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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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Semicryptology
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: sem-eye-cript-AHL-oh-gee
Sentence: Jim looked up as his wife hung up the phone. "What time," he sighed semicryptologically, "is your mother coming for dinner?"
Etymology: semi + cryptology
Phoneycall
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: foe-nee-call
Sentence: Roger was an inveterate eavesdropper, but the number of phoneycalls that that had led him to make was legendary
Etymology: Phone + phoney (inaccurate)+ call (double meaning, as in phonecall and 'judgement', as in 'your call')
Disphonection
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: dis-fOn-kshun
Sentence: She was crippled by disphonection, always thinking peolpe were talking about her.
Etymology: disfunction + phone
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)
Semiautism
Created by: pratyushprasan
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
derived from semiotics - pratyushprasan, 2007-01-18: 21:29:00
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Semiphel
Created by: Marharyta
Pronunciation: The stress is on the first syllable. The last one is not accentuated, but, ob the contrary, is rather blured, for this word is mostly used by extremely busy people of the so-called A personality type (like myself).
Sentence: - What was the last consultation like& - OK. I could semiphel the usual seasonal depression. Of course, I did give him the necessary support through the secind part of the call, but it was more of the same, really. - I wish you did bot rely on your usual semiphels too much, but were attentive during the whole conversation. Perhaps there were unnoticed suicidal tendencies! - Oh no, he told me he was used to phone consultations during what he named ' his autumn spleens'...
Etymology: The first part of the word is a usual and obvious sem-- meaning half in many other words. As for the second part of the word, it combines tele- and -phone. This combination is used for the sake of brevity, but was developed quite naturally by people who, when in a hurry, would come up with 'word versions' like pheletone. The Freudian interpretation is being examined...
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COMMENTS:
I wonder if the conversation can be counted as a sebtence. But I wanted to exemplify both meanings of the word. - Marharyta, 2009-08-22: 06:08:00
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Sherlocall
Created by: Acostell
Pronunciation: Sherlock-call
Sentence: Yeah, I played Sherlocall and found out she was getting me that club set for christmas afterall. Score!
Etymology: Sherlock (Holmes) + Call
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
Comments:
pratyushprasan - 2007-01-18: 21:26:00
nice
Thanks! ~ James
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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