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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.
Verboticisms
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Shampathize
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: sham\\\' pa thize
Sentence: Julie\\\'s partner said he was very overwhelmed with their joint project, and it was Julie\\\'s turn to call clients. Julie completely shampathized, then she went back to shopping online.
Etymology: Sham + sympathize
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COMMENTS:
Etymology: Sham + sympathize - karenanne, 2009-09-18: 15:09:00
Good word! And I am not just being shampathetic... - jrogan, 2009-09-18: 15:55:00
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Sympolepsy
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: simp-o-lehp-see
Sentence: Though he was a good listener Mike's sympolepsy caused him to forget any request ever made of him by his co-workers.
Etymology: sympathy + epilepsy = sympolepsy
Usefail
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: yous - fayl
Sentence: Lorne proved to be usefail most of the time. Louise thought he cared, thought he understood her problem and then thought he wanted to help but for some reason, he never was able to.
Etymology: useful, fail
Sympalies
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sim-pa-lize
Sentence: Ied can always be counted on to sympalies with you when you're having trouble. He says he'll be happy to help you, but whenever you need him, he's nowhere to be found. Later he has one excuse after another for why he couldn't help.
Etymology: sympathize: to feel compassion for another's trouble + lies: a false statement told to pass for truth
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-09-18: 07:49:00
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Vagless
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Vag-less
Sentence: Every dude can be vagless.
Etymology: well you guys know what is meant.
Limpathy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪm.pəˌθi/
Sentence: Customer service representatives are often judged on their limpathy skills as opposed to their ability to actually fix problems.
Etymology: From limp + empathy
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COMMENTS:
Good word!!! You got my vote today. - Stevenson0, 2007-02-27: 17:56:00
Thanks. Though it looks like Discoveria's "scampathy" outdid me at the same kind of game. - ErWenn, 2007-02-28: 01:19:00
I'll admit I was sitting thinking of words ending in -mp, and discarded limpathy in the process. - Discoveria, 2007-02-28: 13:39:00
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Conmanfidant
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: konn mahnn fid awnt
Sentence: He was a complete comnamfidant. They all ran to him with their deepest secret fears, mistaking his wide eyed look as one of surprise when in fact he had thyroid issues and ulterior motives.
Etymology: confidant, con man
Helpologize
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: help-o-lo-gize
Sentence: Saba helpologize when i asked her to help me out in my assignment as she got to do something.
Etymology: help + apologize
Ipodnod
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: I/pod/nod
Sentence: He was a master of the ipodnod. He looked intensely interested but he was really listening to his favorite tunes
Etymology: ipod + nod
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COMMENTS:
Is this a confession? - wordmeister, 2007-02-27: 19:31:00
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Empathesia
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: em-path-eezha
Sentence: She was so skilled at the art of empathesia that her friends never suspected she was transforming herself into a lawnmower even as she listened intently to their inane stories.
Etymology: Empathy+amnesia
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Thanks James! shame I cant think of a word this time though, boo!
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James