Verboticism: Bodywatch

'It's tricky, her knees are pressed together...'

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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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.

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Buggathatitis

Created by: mickey666

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Sentence: Arms folded, legs crossed and a look of indifference from Maria did not deter Mark. Buggathatitis he thought lustfully.

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Miscongesture

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mis/con/jes/chur

Sentence: Her response to his miscongesture was a shocked, icy cold stare.

Etymology: misconstrue + gesture

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COMMENTS:

I originally entered 'miscongesture', but it logged me as 'guest' for some reason. - Stevenson0, 2006-12-05: 16:05:00

Verbotomy You must of miscongested your login status, which is easy to do... - Verbotomy, 2006-12-05: 16:53:00

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Losetrueviewclues

Created by: wysware

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Etymology: lose (miss) true (real) view (on show) clues (information)

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Misvisualization

Created by: Madamemojo

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Misbodpret

Created by: neoss

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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

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Bodymiss

Created by: Adamson

Pronunciation: Bo-dy-miss

Sentence: I though she was sending me a kiss, but she was only making a face. I bodymissed her completely.

Etymology: body+miss

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Dissinturpretation

Created by: deadpanwalking

Pronunciation: DISS-in-tur-pret-a-shun

Sentence: When Esmerelda asked for the check before the entre arrived, her actions were dissinturpreted to mean she was asking her guest to retire to her place.

Etymology: Disrespect + inturpretation

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Hormonalyze

Created by: hvhtim

Pronunciation: hor-MOAN-a-lies

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Etymology: hormone, analyze

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