Verboticism: Ahemplification
DEFINITION: The slow but steady rise of murmurs, coughs or harrumphs in audience. May indicate audience dissatisfaction, or the presence of a lethally infectious virus.
Ahemplification
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: uh-hehm-plih-fih-KAY-shuhn
Sentence: Alex's one-man show, "I Was A Dating Ne'er-Do-Well" closed after one night, as indicated by the massive ahemplification through the show.
Etymology: ahem + amplification
Points: 1043
Comments: Ahemplification
galwaywegian - 2007-08-17: 04:14:00
nice