Verboticism: Counselectomy

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DEFINITION: n. Advice which is asked for, considered, and then promptly forgotten -- until it is too late. v. To ask for, listen to, and then reject or ignore advice.

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Counselectomy

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: cown/sell/ek/toe/mee

Sentence: Sally's mind took in the advice, performed a counselectomy and then promptly tossed it away.

Etymology: counsel + select + tonsillectomy

Points: 1190

Comments: Counselectomy

mweinmann - 2009-04-27: 07:37:00
brilliant.....remove all reason

Nosila - 2009-04-27: 08:16:00
Good one...Dr. Truth operates again.