Verboticism: Turtletongue
DEFINITION: n. A chronic slow talker, who plods relentlessly, even when everyone else has figured out what they are trying to say. v. To talk in a painfully slow manner.
Turtletongue
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: TER-tel-tung
Sentence: Criminey! Joe is a turtletongue! It took him 15 minutes to order breakfast! How long does it take to say "coffee and a bagel"?
Etymology: turtle + tongue
Points: 530
Comments: Turtletongue
petaj - 2007-03-02: 04:18:00
Too bad if he was also a cloth-ears, a favourite term of my Dad's
petaj - 2007-03-02: 20:07:00
What happened to slothmouth? My comment seems inappropriate now!
Alchemist - 2007-03-02: 21:51:00
I had a change of heart~ don't worry, your comment still applies...
ErWenn - 2007-03-03: 08:25:00
Simple and good.