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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.
Verboticisms
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Screechulate
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: screech/u/late
Sentence: His ability to screechulate while seated in front of his computer, impressed neither his co-workers nor his boss.
Etymology: screech + speculate
Whininking
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: why-nink-ing
Sentence: "When you add these search operators, then... hmmmmm" he whininkinged to himself, shattering the glass on the corner of his desk.
Etymology: whine-think
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
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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Audibabble
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: aw-dih-bab-bull
Sentence: People tend to audibabble when they are thinking really hard.
Etymology: audible+babble
Mentalgymnasteeks
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: men tahl jim nas teeks
Sentence: They were not ordinary eeks. they were mentalgymnasteeks, but unfortunately the examiner had no sense of perspective.
Etymology: mental gymnastics, eek
Cratamopu
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: cret-ama-phoe
Sentence: he's still working on his cratamopu
Etymology: crazy talk mouth percussion
Minniethink
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: MIN-ee-think
Sentence: "And then if Mario jumps over this barrel," Jim minniethought, "he should be able to reach the magic pill ..."
Etymology: Minnie, as in Mouse, + think
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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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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