Verboticism: Goredom
DEFINITION: v., To yawn or sigh repeatedly in an effort to subtly communicate one's lack of interest in the current conversation. n., A series of long, exasperated, and often escalating sighs indicating extreme boredom.
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Tonsiltatious
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: ton-sil-tay-shis
Sentence: Doug was quite tonsiltatious in his response to Rachel's monologue
Etymology: the ostentatious display of one's tonsils
Sighage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sahy/age
Sentence: We all unconsciously use sighage to politely and subtlely let those who we are talking to, know we are totally bored with the topic of conversation.
Etymology: SIGHAGE noun - from SIGH (to let out one's breath audibly from weariness) + SIGNAGE (sign, or symbol; the use of signs and symbols)
Hohumdrumming
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ho/hum/drum/ing
Sentence: Whenever a conversation got boring Stu would begin a chorus of ho hums which quickly escalated into a rythmic beat of hohumdrumming.
Etymology: ho hum + humdrum + drumming
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COMMENTS:
Beat out that rythm on the tung. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-10: 07:01:00
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Osciticulate
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /ɒsɪtɪkjəleɪt/
Sentence: When she noticed he was not paying attention at all, she yelled at him: Stop osciticulating now! This is serious!!!!
Etymology: OSCITICULATE. From Oscitate (the act of being inattentive) + Articulate (to utter a speech sound)
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COMMENTS:
Oscitastic. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-10: 07:05:00
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Sighgnal
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: si-gnal
Sentence: As Andrea droned on about her film class, Mark began to drift. he sighgnaled her repeatedly but she, rapt in her subject, was undeterred. Mark's subtle napathy was ignored. napathy: to pretend to sleep in an attempt to signal disinterest.
Etymology: sigh + (si)gnal
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COMMENTS:
we must both be napathetic - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-15: 15:55:00
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Monotonote
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mo-NOT-oh-note
Sentence: Whenever Gerard became bored with a conversation he would 'send' a monotonote, usually in the form of repeated and exaggerated yawns.
Etymology: Blend of 'monotony' (wearisome uniformity or lack of variety) and 'note' (give attention or heed to)
Lassisnooze
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: lass-i-snooze
Sentence: Carole had long passed napathy and was now deeply lassisnoozing through the presentation.
Etymology: lassitude + snooze
Gappage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gap/age
Sentence: After twenty minutes of listening to her boss drone on and on, gappage over took Abby and she couldn't control her excessive yawning.
Etymology: gape (yawn) + age with bordom because of having to stand there and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen ..........
Yawnnui
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /jɑːnˈwiː/
Sentence: Extended yawnnui tends to be unproductive because after a few seconds, anyone still babbling is either subtlety-deaf or just doesn't care.
Etymology: from yawn + ennui
Yawnui
Created by: Boomertoo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He struggled to suppress the yawnui induced by the unending series of speakers at the graduation.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good one! :D - Lolagrrl, 2007-10-19: 11:03:00
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