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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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Getoutofmyfaceism
Created by: Kat43
Pronunciation: get-out-of-my-face-ism
Sentence: As my friend was going on and on about their history homework, I suddenly realized that I caught a bad case of getoutofmyfaceism
Etymology:
Hohumdrumming
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ho/hum/drum/ing
Sentence: Whenever a conversation got boring Stu would begin a chorus of ho hums which quickly escalated into a rythmic beat of hohumdrumming.
Etymology: ho hum + humdrum + drumming
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COMMENTS:
Beat out that rythm on the tung. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-10: 07:01:00
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Sighlanguage
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sīlanggwij
Sentence: Bill used his best sighlanguage to try to communicate his boredom but his buddy droned on and on about his new hobby. Who knew that people could create artwork from dryer lint?
Etymology: sigh (emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness) + language (the method of human communication) a play on sign language
Yawnatization
Created by: micvice
Pronunciation: yAWn-uh-tih-ZAY-shun
Sentence: By the time he had reached his third yawnatization, he realized his roomates story had been going on for 20 minutes.
Etymology: yawn, dramatization
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.
Innuyawndo
Created by: jmckays
Pronunciation: in-yu-yawn-doh
Sentence: I was putting as much innuyawndo into the conversation as I could, but she just couldn't seem to understand that I could care less about how her day went.
Etymology: innuendo; yawn; crescendo;
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-15: 15:51:00
Nice use of innuendo! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-15: 21:41:00
if you added crescendo to your etymology that would tie in nicely with the escalating sighs. - petaj, 2007-10-16: 09:06:00
thanks to petaj for the ent. suggest. - jmckays, 2007-10-16: 11:26:00
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Yawnui
Created by: Boomertoo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He struggled to suppress the yawnui induced by the unending series of speakers at the graduation.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good one! :D - Lolagrrl, 2007-10-19: 11:03:00
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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)
Intoredom
Created by: deaninc
Pronunciation: int-o-re-dom
Sentence: the intoredom of the subject is pointless
Etymology: To show an interest in the involvement of persons yet unimpressed by their verbage
Yawnerate
Created by: Juny1
Pronunciation: yawn-ur-ate
Sentence: While reading the newspaper, I could not stop yawnerating there was nothing interesting to read.
Etymology:
Comments:
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
Today's definition was suggested by Pseudonym. Thank you Pseudonym. ~ James