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DEFINITION: To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them.
Verboticisms
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Loudshoulder
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊd ˈʃoʊldɚ/
Sentence: I was trying to explain the trainee's new duties, but he gave me the loud shoulder, repeatedly making doody puns.
Etymology: As in "cold shoulder," only with "loud" instead of "cold"
Buffoonomania
Created by: HALibut
Pronunciation: buh-foon-oh-mey-nee-uh
Sentence: "The classic buffoonomaniac will make innapropriate jokes at weddings and funerals with little or no regard for how his jokes are received." - Studies on the Hysteriacal by Dr. Sigmund Freud
Etymology: < O.It. Buffa (jest) + < Gk. manía (madness)
Narcissiquacious
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Nahr-siss-uh-kway-shuhs
Sentence: Gloria enjoyed the party immensely, mostly because it gave her the opportunity to trap people with her narcissiquacious stories about her very exciting life.
Etymology: Narcissist+Loquacious
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COMMENTS:
hey kyoti - welcome aboard - graet words this week - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 23:43:00
Great word, kyo! - amysmiles2000, 2007-07-07: 07:12:00
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Boringfartism
Created by: realnutty01
Pronunciation: bor-ing-fart-izm
Sentence: That Gates guy is so broingfartism, all he goes on about is his windows.
Etymology: boring(samething over again and again) fart(noise made an ass) ism(jocular reference to any distinctive doctrine, theory or practice.)
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COMMENTS:
LOL this made me laugh! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
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Alactrine
Created by: eezycheez
Pronunciation: (uh-lac-trene)
Sentence: Uh! I hate that girl she is so alactrine. All she thinks about is her stupidly clever self.
Etymology: a+lac+trine= alactrine
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COMMENTS:
I just made it up one day lying on the floor. It just kinda made me laugh so I put it on here. - eezycheez, 2007-07-07: 15:51:00
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Booger
Created by: princess19sk8r
Pronunciation: boo grrr
Sentence: i found a booger which is green and comes out of your nose.
Etymology:
Spazimon
Created by: meganinglis
Pronunciation: spaz-i-mon
Sentence: SPAZIMON RULES! Thats sooo spazimon!
Etymology: what?
Fullaurself
Created by: cassandra1315
Pronunciation: Full-o-your-self
Sentence: He was too fullaurself that everyone hated him.
Etymology:
Pompbastic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pomp/bas/tic
Sentence: Peerless pretty petty pushy pathetic pompbastic Paul was perfectly proud of his pernicious pun.
Etymology: pompus + bombastic
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COMMENTS:
Pomp that bass. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:31:00
Poignantly played at the Pompidou Centre. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:59:00
I would say that is a pompadour he's sporting in the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 10:59:00
Now that you mention it, it DOES look like Conan O'Brien with a bleach job. - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:12:00
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Comments:
MisUndrstd - 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
Say it three times fast... go ahead... I dare ya!
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-06: 23:40:00
tried it - don't get it - but I think the cartoons this week have been excellent - way to go Franke James!!! and your essays are fabulous!