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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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Brainiyak
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: brA-nEE-yak
Sentence: Jill listened in on her brainiyak boyfriend as he conversed to himself, figuring the solution to an astrophysics formula.
Etymology: brain, smart person/maniac, strange or eccentric/ yak, to talk
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COMMENTS:
good one toadstool! - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 07:45:00
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Autogibber
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: awe-toe-jib-burr
Sentence: Daniel had a habit of autogibbering loudly when stumped by difficult questions.
Etymology: auto+gibber, from Greek auto- (self) and gibberish (nonsense).
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COMMENTS:
My first verboticism. Enjoy. - Discoveria, 2007-01-24: 20:39:00
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Cognotweeterlalia
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: kawg-noh-tweet-ur-LALE-yah
Sentence: Connie was used to my cognotweeterlalia, but it annoyed the heck out of the dog, who thought it was a rodent or something...
Etymology: cogno (think) + tweeter + lalo (greek "I speak")
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
Shrilliterate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: shrill-it-er-ate
Sentence: When lost in deep concentration, Rollie would involuntarily begin to shrillerate, repeating the same borderline incoherent mumbling in a high pitched childlike voice.
Etymology: Combination of Shrill (high-pitched, harsh in sound) and iterate (to say or do again; repeat)
Batmathics
Created by: fmgene
Pronunciation: bath-mat-ics
Sentence: .
Etymology: bat + math _ gymnastics
Smartycants
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: smart - ee - kants
Sentence: When Edward Eisen started thinking, we heard the unique and often soprano pitched sounds of his smartycants emerging from the quiet of the classroom, library or whatever room he happened to be using for his study.
Etymology: smarty, cants (musical singing sounds,the jargon of a particular class or subgroup), play on "smarty pants)
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COMMENTS:
Tee hee! Bravo Cantore! - mrskellyscl, 2009-08-24: 07:46:00
cants for the memories... - Nosila, 2009-08-24: 20:57:00
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Shrillstorm
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: shrel/storm
Sentence: When the pressure is on to produce at work, he sits in a corner and shrillstorms ideas to the annoyance of his colleagues.
Etymology: shrill + brainstorm
Squeekthinking
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: skweek-thin-king
Sentence: While doing his calculus problem set, John's squeekthinking annoyed his wife.
Etymology: Squeek + Thinking
