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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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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:
Communocaution
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I intended to finish my rant but the listener was using communocaution.
Etymology: communication and caution
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COMMENTS:
brilliant word! Well thought out. - brimuth, 2007-10-15: 16:01:00
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Exyawneration
Created by: aayeye
Pronunciation: ig-zyä-nə-ˈrā-shən
Sentence: Exyawneration is a non-assertive attempt to end a conversation.
Etymology: exonerate+Yawn removing responsibiliy by yawning.
Hintorude
Created by: FayeWord
Pronunciation: hint-o-rood
Sentence: The student got his message across to the teacher by the hintorude of mega yawns during the lecture.
Etymology:
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)
Tonsillectoyou
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Ton-select-to-you
Sentence: "So, right, ya know wot I mean right. That thing, right, yeah? Ya know ...". A'isha felt she could communicate her interest in the "conversation" much more succinctly through tonsillectoyou ... the vocal equivalent of the V-sign
Etymology: Tonsillectomy (Ton-sill-ec-to-me) - Surgical removal of tonsils or a tonsil. You - to the person addressed.
Yasperate
Created by: KatieG
Pronunciation: Yaz-pur-ate
Sentence: I was so bored I yasperated to show my boredom.
Etymology:
Repetitediyawn
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ripetətēdēyôn
Sentence: Despite her coworkers repetitediyawns, Gloria didn’t get that she was boring them to tears.
Etymology: repetitive (containing or characterized by repetition) + tedium (the state of being tedious) + yawn (involuntarily open one’s mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom)
Yawndom
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: yawn-duhm
Sentence: Cecil's yawndom got the better of him and duct taped a pillow to his head in case he suddenly fell asleep.
Etymology: yawn + boredom
Boryawnagain
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Bore-yorn-a-gayn
Sentence: When Sue began to witter on for the tenth time about the new luxury hot tub she had recently purchased, Rob started the usual boryawnagain stance. He repeatedly shifted from one foot to the other and pretended to yawn in an attempt to silence the woman. But there was no stopping her, so eventually he just had to nod his head in agreement to everything she said, while his thoughts turned to things much more interesting, like what he would be having for dinner later.
Etymology: Bore(cause to feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious) + Yawn(open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom) + Again(repeat) = Boryawnagain
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COMMENTS:
this encompasses everything - good one - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-09: 11:27:00
Very good! - Mustang, 2008-09-09: 18:55:00
very clever - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-10: 06:55:00
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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