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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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Avoidunce
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: A-void-unce
Sentence: The avoidunce only answered the doorbell when the pizza delivery boy arrived.
Etymology: Avoid + dunce
Liesolate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: lie-suh-layt
Sentence: when he started to have blurry recollections of some of the things he had drunkenly said and done on the weekend he decided to go into liesolation
Etymology: lie, isolate
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COMMENTS:
is the opposite of this retruthsiveness? - MrDave2176, 2007-10-19: 09:58:00
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Glistant
Created by: mayblossom
Pronunciation: glist-ant
Sentence: "oh look, Marks gone all Glistant again!
Etymology: glare+distant.
Megon
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) mē' - gŏn; (intr. v): mě'- gŏn - āte
Sentence: Al in the IT department, a noted megon, greets his coworkers with a vacuous stare whenever they approach him for help with the server.
Etymology: MEGO = acronym for "my eyes glaze over" + suffix -[a]n = relating to
Fauxtard
Created by: Spacey
Pronunciation: pho-tard
Sentence: Why does Steve look like he's about to drool on himself? He's being a fauxtard so his wife won't ask him to go shopping with her.
Etymology:
Catatalkic
Created by: Lolagrrl
Pronunciation: cat-a-talk-ick
Sentence: Nancy's constant catatalkic state had the entire office avoiding her. This ploy worked well for Nancy because it meant that she could actually get some work done for a change.
Etymology: catatonic + talk
Incallnito
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ihn-kahl-NEE-toh
Sentence: Alex couldn't understand why his last date didn't return his 37 calls; little did he understand the power of going incallnito.
Etymology: incognito + call
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-20: 18:17:00
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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