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DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking.
Verboticisms
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Linguaclone
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: lin-GWA-klone
Sentence: When Bob found himself marooned on a tiny desert island with a group of survivors, whose mother tongue was Esperanto, and uttered the palindrome "Sane volema kara rara kamelo venas" (a healthily wishful dear rare camel is coming), he realized that he had fully linguacloned with them.
Etymology: Lingua(l):tongue,speech, language & Clone:identical copy. And let's not forget the rhyme with the self-study language course: Linguaphone
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COMMENTS:
and if you happen to like run on sentences you would be a linguaclonedrone - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-12: 11:18:00
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Assimilocution
Created by: VersaVice
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "We are the Borg. You will be assimilocuted. Now we sound the same. Resistance is futile. We are the Borg."
Etymology: assimilate + locution
Synchuistic
Created by: gabngar
Pronunciation: Sink-wistick
Sentence: no.
Etymology: Synch: to match or fuse Linguistic: as pertains to language
Lectate
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: lek'-teyt
Sentence: Because Marie was very self-conscious about her odd verbal mannerisms, she interpreted John's habit of lectating them as intentional mockery.
Etymology: Lect (language) / Idiolect (individual's own language) + Spectate
Parrotism
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Please stop that parrotism. I cannot help talking like that.
Etymology:
Lolerize
Created by: graypenguin
Pronunciation: lawl-er-ize
Sentence: He became so lolerized that nobody knows what he's saying except 16 year old girls.
Etymology: lol + ized (as in "to become")
Vocallies
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: voh-kuh-lahyz
Sentence: John spent a weekend in Brooklyn and began to vocallies by saying "fugetaboudit" all the time.
Etymology: vocal + lies
Akolangpede
Created by: leomar
Pronunciation: ako-lang-pede
Sentence: ako=me, lang=only, pede=allow, thats me only allow, akolangpede..
Etymology: ako, lang, pede
Linghost
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: lin-gost
Sentence: After visiting New York, I realized I was left with a linghost when I ordered lobstah with with gahlic sooahce.
Etymology: lingo, ghost
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COMMENTS:
sort of like Casper the friendlinghost - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-12: 09:54:00
It's all getting a bit spooky for me. When I wish to contact the spirit world, I talk to my barman. Nice word it sorta lingers. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-12: 17:29:00
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Marinarration
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: marinate + narration
Comments:
Jabberwocky - 2007-09-12: 10:46:00
and if you happen to like run on sentences you would be a linguaclonedrone
Does that mean if you drone on endlessly to people on a mobile you are a cellphone linguaclonedrone?