Verboticism: Telephelony

'I'll drop him at the vets'

DEFINITION: n. A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of one-half of a telephone conversation. v. To listen to one-half of a telephone conversation.

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Telephelony

Created by: omista

Pronunciation: tela-fela-nE

Sentence: steven, who barely ever listens, jumped to conclusions by commiting another act of telephelony

Etymology: telephone + felony

Points: 575

Comments: Telephelony

wordmeister - 2007-01-18: 07:53:00
Sounds like Steven relies on telephelony (i.e. he only half-listens) 100% of the time.

ToblerOne - 2007-01-18: 10:21:00
haha, thats a very good one