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DEFINITION: n. A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of one-half of a telephone conversation. v. To listen to one-half of a telephone conversation.

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Phonetasm

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: fone/tasm

Sentence: A recent attack of phonetasm left him wondering whether his friend had just made a date with the Fickle Finger of Fate or perhaps the local Drag Queen.

Etymology: Variation of phantasm - false impression

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Semiautism

Created by: pratyushprasan

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derived from semiotics - pratyushprasan, 2007-01-18: 21:29:00

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Diallog

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dy al log

Sentence: Eddie knew by the diallog that his wife Pat was having on the phone that they had already been selected for a free Bahamas cruise. Okay, all they had to do was pay for their airfare and expenses to fly from home to Miami and they would be liable for their hotel room and all other costs, but they had won a free trip!! I mean, how often could that happen???

Etymology: Dial (what used to be on telephones) & log (a record of messages sent or received), Wordplay on Dialogue (a conversation between two persons)

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Cellaknowma

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: sell/ah/no/mah

Sentence: His advanced stage of cellaknowma, worsened by listening exclusively to one-sided conversations meant that he always jumped to the wrong conclusion - which was very dangerous on the subway

Etymology: cell + Know + melanoma

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Stufaconc

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Stu-fa-conc

Sentence: I think it's a stufaconc, I made

Etymology: STUpid FAst CONClusion

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Deludring

Created by: galwaywegian

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Telesumption

Created by: blakyoshi7

Pronunciation: te-le-sum-sjon

Sentence: Jenny listend intently on his phonecall from across the room ,and could thus telesume he would take her out to dinner. Unfortunately for him, he had no idea about any such thing...

Etymology: tele - afar assumption - make a conclusion based on limited facts

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Semiphone

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: SEH-mee-fone

Sentence: Janis, an expert at semiphonics, made most of her investment decisions based upon her boss's phone conversations. Today she was in for a surprise...

Etymology: semi (half) + phone also *semaphore)

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- Alchemist, 2007-01-18: 00:34:00

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Partumption

Created by: hamburgerman

Pronunciation: par - tump - shin

Sentence: the man created a partumption based on half of his mothers phone conversation.

Etymology: part + assumption = partumption

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no comment - hamburgerman, 2009-08-21: 07:39:00

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Cellaphoney

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: cell-a-fOn-e

Sentence: Jill hides, listening to a cellaphoney conversation. Thinking her friends refering to her, she storms in, yelling and making a fool of herself.

Etymology: cell phone/ phoney

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Comments:

pratyushprasan - 2007-01-18: 21:26:00
nice

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-01-18: 21:27:00
Thanks! ~ James

mrskellyscl mrskellyscl - 2009-08-21: 07:18:00
Sending a hamster for a ride at the Wild Water Kingdom? Pretty extreme, don't you think? Bugs and goldfish, maybe....

jrogan - 2009-08-21: 08:19:00
Yes, it is cruel. And it would certainly be a good idea to flush twice. Especially is she's going to do the boyfriend too.

Krishna - 2009-08-25: 02:35:00
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