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DEFINITION: v., To avoid unwanted interruptions (visits, calls, or emails) by pretending to be unavailable, unreachable or unconscious. n., A person who pretends they are not home in order to avoid talking to someone.
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Faklusion
Created by: crmow
Pronunciation: fey-kloo-zhun
Sentence: George saw the Jehovah's Witnesses coming up to the door, so he went into a state of faklusion.
Etymology: fake + seclusion
Fauxvert
Created by: MadTripper
Pronunciation: foh-vurt
Sentence: My father would always become a fauxvert on Halloween night by shutting the lights off in the house and refusing to answer the door.
Etymology: Faux Avert
Confrontavert
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: kon-FRUNT-eh-vert
Sentence: When faced with unwanted visits, remarks, invitations etc, Larimer has several confrontavert techniques he employs wherein he pretends not to notice though everyone else realizes he is faking
Etymology: Blend of 'confront' (to meet face-to-fac) and 'avert' (v. to ward off; prevent)
Miraginist
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: meer/ah/jin/ist
Sentence: He was such a skilled miraginist that no one ever knew if he was there or not
Etymology: mirage
Homelistless
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He had that homelistless look so I just walked away.
Etymology:
Deafhere
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: /Deh-ef-he-ear/
Sentence: Mrs. Soul patched the call through to her secretary. "I thought I told you I wasn't here?", she said, you just have to turn a deafhere.
Etymology: Deafhere n., hybrid of the nouns deaf and here, and inspired by the phrase "to turn a deaf ear", which is a common adult tactic and defense mechanism. Is the spell checker new to this site? I just noticed it now. Don't expect a reply of course, in the circumstances I mean.
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COMMENTS:
I have not encountered a spell checker...but definitely a double-point word, S ! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:31:00
It must be my new browser....who thought that was a good idea? - scrabbelicious, 2008-09-18: 16:49:00
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Incryptshun
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/krept/shun
Sentence: To his neighbours, Boris was a strange character and difficult to decipher, especially when he went into his incryptshun mode, shutting out all around him and hiding for days in his basement.
Etymology: in + crypt + shun
Attendshungetter
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: at tend shun get ter
Sentence: Alan was always an attendshungetter, whether at work in the office or at home. He could zone out and retreat into his own little fantasy world to avoid other people such as meetings,classes, door-to-door sales people, his mother-in-law, his wife and anything or anyone else he chose to. In his mind, he travelled far away, usually on a spaceship or he replayed his favourite movie scenes. Some people thought he could astral-project himself, because he could recall no details when he "came back". On Halloween night he hid in the house in the dark, with the porchlight on, watching from behind the drapes to avoid the trick or treaters. His mind was like his home. Like his Mother had always said... the lights were on but there was no one home.
Etymology: Attend (give heed (to);be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.) & Shun (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of) & Getter (a person who acquires as a result of some effort or action)
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COMMENTS:
ANOTHER Nosila classic! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 01:29:00
AHA! Zone out ! I KNEW it wasn't just us. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:32:00
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Recladude
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: the recladude hid in the mens room till the meeting was over
Etymology: reclusive dude
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
Osmosis - 2007-10-21: 23:15:00
Perhaps "denysolation" would be better for this definition and sentence.
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James