Verboticism: Eyewall

'I'm surprised that no one else has picked up the ball.'

DEFINITION: v. To listen intently and sympathize with your colleagues when they request assistance, and then to simply, and completely, forget about it. n. The ability to sympathize with, yet ignore, requests for help.

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Eyewall

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: eye/wall

Sentence: His eye contact was perfect and sincere and his responses empathetic and kind, but his memory was going into shut down mode. He was a master at the ability to eyewall his colleagues.

Etymology: eye + eye ball + fire wall

Points: 647

Comments: Eyewall

Jabberwocky - 2007-02-27: 09:12:00
great word

w5lf9s - 2007-02-27: 11:26:00
perfect word, in fact - I love it!