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DEFINITION: v., To seek out old acquaintances even though you never really knew them that well, or liked them very much, in the first place. n. An old and unwanted friend who has suddenly reappeared.
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Peergurgitate
Created by: kerryb
Pronunciation: peer-gur-ji-teyt
Sentence: I found it strange that I had wanted to peergurgitate with so many facebook members.
Etymology: peer-a familiar person or colleague regurgitate-to revisit and expel something that is unwanted.
Nonchalhaunt
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: non + shall + ont
Sentence: I nonchalhaunted a few people I went to school with... maybe I'll get together with them, maybe not.
Etymology: nonchalant + haunt
Palasite
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: paləsīt
Sentence: Sometimes being a nice guy has its drawbacks. It can entice palasites. I know that sounds like some kind of royal gemstone but is is really a royal pain. Palasites are socially-inept people (dorks) who have decided you are their friend for something as simple as calling them by their given name instead of the commonly-adopted moniker of **Get away from me, you idiot**. You thought you were done with them when you graduated high school but now he found you on Facebook. Ignore! Ignore! Ignore!
Etymology: pal (friend) + (an organism that lives in or on another organism [its host] and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host*s expense)
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COMMENTS:
like it - galwaywegian, 2010-01-29: 08:09:00
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Highschoolwhosaryou
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Hi-skool-hoos-r-u
Sentence: Derek was forever telling his wife how popular he had been at school, so when he was invited to a school reunion he jumped at the chance, deluding himself that his fellow pupils would be delighted to see him again after all these years. He arrived promptly on the night and sought out everyone who looked vaguely familiar and introduced himself with great ethusiasm only to be greeted with puzzled looks and much highschoolwhosaryou expressions.
Etymology: Highschool(a place of learning) + Who are you? = Highschoolwhosareyou
Trigangulate
Created by: ScrabbledEgg
Pronunciation: try-gang-yoo-layt
Sentence: He googled every name he could remember, in an effort to trigangulate the whereabouts of his old classmates.
Etymology: triangulate + gang
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COMMENTS:
This is a fantastic word for a slightly different definition. - ErWenn, 2007-10-01: 09:54:00
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Ruefacebook
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ˈrü 'ˈfās ˈbu̇k
Sentence: Bobby had also ruefacebooked before the reunion, which bolstered his archetypal disdain for some of his former classmates
Etymology: RUE (regret) + Facebook (a social tool to for connection or to reconnect or spy)! Maybe you've heard of it
Hasbeenstalker
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: has/been/stock/ur
Sentence: Jack just couldn’t live in the present and became a hasbeenstalker. His mother accused him of living in a fairy tale but he assured her that one day he would live happily ever after. Eventually he got a job at he supermarket stocking day old beans.
Etymology: has been (behind the times) + stalk (hunt or pursue) + Jack and the Beanstalk
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COMMENTS:
heh - galwaywegian, 2008-09-01: 07:34:00
Like IS like a beanstalk, isn't it? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-01: 08:41:00
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Myfacefriend
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: my-face-frend
Sentence: It was a sad day when Greg Arious realised that he'd gone way too far online networking. He had 656 contacts, most of whom were myfacefriends. It was time unfriend them.
Etymology: Myspace & Facebook social networking sites where people collect "friends" and renew acquaintances with folks they haven't seen or heard for years.
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COMMENTS:
How does one unfriend them?? - Nosila, 2010-01-29: 10:39:00
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Hasbeenstalk
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: has/been/stock
Sentence: Jack just couldn't live in the present and became a hasbeenstalk(er). His mother accused him of living in a fairy tale but he assured her that one day he would live happily ever after.
Etymology: has been (behind the times) + stalk (hunt or pursue) + Jack and the Beanstalk
Bragontact
Created by: Batavier
Pronunciation: Bragon-tact
Sentence: "I really don't like this guy, but I'm too polite to ignore him, so I'd better add him to my contactlist", said John to his girlfriend. "Be sure to put him in the Bragontact group then, so we don't accidentily invite him for our wedding", she replied.
Etymology: Brag + contact
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB and Karuma. Thank you OZZIEBOB and Karuma! ~ James
Nettle - 2007-10-01: 08:42:00
I've done exactly this myself. It rarely seems to lead to anything good, other than the occasional moment of smug satisfaction which comes from knowing that you're much more successful than the people who used to bully you at school (but it's not really satisfaction, because didn't you know, deep down, that they'd never amount to anything anyway?)
galwaywegian - 2008-09-01: 07:42:00
like it !
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB. ~ James