Verboticism: Fuddlesmirk

'Yes, I understand what you mean.'

DEFINITION: To smile politely and nod your head while listening to someone, even though you don't understand a word they're saying.

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Fuddlesmirk

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: FUH-dull-smurk

Sentence: Tanya liked Horace, and he was always kind and neatly dressed, but when he started talking to her passionately about quantum applications of perpetual motion energy theories, she was always forced to fuddlesmirk until he stopped.

Etymology: Fuddle (confuse or perplex) + smirk (fake smile)

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