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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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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'

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Vocalcraniumism

Created by: paperhoard

Pronunciation: Vocal cranium-ism

Sentence: Curly, of the Three Stooges fame, was the first documented case suffering from vocalcraniumism. At that time in history it was silenced by stuffing cheese into the mouth of the afflicted.

Etymology: Vocal + Cranium

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COMMENTS:

Hey - my first word! - paperhoard, 2007-01-24: 07:02:00

your sentence is hysterical - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-24: 13:21:00

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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

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Batmathics

Created by: fmgene

Pronunciation: bath-mat-ics

Sentence: .

Etymology: bat + math _ gymnastics

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Ceronas

Created by: EonaFrae

Pronunciation: suh-rone-eh-s

Sentence: We all knew that Betty had a lot on her plate, but her ceronas was starting to distract people in the nearby cubicles.

Etymology: Cerebrum [latin: brain, skull] + Sonas [latin: sound]

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Squallow

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: skwall - o

Sentence: Lucy's intense concentration made her squallow as her co-workers looked at her in annoyance.

Etymology: squall - cry out - ow making it happen

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COMMENTS:

Good word! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:29:00

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Babbalyze

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /'ba-b&l-"Iz/

Sentence: The brain surgeon's tendency to babbalyze in the operating room often made the nurses uncomfortable.

Etymology: From babble + analyze

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Mensatwitter

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: men-sa-twit-a

Sentence: Hearing impaired members of the intelligent society often complain that the mensatwitter at their meetings makes it hard to follow proceedings. But nevertheless they cannot help twittering to themselves as they engage in intellectual exercises.

Etymology: Mensa (qualification for membership of which was a high IQ) + twitter (sound of birds chirping)

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COMMENTS:

Funny! Also sounds like something that "men", rather than women, do. - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 07:48:00

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