzicky. And, despite watching hours of "Cops," she still couldn't figure out how to overcome her copprehension. Bob told her to stop squinching; her fears were silly; everything would be copasetic.
Etymology: Blend of COP: policeman; APPREHENSION :1. arrest 2.fear, anxiety, dread. Fuzzicky(Fuzz:police & panicky) SQUINCH: to watch and wait, hoping things will turn out one's own way; to anticipate ("Burgess Unabridged")
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COMMENTS:
Ooh, good one. - ErWenn, 2008-03-20: 01:06:00
nice - I like copasetic too - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:04:00
Double Kudos for Doubly Great Creates. Copasetic is now in the dictionary and can be spelled either copacetic or copasetic. At least in the online Encarta dictionary and dictionary.com - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:27:00
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Apprehendsive
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: ap/ree/hend/siv
Sentence: After being caught once jaywalking, Sue was apprehendsive every time she crossed the street.
Etymology: apprehend (arrest) + apprehensive
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COMMENTS:
Very clever! - Jamagra, 2008-03-20: 09:54:00
Got my vote! - diyan627, 2008-03-20: 12:01:00
Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 15:20:00
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Poliprehensivity
Created by: yelloweyes
Pronunciation: pawl-ih-preh-hen-siv-it-ee
Sentence: Shelly has a severe case of poliprehensivity! Every time she sees a cop car, she flinches and hisses like a scared ferret. I think she poliprehensives so often because her dad went to jail when she was a kid.
Etymology: Poli - from police; prehensivity - from apprehensive (anxious/fearful something bad will happen).
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
mokelmoney - 2009-01-12: 12:32:00
copetrinoia
mokelmoney - 2009-01-12: 12:38:00
copetrinoia: cop/ e/ tri/ noia- to be petrified of the cops to the point of paranoia. Also, not change the subject [no pun intended] ,however I have made numerous contributions. Why are they being disregarded? Please check again...thats Bea Helfy or mokelmoney. Thank you
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
DiplomatUfimskmef - 2018-05-27: 19:30:00
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GeorgeSib - 2018-05-27: 19:51:00
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