Verboticism: Yawnatization

'You can't fool me. You're fake yawning.'

DEFINITION: v., To yawn or sigh repeatedly in an effort to subtly communicate one's lack of interest in the current conversation. n., A series of long, exasperated, and often escalating sighs indicating extreme boredom.

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Yawnatization

Created by: micvice

Pronunciation: yAWn-uh-tih-ZAY-shun

Sentence: By the time he had reached his third yawnatization, he realized his roomates story had been going on for 20 minutes.

Etymology: yawn, dramatization

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