Verboticism: Ahemplification

'I coughed up $50 for these tickets and what do I get?'

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.

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Ahemplification

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: uh-hehm-plih-fih-KAY-shuhn

Sentence: 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

Points: 1043

Comments: Ahemplification

galwaywegian - 2007-08-17: 04:14:00
nice