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DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.
Verboticisms
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Sneermiss
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: sneer-MIHS
Sentence: Alex sneermissed the girl in the bar, and left befuddled as to why he was drenched in mojito.
Etymology: sneer + miss (to rhyme with near-miss--in this case, it is literally nearly a miss, whereas "near-miss" usually means "near-hit".)
Misfacialize
Created by: theguitarman47
Pronunciation: Mis-FAY-shull-ize
Sentence: My girlfriend often slaps me for misfacializing her feelings when she is sad.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I hope that you are working on better facializing m'dear. - rubysoho, 2009-11-26: 11:05:00
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Invisage
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: in-vis-ij
Sentence: Robert invisaged people in all situations; even in bed, he couldn't tell his wife's O-face from here "are we done yet" face.
Etymology: in (prefix meaning not) + visage (face)
Mismugamy
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: miss/mug/amee
Sentence: Mismugamy is the failure to note the true meanings of facial expressions.
Etymology: miss + mug + amy
Smilulate
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: smī(-ə)l/yəˌlāt
Sentence: OH Geesh! Thanks guys! mouthed Holly as her friends seem to magically disperse from the bar. Luckily for them they had seen the loomimg presence of their co-worker Stalker Dan, who always seemed to show up wherever Holly and the girls from work decided to party. "Hey Holly, You know what would look good on you?,Dan laughed. No?, Me!!" Ha-hahaha. Holly was going to have a hard time trying to smilulate her way out of this one.
Etymology: Combination of SMILE (A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision)+ SIMULATE (To make a pretense of; feign: simulate interest)
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COMMENTS:
I like it, hooterbug...so apt when dealing with idiots! - Nosila, 2008-07-09: 20:42:00
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Defacement
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: De-Face-Ment
Sentence: After nobody showed up for her party, she realized she was guilty of defacement yet again.
Etymology:
Misinterprefacetion
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mis-in-ter-pre-face-tion
Sentence: Jase was the king of misinterprefacetion, especially when it came to women. One day he thought he saw a "come hither" look on Miss Muffet's face and thought he might get lucky. In reality it was a look of horror because of a spider that sat down beside her (spiders creeped her out). So when he smiled at her she shivered and ran away, leaving him totally confused.
Etymology: misinterpretation: to interpret, explain or understand correctly + face
Emogerance
Created by: lv071100
Pronunciation: ee-mog-er-ants
Sentence: The boy is full of emogerance.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short story "I, Row-Boat", where a sentient, and very sensitive Row-Boat has some difficulty reading a woman's facial expressions. See the full story in Overclocked. Thank you Cory! ~ James
MIENBLIND is very good- and far more cerebral than my entry. Good work, Ozziebob.
MaybeLater_x - 2008-08-19: 19:10:00
Visagenary is also a play on Imaginary, nay?
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James
ldikarev - 2012-09-06: 16:44:00
ldikarev - 2012-09-06: 16:45:00
Prosopagnosia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia Prosopagnosia (Greek: "prosopon" = "face", "agnosia" = "not knowing") is a disorder of fa