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'Omigod, I'm surrounded.'

DEFINITION: n. The weird feelings that rise up when you notice that you are being followed by a police officer, or a cop car, or the Special Forces Anti-Terrorist Unit. v. To feel nervous, self-conscious and guilty whenever you see a police officer.

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Galaziophobia

Created by: c2flores

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Parapolized

Korinne

Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Par-a-pole-ized

Sentence: I felt parapolized as the police cruiser pulled up behind me at the red light. "Will they notice my expired sticker?" I wondered.

Etymology: Paralized + Police

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Poliprehensivity

Created by: yelloweyes

Pronunciation: pawl-ih-preh-hen-siv-it-ee

Sentence: Shelly has a severe case of poliprehensivity! Every time she sees a cop car, she flinches and hisses like a scared ferret. I think she poliprehensives so often because her dad went to jail when she was a kid.

Etymology: Poli - from police; prehensivity - from apprehensive (anxious/fearful something bad will happen).

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Misplatiathoriphobia

youmustvotenato

Created by: youmustvotenato

Pronunciation: miss-place-sha-thor-ri-phobia

Sentence: There were police parked outside my apartment complex and although it's only misplatiathoriphobia, I can't help but think its for all the music I've been downloading.

Etymology: mis-placed; authority; phobia

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Themanarrhea

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: the/man/ar/rhe/a

Sentence: Whenever Bev noticed a squad car in her rear-view mirror, an extreme nervous fear and paranoia overtook her, giving her an immediate case of themanarrhea.

Etymology: THEMANARRHEA - noun - from - THE MAN )Slang. an expression for the police) + DIARRHEA (an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations)

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Copcaughted

Created by: looseball

Pronunciation: cop-caught-ed

Sentence: there it was again that copcaughted feeling every time I see a badge.

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COMMENTS:

You are awarded another point for each etymology ... sish you had put an etymology! Might copcaughted have sprung from Copcaugtchya and its cousin gotchya? - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:34:00

freudian fingerslips again ... sish should be wish in the above! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:35:00

Good word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:35:00

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Dejanoia

Created by: ferozb143

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Fiveohno

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: five-oh-know

Sentence: It was a case of sheer five-on-no that made Sister Mary Catherine flee at the sight of the policewalking their daily beat past the convent; she was sure they were coming after her for removing that pesky tag from her matterss.

Etymology: five-oh: slang term for police from the show Hawaii Five-o + oh no!

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COMMENTS:

Funny! - Tigger, 2008-03-20: 11:48:00

Her respect for the law is embedded! - Jamagra, 2008-03-20: 11:53:00

Was were Sister's other Fourohnos? Drunk jaywalking after the communal wine? I leave it to you and anyone here to come up with another three! You really brought us a lot of fun and laughs with this one, libertybelle! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:10:00

Freudian fingerslips ... the 1st word in my comment above should be ... What! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:12:00

High Fives for you! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:13:00

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Coptick

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kop tik

Sentence: whenever she say a panda car in the rear view, her coptick would start. a nervous twitch on the right side of her face that would work its way down to the accelerator foot within two blocks.

Etymology: coptic, cop, tic.

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COMMENTS:

Tip top word ... er tick cop word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-12: 10:32:00

funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-12: 12:06:00

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Copprehension

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: COP-pre-hen-shun

Sentence: Whenever a police car approached Roxie, she always felt fuzzicky. And, despite watching hours of "Cops," she still couldn't figure out how to overcome her copprehension. Bob told her to stop squinching; her fears were silly; everything would be copasetic.

Etymology: Blend of COP: policeman; APPREHENSION :1. arrest 2.fear, anxiety, dread. Fuzzicky(Fuzz:police & panicky) SQUINCH: to watch and wait, hoping things will turn out one's own way; to anticipate ("Burgess Unabridged")

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Ooh, good one. - ErWenn, 2008-03-20: 01:06:00

nice - I like copasetic too - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:04:00

Double Kudos for Doubly Great Creates. Copasetic is now in the dictionary and can be spelled either copacetic or copasetic. At least in the online Encarta dictionary and dictionary.com - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:27:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-03-20: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

mokelmoney - 2009-01-12: 12:32:00
copetrinoia

mokelmoney - 2009-01-12: 12:38:00
copetrinoia: cop/ e/ tri/ noia- to be petrified of the cops to the point of paranoia. Also, not change the subject [no pun intended] ,however I have made numerous contributions. Why are they being disregarded? Please check again...thats Bea Helfy or mokelmoney. Thank you

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-05-27: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

DiplomatUfimskmef - 2018-05-27: 19:30:00
Уважаемые пользователи, друзья! Хотелось бы поделиться несложной и оч

GeorgeSib - 2018-05-27: 19:51:00
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