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DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.
Verboticisms
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Alibressive
Created by: k3nbr33
Pronunciation: a-lib-ress-iv
Sentence: The man was alibressive when he thought the woman liked him by her smile
Etymology: a-without libr-read essive-expression
Transubpsychoation
Created by: Kurisu
Pronunciation: TRANS-sub-siko-ation
Sentence: I thought I was just being friendly, but his behavior revealed transubpsychoation.
Etymology: Trans: of, relating to, or characterized by + Sub: to act as a substitute + Pyscho: a deranged or psychopathic person + Ation: action or process : something connected with an action or process
Misblunderstand
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Miss-blun-der-stand
Sentence: No wonder Greg never got a girlfriend, whenever he approached a girl he fancied with one of his cheesy chat-up lines, he would completely misblunderstand that a cringe meant 'GO AWAY' and not a smile and a green light to carry on.
Etymology: Blunder (a mistake + Misunderstand (fail to understand correctly) = Misblunderstand
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Mustang, 2008-07-09: 07:10:00
Love it...will use it myself! - Nosila, 2008-07-09: 20:43:00
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Discognify
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: dis-cogni-fy
Sentence: He completely discognified her defensive monkey-smile for an open invitation into deeper conversation. She discognified my looks on her T-Shirt for interest in her *oops*, but actually i was only interested in the printing-technique of the message on her chest.
Etymology: dissonance = reduced to "dis" cognitare = latin for recognize identify dissonance + cognitare + identify = discognify.
Misinherpret
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: miss/in/her/pret
Sentence: Todd was one of those guys who was a "legend in his own mind." He believed all the ladies were so into him that they couldn't look at him...sometimes even pretending he didn't exist. He was know to misinherpret the facial expressions once a woman was forced as he was known to stand blocking the doors. Yeah...that was his "best move."He was sure the white as a ghost paleness and the just on the horizon retch meant she was "totally into" him.
Etymology: Derived from the word misinterpret, but only applies to misreading a woman.
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COMMENTS:
like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-09: 13:49:00
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Miscalcuface
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: miss-cal-cue-face
Sentence: My boyfriend is constantly miscalcufacing my "come hither" look as a glare. Maybe that's why we haven't had sex in two months.
Etymology: miscalculate + face
Faciautism
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌfeɪʃiˈɔtɪzm̩/
Sentence: Unfortunately, his faciautism only got worse when he got drunk.
Etymology: From facial + autism
Unfaciful
Created by: folieadork2
Pronunciation: un/fac/i/ful
Sentence: Unable to read her facial expression, he was unfaciful.
Etymology: un- not faci- face
Ircomprehensible
Created by: AlyssaluvsBTR12
Pronunciation: ir-compre-hens-ible
Sentence: John has an ircomprehensible brain, for he cannot understand Jen's expression.
Etymology: Ir- Not compre-figure hens-out ible- able
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short story "I, Row-Boat", where a sentient, and very sensitive Row-Boat has some difficulty reading a woman's facial expressions. See the full story in Overclocked. Thank you Cory! ~ James
MIENBLIND is very good- and far more cerebral than my entry. Good work, Ozziebob.
MaybeLater_x - 2008-08-19: 19:10:00
Visagenary is also a play on Imaginary, nay?
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James
ldikarev - 2012-09-06: 16:44:00
ldikarev - 2012-09-06: 16:45:00
Prosopagnosia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia Prosopagnosia (Greek: "prosopon" = "face", "agnosia" = "not knowing") is a disorder of fa