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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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Geezcantawordgameevenspellyourecorrectly
Created by: jimmmm
Pronunciation: Geez, can't a word game even spell "you're" correctly?
Sentence: "Your" very bad at spelling, verbotomy. "Your not fooling me for one second"? Did the apostrophe and the e get "verbotomized"?
Etymology: you're = you+are
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COMMENTS:
Okay, okay....so it's irritating to purists. BUT at least they were big enough to print your criticism, yes?
http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/ - metrohumanx, 2008-09-12: 16:22:00
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Passagyawner
Created by: ajnemajrje
Pronunciation: Pass-AG-yahner
Sentence: John is such a passagyawner; whenever I speak he starts yawning to let me know hes bored of the conversation.
Etymology: Contraction of PASS(ive) + AGG(ressive) + YAWNER
Comyawnicate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: com-yawn-ee-cayt
Sentence: no matter how hard i tried to comyawnicate my disinterest, he continued talking. i realised i would have to use more advanced techniques of conversashun.
Etymology: communicate, yawn
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-09: 10:14:00
like it - Nosila, 2008-09-09: 19:23:00
terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-10: 07:02:00
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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.
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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Fauxsomniating
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Fo-som-nee-ate-ing
Sentence: Everyone knew John was a social clutz and his inability to carry on a conversation became evident when he would begin fauxsomniating.
Etymology: Faux-insomnia
Moanologue
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: MAH nuh log
Sentence: As Gabby, Jade*s officemate, continued to monopolize the conversation with every picayune detail of her recent trip to Florida, Jade increased the frequency and volume of her yawning and kept up a not-so-subtle moanologue. After about fifteen minutes of this, Gabby asked, "Are you OK? Sounds as though you are feeling bored and tired lately. I tell you, a trip to Florida might be just the thing for you. Let me tell you some more of the very interesting things I saw and did there!"
Etymology: moan + monologue
Goredom
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: gore-dum
Sentence: After years of watching even the most ardent Democratic yawn repeatedly during his speeches, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore found a way to take goredom up a notch. His loud, exasperated sighs during a presidential debate became a new standard for goredom, which has yet to be matched.
Etymology: Boredom combined with Gore, as in the formerly monotonous, droning vice president of the U.S.
Yawnnui
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /jɑːnˈwiː/
Sentence: Extended yawnnui tends to be unproductive because after a few seconds, anyone still babbling is either subtlety-deaf or just doesn't care.
Etymology: from yawn + ennui
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