Verboticism: Converplation
DEFINITION: n. A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of one-half of a telephone conversation. v. To listen to one-half of a telephone conversation.
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Converreact
Created by: Kirubeza
Pronunciation: kohn-ver-ee-akt
Sentence: Having secretly eavesdropped on Melissa's side of her chat with her best friend Jane (about her recently deceased hamster, Toby), Martin completely converreacted and wholeheartedly believed that he was being rejected...
Etymology: Conversation and Overreact mashed together :)
Bewildheard
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: bee - willd - hurd
Sentence: Jeremy was bewilheard after he listened in on Josiah's phone conversation. Because he only heard half of the dialog, he came to some strange conclusions.
Etymology: bewildered, heard
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COMMENTS:
Bewilderado... - Nosila, 2009-08-21: 12:38:00
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Cellaknowma
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sell/ah/no/mah
Sentence: His advanced stage of cellaknowma, worsened by listening exclusively to one-sided conversations meant that he always jumped to the wrong conclusion - which was very dangerous on the subway
Etymology: cell + Know + melanoma
Stufaconc
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Stu-fa-conc
Sentence: I think it's a stufaconc, I made
Etymology: STUpid FAst CONClusion
Diallog
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dy al log
Sentence: Eddie knew by the diallog that his wife Pat was having on the phone that they had already been selected for a free Bahamas cruise. Okay, all they had to do was pay for their airfare and expenses to fly from home to Miami and they would be liable for their hotel room and all other costs, but they had won a free trip!! I mean, how often could that happen???
Etymology: Dial (what used to be on telephones) & log (a record of messages sent or received), Wordplay on Dialogue (a conversation between two persons)
Semiphone
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: SEH-mee-fone
Sentence: Janis, an expert at semiphonics, made most of her investment decisions based upon her boss's phone conversations. Today she was in for a surprise...
Etymology: semi (half) + phone also *semaphore)
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COMMENTS:
- Alchemist, 2007-01-18: 00:34:00
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Hemisneer
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: hem-eh-sneer
Sentence: Willard would often listen to his wife Wanda as she would chat with her pals on the phone and more often than not he would hemisneer at what he perceived the gist of the conversation to be.
Etymology: Blend of prefix 'hemi' (half) and 'sneer' ( smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner)
Semiphel
Created by: Marharyta
Pronunciation: The stress is on the first syllable. The last one is not accentuated, but, ob the contrary, is rather blured, for this word is mostly used by extremely busy people of the so-called A personality type (like myself).
Sentence: - What was the last consultation like& - OK. I could semiphel the usual seasonal depression. Of course, I did give him the necessary support through the secind part of the call, but it was more of the same, really. - I wish you did bot rely on your usual semiphels too much, but were attentive during the whole conversation. Perhaps there were unnoticed suicidal tendencies! - Oh no, he told me he was used to phone consultations during what he named ' his autumn spleens'...
Etymology: The first part of the word is a usual and obvious sem-- meaning half in many other words. As for the second part of the word, it combines tele- and -phone. This combination is used for the sake of brevity, but was developed quite naturally by people who, when in a hurry, would come up with 'word versions' like pheletone. The Freudian interpretation is being examined...
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COMMENTS:
I wonder if the conversation can be counted as a sebtence. But I wanted to exemplify both meanings of the word. - Marharyta, 2009-08-22: 06:08:00
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Phonejecture
Created by: mdschermer
Pronunciation: fohn-JEK-cher
Sentence: After eavesdropping on the conversations his roommate had on his cell, he phonejectured that the guy and his friends were planning to blow up faculty, while they were actually planning a surprise party.
Etymology: "phone" from telephone + "conjecture", inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence.
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COMMENTS:
Good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-18: 07:49:00
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Caveclutch
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He caveclutched that I was talking to Jen about our relationship when I was actually updating her about my sick hamster.
Etymology: Reaching haphazardly for understanding in a poorly-lit cave.