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DEFINITION: v. To share information without understanding the difference between what should be public, and what others consider to be private. n. A person who doesn't know what not to say.
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Furyloquendi
Created by: dstorm78
Pronunciation: Furee-low-kwen-dee
Sentence: He has the gift of furyloquendi, and can never shut up.
Etymology: From the latin/greek "furor loquendi" meaning the 'gift of gab' mixed in with a little fury, which would likely follow those with this problem.
Leakspeak
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: leek-speek
Sentence: Vince would leakspeak details about Myrna's personal hang-ups especially in the company of her girlfriends.
Etymology: leak + speak
Unscrupulgate
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: un-scru-pul-gate
Sentence: Phil's wife was constantly warning him not to unscrupulgate, as his boss had warned her that he might lose his job if he didn't learn to hold his tongue.
Etymology: From unscrupulous, (unprincipled) and promulgate, (to make public). Thus Phil was an unscrupulgator. Big teeth. To be avoided.
Privishar
Created by: Logiedan
Pronunciation: Priv - ish - are
Sentence: That loudmouth is a real privishar, he tells everyone my secrets!
Etymology: Private + Share
Myspaceism
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: my-space-ism
Sentence: Tina suffered from myspaceism in that she was not wise in the information that she should keep private.
Etymology: myspaceism comes from the fact that so many people don't seem to get that some things should not be shared on myspace.com
Idiombarres
Created by: likephilshead
Pronunciation: (idio-em-bear-ass)
Sentence:
Etymology:
Tattlecast
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: TAT-el-KARST
Sentence: She could never see the problem with tattlecasting her husband's sexual habits.
Etymology: Tattle - related to 'tittle-tattle', being (petty) gossip Cast - from "broadcast", in this case being to relate information to anyone and everyone
Gabberjack
Created by: Acostell
Pronunciation: Gab-er-Jack
Sentence: Alex was being a real GabberJack last night when he told everyone I wet the bed.
Etymology: Gab+Jack
Jabberbarrass
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: jab/ber/barr/rass
Sentence: Alcohol was blamed when he jabberbarrassed his girl friend at the bar in front of all their friends.
Etymology: jabber + embarrass
Comments:
chris - 2007-01-08: 13:54:00
good word
wordmeister - 2007-01-08: 22:50:00
Hey Chris, Which word did you like?