Verboticism: Mugmunge
DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.
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Disfacism
Created by: Jocoman
Pronunciation: dis-face-ism
Sentence: Jill's new boss hired her due to his extreme disfacism, causing him to believe her blinking was winking.
Etymology: Dysfunctional + face + ism.
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COMMENTS:
I realized after creating this word that it should actually be spelled dysfacism, proving that I'm retarded on my very first post. - Jocoman, 2007-05-09: 21:26:00
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Kissermisser
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kiss/er/miss/er
Sentence: Joe confused a smirk for a scowl, fear for friendliness, a grin for a grimace. He was a socially inept kissermisser.
Etymology: KISSERMISSER - noun - from KISSER (an informal term for the human face) + MISS (to fail to perceive, or understand)
Ircomprehensible
Created by: AlyssaluvsBTR12
Pronunciation: ir-compre-hens-ible
Sentence: John has an ircomprehensible brain, for he cannot understand Jen's expression.
Etymology: Ir- Not compre-figure hens-out ible- able
Visagegoth
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: viz/aj/gahth
Sentence: Jack was a noted visagegoth who had the manners to match his multiple faux pas
Etymology: visigoth + visage
Unfaciful
Created by: folieadork2
Pronunciation: un/fac/i/ful
Sentence: Unable to read her facial expression, he was unfaciful.
Etymology: un- not faci- face
Missedemeanour
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: miss-duh-mean-er
Sentence: As Bill threw his paper aeroplane across the classroom, Mr Smith frowned. Bill mistook his stern expression for one of delight, promptly grinned and set about making an entire air force from his maths text book. He wasn't being naughty, it was just an unfortunate missedemeanour.
Etymology: Missed (failed to notice or understand) + demeanour (facial appearance) + Misdemeanour (misbehaviour)
Indisgrimacenation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: in/dis/grim/ass/nay/shun
Sentence: His lack of indisgrimacenation led to many embarrassing encounters at the singles bar.
Etymology: indiscrimination (making no distinctions, confused) + grimace (facial expression)
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COMMENTS:
vERY NICE. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-10: 05:28:00
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Emoronic
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: eh - moh - ROH - nik
Sentence: That guy was being so emoronic he thought that Renee Zelwegger's face was twitching up in a horrid manner because she just ate something extremely sour and she badly needed help. The truth is, Renee's face has always been that way. He was just being emoronic.
Etymology: emo + emotion + moronic (dumb)