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DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.
Verboticisms
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Noisezzzs
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: noi - zeezs
Sentence: Jeremy was woken by the creepy noisezzzs in the old Jameson house. It was his first night there and were rumors that the 18th century mansion was haunted had circulated for years.
Etymology: noises, zzzs
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COMMENTS:
Best word today! - splendiction, 2009-06-24: 19:21:00
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Heffabump
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: heff-a-bump
Sentence: I could hear the heffabumps made by the heffalumps, shuffling in my closet.
Etymology: heffalump, a mystical creature. Bump, a sound usually made in the night.
Nocturnemanations
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: nock - tern - em - uh - NAY - shuns
Sentence: The nocturnemanations that continuously emitted from the walls, the outdoors, the attic and unseen places kept Gladys on edge thru the night and made sleep impossible.
Etymology: Blend of nocturnal and emanations.
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COMMENTS:
a bit of a tongue twister but nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-12: 13:55:00
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Audiogrex
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: aww-DEE-oh-GRR-ECKS
Sentence: Her home it was haunted- of that she was sure. It creaked as it settled-she could not endure. Acoustically creepy with many defects… Madness assured by AUDIOGRE X !
Etymology: AUDIo+OGRE+X= AUDIOGRE X.....AUDIO: of or relating to sound,of or relating to acoustic, mechanical, or electrical frequencies corresponding to normally audible sound waves; Date: 1916 .....OGRE: a dreaded person or object, a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings; French, probably ultimately from Latin Orcus, god of the underworld.....X: an unknown quantity; Usage: often capitalized often attributive Date: before 12th century.
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COMMENTS:
http://www.pacifier.com/~dkossy/kooksmus.html - metrohumanx, 2009-06-24: 00:58:00
WELCOME TO THE
FREEZE-DRIED
KOOKS MUSEUM.
Open for all time and
eternity, ceaseless,
all-knowing and
unchanging. - metrohumanx, 2009-06-24: 00:59:00
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Earitation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: i(ə)ritāshən
Sentence: Nobody can explain why George\'s old house makes such strange noises. Sometimes it sounds like a cat caught in a trap, sometimes like somebody whispering. Whatever it is the earitation is enough to keep him awake all too many nights.
Etymology: ear (an organ sensitive to sound) + irritation (the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or angry)
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COMMENTS:
eary word! - Nosila, 2010-07-14: 00:02:00
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Settlementalbreakdown
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: settle/mental/brake/down
Sentence: The persistent creaking as the house settled farther into the ground resulted in Mac suffering a settlementalbreakdown.
Etymology: settle + mental breakdown
Insoundmia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in saond meea
Sentence: Bella was having trouble falling into the arms of Morpheus, because she could hear every little creak and groan in the old house. When this insoundmia finally abated, she fell into a fitful sleep and dreamt bizarre dreams of her being up at the bat at the Breaking Dawn.
Etymology: Insomnia (sleeplessness) & Sound (auditory noise)
Nightbumps
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtˌbʌmps/
Sentence: We decided that the poltergeist haunting our house must be either blind or clumsy when the nightbumps started sounding more like night-bump-ow-crash-$#!+s.
Etymology: from "things that go bump in the night"
Snoranara
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: snor - ah - nar - ah
Sentence: Martin had to say snoranara to his sleep these days. Once the baby was born, Mayra was up several times a night and there were so many new sounds that kept him awake....
Etymology: sayonara (adieu, adios, goodbye), snore (breathe noisily during sleep)
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