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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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Squealerwheeler
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: sqweeler/wheeler
Sentence: Known in polite circles as a "squealerwheeler", the capricious Carpet Knight couldn't wait to reveal his most egregious escapades over a gin and tonic.
Etymology: squealer: one who reveals things best left in the boudoir or the boardroom + wheeler: a mover and shaker
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.
Dissclose
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: diss klose
Sentence: Henry did not realize that his dissclose of his wife's weight to everyone put him this close to spousecide!
Etymology: Diss (say bad, disrespectful things) & Disclose (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)
Intimattletale
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: in-ter-mat-ul-tayl
Sentence: must you intimattletale at every dinner party, it embarrasses the bejeezus out of me.
Etymology: intimate, tattle-tale
Censorchip
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sensərchip
Sentence: Candy believes in freedom of speech however with her boyfriend Charles, censorchip is required. She would love to have a censorchip planted deep in his brain to keep him from blurting out things she told him in private.
Etymology: censor (scrutinize, revise, or cut unacceptable parts from a book, movie, etc.) + chip (a tiny wafer of semiconducting material used to make an integrated circuit)
Broadcrast
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'brod-"crast/
Sentence: Normally Jim got a kick out of it when his girlfriend broadcrast all their dirty little secrets to his friends, but this time, he wished she'd just kept her mouth shut.
Etymology: from broadcast + crass
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
Idiombarres
Created by: likephilshead
Pronunciation: (idio-em-bear-ass)
Sentence:
Etymology:
Tacitless
Created by: sweetclarity
Pronunciation: t-ah-sit-less.
Sentence: That's tacitless!
Etymology:
Comments:
chris - 2007-01-08: 13:54:00
good word
wordmeister - 2007-01-08: 22:50:00
Hey Chris, Which word did you like?