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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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Coptick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kop tik
Sentence: whenever she say a panda car in the rear view, her coptick would start. a nervous twitch on the right side of her face that would work its way down to the accelerator foot within two blocks.
Etymology: coptic, cop, tic.
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COMMENTS:
Tip top word ... er tick cop word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-12: 10:32:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-12: 12:06:00
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Themanarrhea
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: the/man/ar/rhe/a
Sentence: Whenever Bev noticed a squad car in her rear-view mirror, an extreme nervous fear and paranoia overtook her, giving her an immediate case of themanarrhea.
Etymology: THEMANARRHEA - noun - from - THE MAN )Slang. an expression for the police) + DIARRHEA (an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations)
Susspooked
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sus-spookd
Sentence: Seeing the cop car in her rear view mirror, Alice felt susspooked, recalling that just yesterday she had ripped off from her mattress the DO NOT REMOVE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW tag.
Etymology: suspect, spooked
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COMMENTS:
Not the mattress tag!? Oh, that's hilarious. - Tigger, 2008-03-20: 11:57:00
Great originality! It ssssssslides over the tongue and ends with a poke ... fun to say and a fun sentence ... Double Kudos to you today! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:03:00
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Guiltiotness
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: guilty - et- NESS
Sentence: Marcia's guiltiotness sent her crazy when the Police Olympics was hosted in her home town. She was sherllshocked when she Peeled off her wig and bobbied round the corner from the stadium entrance and danno the alley. Her teeth chattering like Morse code, she climbed the fence like a Monkey then plodded back Holmes. Thinking clouseauly about her feelings she tried to inspect her rexitude and made an effort to put Her Cool face on and get out of town. Mont Albano is nice this time of the year with a delicate cover of Frost.
Etymology: Eliot Ness + guiltiness (Sherlock Holmes, Book em Danno, Inspector Clouseau, Inspector Morse, plod, Bobbies, Robert Peel, Monk, Inspector Rex, Hercule Poirot, Inspector Montalbano, Detective Inspector Frost)
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COMMENTS:
wonderful sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:09:00
Brilliant puns! Delightful! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:15:00
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Copidation
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Cop-eh-day-shun
Sentence: Joann, running late to work sped to her favorite coffee shop, as she could not function without her coffee. At the coffee shop, Joann couldn't help to feel the sense of copidation as the coffee shop was teeming with police officers.
Etymology: Combination to "Cop" - slang for police officer and "Trepidation" - timorous uncertain agitation.
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COMMENTS:
Great combo! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-12: 17:55:00
Good one! - Mustang, 2009-01-12: 23:11:00
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Misplatiathoriphobia
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: miss-place-sha-thor-ri-phobia
Sentence: There were police parked outside my apartment complex and although it's only misplatiathoriphobia, I can't help but think its for all the music I've been downloading.
Etymology: mis-placed; authority; phobia
Bluedar
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈbluˌdɒɹ/
Sentence: Some think that bluedar is some sort of magic fuzzy sixth sense or pigcognition, while others claim that it's just a keen awareness of surroundings and good copstincts. But they can't fool me: I know for a fact that there's a powerful, invisible energy that connects all police officers together. It's called...The Force.
Etymology: from blue + (ra)dar
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COMMENTS:
I have nothing but the utmost respect for every police officer I've ever met, and I use the word "pig" in only the silliest imaginable way. - ErWenn, 2008-03-20: 01:06:00
May the Force be with you, ErWenn! - Nosila, 2008-03-20: 01:15:00
Nice one - force um, this can be a real handicuff. - petaj, 2008-03-20: 02:27:00
Unique: but somewhat boarish! I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-20: 05:22:00
Maybe bluedar is a force of habit! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 15:37:00
And the song of the day is .... Don't It Make Your Brown eyes blue?" - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 15:38:00
Or, Blue Moon... not a good idea when acted out upon. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-20: 17:40:00
BTW, great word! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-20: 17:43:00
I think the song of the day is.
And the heat/beat goes on, la de da de da by Sonny and Cher.... or
The heat is on, by Glenn Frey - petaj, 2008-03-20: 23:01:00
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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
Narcojitters
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nahrk-o-jit-erz
Sentence: Some twenty years ago, in college Marcia was at a party where somebody was smoking something that didn't smell like cigarettes. To this day she gets the narcojitters whenever she sees a vehicle that she thinks might be an unmarked police car.
Etymology: narc (a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics) + jitters (nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness)
Fiveohno
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: five-oh-know
Sentence: It was a case of sheer five-on-no that made Sister Mary Catherine flee at the sight of the policewalking their daily beat past the convent; she was sure they were coming after her for removing that pesky tag from her matterss.
Etymology: five-oh: slang term for police from the show Hawaii Five-o + oh no!
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COMMENTS:
Funny! - Tigger, 2008-03-20: 11:48:00
Her respect for the law is embedded! - Jamagra, 2008-03-20: 11:53:00
Was were Sister's other Fourohnos? Drunk jaywalking after the communal wine? I leave it to you and anyone here to come up with another three! You really brought us a lot of fun and laughs with this one, libertybelle! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:10:00
Freudian fingerslips ... the 1st word in my comment above should be ... What! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:12:00
High Fives for you! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:13:00
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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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