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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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Ruminoise

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: roōmənoiz

Sentence: Roy isn’t normally one to ponder deep subjects very often. When he does the ruminoise can be deafening.

Etymology: ruminate (think deeply about something) + noise (a sound, esp. one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance)

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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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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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Scaticulate

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: scat-tic-u-late

Sentence: Jan could tell by the grinding and squeaking noises coming from the study that Paul had begun to scaticulate about the budget.

Etymology: scat: in jazz-- a vocal style where the singer shows vocal dexterity by improvising a melody over the chords or rhythm using sounds or meaningless syllables a la Bobby McFerrin, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway or Popeye + tic: involuntary movements or vocalizations (often seen in persons with tourette syndrome) + speculate: to meditate or reflect on a subject

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COMMENTS:

scategorically good word! - Nosila, 2009-08-24: 20:56:00

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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

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Supersonicphsycosis

Created by: TONYCCIA

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Psychoblather

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sahy-koh-blath-er

Sentence: When Leo gets a tough programming problem he begins to talk to himself and his computer. His psychoblather has been known to send much of the office to an early lunch. Sometimes they will bring him lunch or a large bag of candies just to occupy his mouth for a while.

Etymology: psycho (mentally strange) + blather (chatter, talk a lot)

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Intermensacousticate

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inter mensa coo stick ate

Sentence: Albert Einstein while at work, could while away hours twiddling his hb pencil, occasionally intermensacousticating out of the corner of his mouth.

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