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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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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
Cratamopu
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: cret-ama-phoe
Sentence: he's still working on his cratamopu
Etymology: crazy talk mouth percussion
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
Cogsqueaktation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: koj skweek tay shun
Sentence: Shelley knew every time when Mortimer was trying to come up with a new Verbotomy word because she could hear his cogsqueaktation all the way from upstairs. It was like the sound of very rusty bedsprings being scraped down a blackboard and it made her wince.
Etymology: Cogitation (attentive consideration and meditation;a carefully considered thought about something)& Squeak (a high-pitched, screeching noise)
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)
Modusoperanti
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: mow-dus-oper-an-tie
Sentence: Clive's secretary, with finger to her lips, whispered "He's in modusoperanti again ... the publishers are waiting for the final pages and he's been up all night."
Etymology: from modus operandi (procedural method) + opera (vocal piece) + rant (talk excitedly)
Audibabble
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: aw-dih-bab-bull
Sentence: People tend to audibabble when they are thinking really hard.
Etymology: audible+babble
Squinking
Created by: jonzerofourteen
Pronunciation: Skwin-king
Sentence: Bob faced Eliza and hurriedly searched his brain for a lie to explain the missing underwear. His squinking further fueled her suspicions.
Etymology: think + squeak (short high-pitched cry) + wink (close and open one eye quickly) - ing
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")
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.
