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'You can't fool me. You're fake yawning.'

DEFINITION: v., To yawn or sigh repeatedly in an effort to subtly communicate one's lack of interest in the current conversation. n., A series of long, exasperated, and often escalating sighs indicating extreme boredom.

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Narcologue

Created by: Roosje

Pronunciation: nar - co - log

Sentence: While the paleontologist explained her fascination of dinosaur fecies, he tried to narcologue the conversation.

Etymology: Narco = narcotic, sleep inducing + Dialogue

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Good word. - ErWenn, 2007-10-15: 11:32:00

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Kakaribuciakiwejded

Created by: DeaniKelu

Pronunciation: Kakareeboochakeeweyded

Sentence: I am a kakaribuciakiwejded I am a retarded toilet

Etymology: Kakari=It takes(jap.) Buci=ass(romanian) aki=who(hungarian) wej=input(polish) ded=against(arab)

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Borescode

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: bors-cohd

Sentence: he would use borescode to signal to his partner that he needed rescuing from a dull converstion...3 sighs, 3 yawns, 3 sighs and she knew she had to quickly SMS him, then when his phone beeped he would politely excuse himself and make his getaway.

Etymology: bores, morse code

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Yawnotonous

Created by: crmow

Pronunciation: yaw-NOT-n-uh-s

Sentence: Listening to the insurance salesman pitch his product became very yawnotonous.

Etymology: yawn + monotonous

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Quitatme

Created by: brimuth

Pronunciation: kwit-at-me

Sentence: You have been talking for so long and I wish you would perform a quitatme.

Etymology:

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Love it! - KenM2, 2007-10-15: 16:08:00

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Sighlencing

Created by: Navalon

Pronunciation: sigh-lens-ing

Sentence: It was around 15 minutes into Mindy's riveting tale about her grocery exploits that John began his repeated attempts at sighlencing her seemingly unstoppable barrage of words.

Etymology: To sigh with the effect of silencing another.

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COMMENTS:

good word - Nosila, 2008-09-09: 19:24:00

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Exaspigh

Created by: deepbluenpurple

Pronunciation: eekzhas/fayi

Sentence: Collective exaspighs during lectures did little to dissuade the Professor's misplaced enthusiasm.

Etymology: exasperated + sigh

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Igyawn

Created by: dessessopsid

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Daryl got out of the conversation with a series of well placed igyawns, leaving him to get on with watching paint dry.

Etymology: Blend of IGNORE: To refuse to pay attention to; disregard. with YAWN: to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.

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Conversightion

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: con-ver-sy-shun

Sentence: Gordon yawned several times to let Melinda know that talking about her back pain was a boring conversightion to him.

Etymology: conversation + sigh

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Yasperate

Created by: KatieG

Pronunciation: Yaz-pur-ate

Sentence: I was so bored I yasperated to show my boredom.

Etymology:

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-15: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram and Pseudonym. Were you two talking to each other when this idea popped into your heads? Thank you remistram and Pseudonym! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-02-10: 00:13:00
Today's definition was suggested by Pseudonym. Thank you Pseudonym. ~ James