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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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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
Mentaldamage
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: mental damage
Sentence: I am not an idiot, i am suffering from mentaldamage
Etymology: mental and damage.
Farticulate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: far-TIC-u-late
Sentence: Bob's farticulating every time he worked on a project that required a little thought was only made more annoying by the wild hand gestures that accompanied it.
Etymology: fart - an adverse sound best made out of earshot of others. articulate - to speak
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Bob was blowing a lot of hot air... - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 10:03:00
Most definitely! I actually work next to this guy - flailing hand gestures and all. Quite annoying! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-24: 13:36:00
Are you flailing to clear the air? Or is he flailing to punctuate the point? - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 14:55:00
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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
Audibabble
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: aw-dih-bab-bull
Sentence: People tend to audibabble when they are thinking really hard.
Etymology: audible+babble
Squeekthinking
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: skweek-thin-king
Sentence: While doing his calculus problem set, John's squeekthinking annoyed his wife.
Etymology: Squeek + Thinking
Cratamopu
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: cret-ama-phoe
Sentence: he's still working on his cratamopu
Etymology: crazy talk mouth percussion
Rodentalyze
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: roh-dent-uh-lize
Sentence: He will rodentalyze the problem until it is solved or until you give him some cardboard to chew.
Etymology: rodent + analyze
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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