Verboticism: Miscongesture

'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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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: Miscongesture

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

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