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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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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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Cratamopu
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: cret-ama-phoe
Sentence: he's still working on his cratamopu
Etymology: crazy talk mouth percussion
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)
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
Oversquawking
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: oh'-ver-skwa-king
Sentence: I caught myself oversquawking as I went through my new stereo's setup instructions for the third time.
Etymology: overclocking (computer term for super-high-speed processing) + squawking (screeching)
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
Mentaldamage
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: mental damage
Sentence: I am not an idiot, i am suffering from mentaldamage
Etymology: mental and damage.
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
