Verboticism: Mugmunge

'Look at that big smile!'

DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.

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Spragnolen

Created by: 711881

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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)

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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

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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

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Unfaciful

Created by: folieadork2

Pronunciation: un/fac/i/ful

Sentence: Unable to read her facial expression, he was unfaciful.

Etymology: un- not faci- face

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Missedemeanour

CharlieB

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)

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Emotionblind

Created by: ratika

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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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vERY NICE. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-10: 05:28:00

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Emoronic

ohwtepph

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)

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