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DEFINITION: v. To talk to yourself in a high-pitched, squeaky voice while performing complex mental gymnastics.n. The sounds a person makes when they are trying to think.
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Cogsqueaktation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: koj skweek tay shun
Sentence: Shelley knew every time when Mortimer was trying to come up with a new Verbotomy word because she could hear his cogsqueaktation all the way from upstairs. It was like the sound of very rusty bedsprings being scraped down a blackboard and it made her wince.
Etymology: Cogitation (attentive consideration and meditation;a carefully considered thought about something)& Squeak (a high-pitched, screeching noise)
Vocognetto
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: VOH-cog-neh-TOH
Sentence: "Tod has the most annoying vocognetto... he sounds like a damn chipmunk whenever he's programming."
Etymology: Vocalization + Cognition + Falsetto
Alvintrate
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: al vin trait
Sentence: When there are lots of distractions, I find that my ability to alvintrate helps me solve problems.
Etymology: based upon the voice qualities of Alvin the Chipmunk + concentration
Brainleak
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: brain-leak
Sentence: Bill had brainleak and would often talk to himself out loud while thinking.
Etymology: brain + leak
Squinking
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: skwing-king
Sentence: At work, Frank had a lovely time. Nobody would give him anything to do, because no one could stand his squinking!
Etymology: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++ squeek - sound of a mouse. ++++++++++ ++++++ thinking - to constructively use ones brain +++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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COMMENTS:
Leader of the squins! - Alchemist, 2007-01-25: 02:44:00
You beat me to it. Good word, IMHO. - petaj, 2007-01-24: 04:32:00
I love the sound of this one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-24: 13:37:00
Yeah, "squink" sounds funny... perfect! - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 14:52:00
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Squawkthinking
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: squa-k-think-ing
Sentence: he had such a habit of squawkthinking that he had to work in a soundproof cubicle.
Etymology: squawk-thinking
Squink
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: skwink
Sentence: I heard squinking in the room. My roommate is doing his homework for AP Home Economics.
Etymology: squeak + think
Psychoticbabble
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: sigh-cot-tick-ba-bell
Sentence: Ron used the pshychoticbabble technique when he was doing quantum physics problems.
Etymology:
Contemplalalate
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: con-tem-plah-lah-late
Sentence: Fed up with his children's complaints whenever he indulged in noisy cogitation, he installed sound-proofing insulation in his study. At last, he could contemplalalate as much as he tralaliked.
Etymology: contemplate + 'la la la'
Mutterwaul
Created by: dwingillinois
Pronunciation: MUT r waal'
Sentence: Occasionally, while I balance the checkbook, I have been known to mutterwaul and cause the dog to cover its ears.
Etymology: Mutter + (cater)waul
