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'What's that stupid sound?'

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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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

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Psychoblather

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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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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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Borbotting

Created by: ele0811

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Cerebralsetto

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: sah-ree-broll-set-oh

Sentence: he eventually lost his job because his cerebralsetto was too distracting for the other employees

Etymology: cerebral, falsetto

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COMMENTS:

That's the problem with being a brain surgeon and an opera star! - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 07:51:00

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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

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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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Thinkophony

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: θingkəkäfənē

Sentence: Rob once watched a scientific special that showed a group of geniuses attending a symposium. He noted that a number of them made audible noises as they thought. In a misguided effort to boost his own mental abilities, he began what his friends have deemed thinkophony, grunting, squealing and snorting as he contemplated world issues. All it accomplished was expulsion from the library club.

Etymology: think (direct one*s mind toward someone or something) + cacophony (a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds)

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Mentaldamage

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: mental damage

Sentence: I am not an idiot, i am suffering from mentaldamage

Etymology: mental and damage.

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Freaksqueak

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: freak squeak

Sentence: She was trying to figure out how many pairs of shoes she could afford and started freaksqueaking right there in the store.

Etymology: Um, freak + squeak.

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