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DEFINITION: The slow but steady rise of murmurs, coughs or harrumphs in audience. May indicate audience dissatisfaction, or the presence of a lethally infectious virus.
Expectatoration
Top verboticism of the day created by Kyoti
Pronunciation: eck-speck-tay-toh-RAY-shun
Sentence: As the latest incarnation of INXS launched into the second half of an anemic concert filled with 25 year old hits, a muffled, yet audible wave of expectatoration moved across the arena, but not in the usual cheerful way one often sees at sporting events.
Etymology: Expectoration (throat clearing, spitting) + spectators.
Created by: Kyoti.
Comments:
Talk about copping one in the eye! - petaj, 2007-08-14: 06:41:00
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-08-14: 06:41:00
I just wish it would allow two votes like it says it does. - mplsbohemian, 2007-08-14: 17:04:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-14: 21:04:00
It does let you vote, twice. Just ignore that message about you've already voted and click on the Vote for link again. - petaj, 2007-08-15: 03:04:00
More Top Verboticisms:
(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Ahemplification: /uh-hehm-plih-fih-KAY-shuhn/ Alex's one-man show, "I Was A Dating Ne'er-Do-Well" closed after one night, as indicated by the massive ahemplification through the show. Etymology: ahem + amplification Created by: mplsbohemian.
Comments:
nice - galwaywegian, 2007-08-17: 04:14:00
Tsunamurmur: /soo-nah-mur-mur/ prior to being cast as the 'lead' role in an all-girl version of Hamlet, she had spent 2 months playing Juliet, and it wasn't until she heard a growing tsunamurmur that she realised she had accidentally said 'to be or not to be, wherefore art thou not to be' Etymology: tsunami, murmur Created by: rikboyee.
Hackoughony: /ha-koff-un-ee/ What started as a small harumph soon escalated into a hackoughony. Apparently, Big Bird does Shakespeare was not going to be a box office hit. Etymology: hack, cough, cacophony Created by: purpleartichokes.
Comments:
It's much easier to quote Shakespeare than read him. Let's stick with Big Bird. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-14: 21:18:00
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Comments:
Kyoti - 2007-08-14: 09:37:00
Knickerblisscendia: agitating a crowd until they set your pants on fire. In this case, even more dangerous. ;)