Verboticism: Misconstreevesdrop
DEFINITION: n. A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of one-half of a telephone conversation. v. To listen to one-half of a telephone conversation.
Misconstreevesdrop
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: miss con str eeves drop
Sentence: Danny always had one ear on someone else's conversation to the point that he was known as the office misconstreevesdropper.
Etymology: from misconstrue and eavesdropping
Points: 446