Verboticism: Noisyesermitrate
DEFINITION: To overlook or misinterpret non-verbal cues, like body language, which often reveal what a person is truly thinking or feeling.
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Fauxveal
Created by: memexikon
Pronunciation: foh VEE ul
Sentence: Despite the overwhelming odds young Bush fauxveals a frightening & incoherent reality.
Etymology: faux pas + reveal
Schizomeania
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: skiz/o/mee/ni/a
Sentence: His schizomeania was constantly getting him in trouble. He could never figure out where he stood - but that was okay because he was delusional as well
Etymology: schizophrenia + meaning
Miscorpsintralogy
Created by: paperpieces
Pronunciation: Miss-corps-in-tra-low-gee
Sentence: My girlfriend sometimes gives me all these hints with her body, and when I do not understand them she says that i should take a course in miscorpsintralogy.
Etymology: Mis- meaning not, -corps- from corpse, -intra- meaning within, -logy meanign any particular study
Hormonalyze
Created by: hvhtim
Pronunciation: hor-MOAN-a-lies
Sentence:
Etymology: hormone, analyze
Obswerve
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: ob-swerve
Sentence: Jim obswerved that the man with the big knife was smiling at him and decided he must be friendly.
Etymology: observe + swerve
Cuelessness
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Q-less-ness
Sentence: Although he thought the girl wanted to go home with him, Fred was cueless that when she said she was going to the bathroom, she was actually planning to run out the door.
Etymology: Cue - a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion, lessness - as is cluelessness.
Misinterstand
Created by: Hjason
Pronunciation: mis-inter-stand
Sentence: Don't misinterstand the way she dresses because she really is conservative.
Etymology: mis-interperet-understand