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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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Insominous
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: in-som-i-nus
Sentence: Mary became insominous after she moved into her new apartment and heard the creepy noises. It was especially alarming when the Paranormal Society asked to film an episode of "Ghost Hunters" in her bedroom.
Etymology: insomnia: an inability to fall asleep or remain asleep + ominous: a frightening awareness of danger, an evil portent
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COMMENTS:
good word! - splendiction, 2009-06-24: 19:23:00
Very good! - Mustang, 2009-06-25: 01:18:00
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Creepualize
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: creep/oo/uh/eyes
Sentence: Lying awake in the middle of the night, sometimes my mind wanders and I creepualize myself into hysterics with any unusual sounds.
Etymology: creep oneself out + visualize
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Mustang, 2009-06-25: 01:19:00
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Insomniaudio
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: ĭn-sŏm'nē-ô'dē-ō'
Sentence: The irregular tapping of the branch of the old oak on the bedroom window became the insomniaudio, the percussion soundtrack of Beth's sleepless, windy Wednesday night.
Etymology: ins, var. of innies, type of belly button (see 'outies'); Omni, 1. science and space periodical, 2. former compact hatchback manufactured by the Dodge division of the pre-Benz Chrysler Corp, also released as the Plymouth Horizon; Audi, German manufacturer of, among other models, the A8 and TT; o, nil or zero.
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COMMENTS:
I like the sound of your word - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-12: 13:52:00
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Nocturnemissions
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: nok-term-eh-NAY-shuns
Sentence: A worry wart and easily frightened, Wanda often lost lots of sleep due to the seemingly neverending unidentifiable nocturnemissions that resounded from the walls and from unknown sources from outside her bedroom window.
Etymology: Blend of nocturnal and emissions
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - splendiction, 2009-06-24: 19:19:00
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Threeoclick
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: Thrēōklik
Sentence: When he inherited his uncle's house Tom didn't know he had also inherited a threeoclick. At precisely 3 o'clock every night, the house would emit a distinct clicking sound. It only lasts a few seconds but is quite enough to wake him. Despite his best his best efforts he cannot find its source. The next click you hear may be Tom's mind snapping.
Etymology: 3 o'clock (an un-goddly hour) + click (a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming quickly into contact)
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-24: 15:04:00
very clever - splendiction, 2009-06-24: 19:20:00
clever word....made me laugh...describes it exactly - mweinmann, 2009-06-24: 22:49:00
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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
Apprehensound
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: APPREHENsion+SOUND
Sentence: Just when you want to sleep, especially if you are alone, the apprehensounding begins, and you have to account for them all before you can relax.
Etymology: APPREHENsion+SOUND
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"
Knockturnalnozees
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: nok/tur/nal/no/zees
Sentence: Once again I stumbled out of bed, blurry eyed and sleepless after all the racket from the knockturnalnozees.
Etymology: nocturnal + noise + knock + no zzzs
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COMMENTS:
Clever blend. Great verboticism - Mustang, 2008-05-12: 23:08:00
Covers the whole gamut. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-13: 07:20:00
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