Verboticism: Dissguidance

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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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).
Counsilliness
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: cown-sill-ee-nehs
Sentence: "In the multitude of counselors there is wisdom," the Good Book says, but Tiffany consistently rejected the advice of her elders, calling it counsilliness.
Etymology: Blending COUNSEL, meaning advice, guidance + SILLINESS, meaning a lack of good sense
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COMMENTS:
now I understand the Tiffany reference - nice sounding word - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-27: 15:27:00
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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)
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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Inknored
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ink nord
Sentence: When Buffy asked her Pop if she should get a tattoo, he advised her against it. Afterall, he said, her tastes would change and she may regret it later. Imagine his surprise when his advice was inknored. Buffy came home with a wopping great rockband tattoo on her arm. Pop should have showed her his Twisted Sister tattoo on his buttock...
Etymology: Ink (tattoo) & Ignored (disregarded)
Advichuck
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ad-veh-chuck(ed)
Sentence: Tiffany threw herself down on the bed. "Whatever!" Linda knew that this was the signal that she was now done listening. As usual, she totally advichucked her mother's opinions. "Honey, I thought we agreed -- no tatoos untill you're at least nine." "Besides, how do you know you're still going to like The Jonas Brothers when you're eleven?"
Etymology: advice: an admonition or opinion regarding one's action or conduct. + chuck: to toss or throw; disregard, (British slang--shut up)
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COMMENTS:
I guess we both know Tiffany pretty well! - readerwriter, 2009-04-27: 14:11:00
nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-27: 15:21:00
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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.
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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