Verboticism: Intuitinateur
DEFINITION: v., To read a person's face and interpret what they are actually thinking, even if they are trying to conceal their true feelings. n., The skill of reading people's faces, especially micro-expressions.
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Miensavvy
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: meen-SAV-ee
Sentence: It seems that even without someone speaking, but just thinking about speaking, Roxie was able to interpret their faciaguile and see through their emociopacity with ease. Call it prosoperspicacity or - in layman's language - mugnous; or perhaps, even better, miensavvy, she could read others like an open book.
Etymology: blend of MIEN; Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: MENSA(?):M-, the name of an organization for people of IQs of 148 or more founded in England in 1946, & SAVVY.: Well informed and perceptive; n. shrewdness; practical understanding
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-16: 15:55:00
Very good. Clever wording in your sentence. - Mustang, 2008-10-16: 19:40:00
WOW- A whole buncha bonusisms there- all for the price of one. Good Word, and even better sentence. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:52:00
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Mugsense
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: muhg-sens
Sentence: Although David denied it, Carol's mugsense told her that he had indeed eaten the last cookie.
Etymology: mug: slang – the face. + Sense: Latin sénsus - sensation, feeling, understanding.
Reademright
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ree-dem-ryt
Sentence: Ever since Sarah had learned to reademright she could tell exactly what people were really thinking, which came in very handy in her job as a policewoman. She was soon promoted to the highest ranks, but kept her skill very much to herself as she wanted to be seen to have achieved it through hard work and effort.
Etymology: Read(to discover by interpreting symbols, expressions or character) + Right(factually correct) = Reademright
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COMMENTS:
and then she had to reademtheirrights - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-16: 15:58:00
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Facerism
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: feys/er/iz/uhm
Sentence: By studying her facial reaction to every word and movement and observing all her idiosyncrasies from eye to nose to chin to cheeks, he could read and interpret correctly each and every facerism she displayed.
Etymology: face + mannerism
Ekman
Created by: CDH167
Pronunciation: eck man
Sentence: I thought I could lie with a straight face, but when I got home, my wife totally ekmanned me.
Etymology: From Paul Ekman, the psychologist who discovered microexpressions.
Headthought
Created by: jkernen1
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had to take a quick headthought before I knew what her eyes were telling me.
Etymology: headshot + thought
Obsenserate
Created by: mvandyke
Pronunciation: ob sense er ate
Sentence: Mark could easily 'obsenserate' Jeff's expression.
Etymology:
Faceseer
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Face-sea-er
Sentence: Harry Halo was a faceseer and was able to predict Harrietta's thoughts.
Etymology: A play on words; Face-and "See"-er
Demeanoreader
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Dee-meen-eh-reed-er
Sentence: Seeing that he seemed to know what they were thinking even before they did, others were astounded at the unerring accuracy of Harlan's demeanoreader skills.
Etymology: Demeanor + reader
