Verboticism: Whinesided
DEFINITION: n., An ongoing relationship where one person does all the talking, whining and complaining, and the other just listens quietly and tries to appear sympathetic. v., To participate in a lopsided conversation where one person does all the conversing.
Whinesided
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: why n sy ded
Sentence: Every day Jill told her troubles to her cat, Sigmeownd Freud. She talked and moaned and complained and he just listened. It was apparent to anyone else that it was a whinesided relationship. Luckily she was unaware of her cat's deafness, otherwise he would have become cat-atonic listening to her.
Etymology: Whine (moan, complain) & One-sided (where only one person does the talking and the other the listening)
Points: 644