Verboticism: Soliloquery

'You're the only person who ever listens to me...'

DEFINITION: n., An ongoing relationship where one person does all the talking, whining and complaining, and the other just listens quietly and tries to appear sympathetic. v., To participate in a lopsided conversation where one person does all the conversing.

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Soliloquery

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: so/lil/o/kweery

Sentence: Sue so was prone to soliloquery that, even when her best friend was absent she constantly wore a headset with a playback feature so she wouldn't miss a single word.

Etymology: soliloquy + query

Points: 929

Comments: Soliloquery

silveryaspen - 2008-02-11: 08:59:00
Interesting! You sentence is a great observation on how prevalent not being able to enjoy the sound of silence has become!

OZZIEBOB - 2008-02-11: 15:54:00
Great word and enjoyable sentence!