Verboticism: Counselectomy
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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Dissguidance
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: diss + gide + dans
Sentence: Natalie always practiced dissguidance by doing the opposite of what her friends and parents suggested; even though she asked for their advice. She would take up hours of their time, pleading with them to give her their counsel, concern and guidance; only to ignore anything they said.
Etymology: diss (diss, disrespect; to diss; to show disrespect or insult;), guidance (helping show the way, counselling, advice or giving direction), dance (an artistic form of nonverbal communication)
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COMMENTS:
sounds familiar - good word - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-27: 15:27:00
Really good word - so true. - splendiction, 2009-04-27: 20:14:00
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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
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COMMENTS:
brilliant.....remove all reason - mweinmann, 2009-04-27: 07:37:00
Good one...Dr. Truth operates again. - Nosila, 2009-04-27: 08:16:00
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Fadmonishun
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fad mon i shun
Sentence: Betsy had asked her aging old hipster dude of a Dad as to whether or not she should get a tattoo. He told her to learn from his misspent youth and forget about putting graffiti on her body. His fadmonition clearly fell on deaf ears. She returned home with a large tattoo of Justin Bieber's initials on her arm. Dad advised her the whole story about his tattoos. He too had honored his favourite bands with tattoos. KISS on his ring fingers;THE KINKS at the nape of his neck;SPINAL TAP on his backbone;ABBAdomen on his stomach;THE STONES you-know-where and just above his heart, GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS.
Etymology: Fad (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal;popular trend) & Admonition (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger);a firm rebuke)& Shun (ignore;avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)
Badvice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: badvīs
Sentence: Jill would often seek out her uncles’s badvice, knowing that she was on the right track if she did the opposite. To date her best reversal was to invest in this quirky little company called Apple who her uncle said would never amount to anything.
Etymology: bad (of poor quality; inferior or defective) + advice (guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative)
Guidunce
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gīdəns
Sentence: Gerald was famous for seeking advice that he would reject if it didn't conform with what he had already decided to do. He is a guidunce. This is why he listens to Milli Vanilli casettes in his lime green Gremlin on the way to his job as a VCR repairman. He's going to do better though. He's halfway through an on-line course on repair of computer zip drives.
Etymology: guidance (advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, esp. as given by someone in authority) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person)
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Consultheyshun
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: rhymes with CONSULTATION
Sentence: Her consultheyshun with dad about getting the tatoo served to confirm her decision.
Etymology: From CONSULT (ask advice), HEY , SHUN (avoid).
Untakenwisdom
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: un-take-in-wiz-dum
Sentence: Rockford Kizzfan talked for several hours to his youngest sister Gailgroupeez to PLEASE not get a tattoo! He thought he had finally gotten through to Gailgroupeez of the perils of tattoos as you age in the business world... Only to find out the very next day his "untakenwisdom" was wasted on Gailgroupeez, as she gleefully showed Rockford her hideous huge tattoo of a local basement band that Gailgroupeez had just met!
Etymology: Un:To reverse or undo the result of a specified action. Taken:Understood in a certain way; made sense of. Wisdom: The ability to discern or judge what is true,right,or lasting;insight, common sense; good judgment.
Wisdampen
Created by: fabdiva
Pronunciation: wiz-dam-pen
Sentence: Sarah was outraged when the new barista suggested that she substitute soy for milk in her morning latte. 'If I want your wisdampen, I'll ask for it', she barked.
Etymology: Wisdom - experience/knowledge. Dampen - throw cold water on.
Caushun
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cor-shen
Sentence: Foulia, consulted her mother for a caushunary tale on choosing a hairstyle for a job interview. The slimy looking green locks did not work to her advantage and she was shuffled out of the interview in less than 5 minutes.
Etymology: caution (warn) + shun (ignore)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-27: 15:22:00
Good one, petaj...hair, hair! - Nosila, 2009-04-27: 22:52:00
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