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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.
Verboticisms
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Conflusion
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: cahn-floo-shun
Sentence: "If you would really listen to me, we could easily avoid such conflusion."
Etymology: confuse + conclusion
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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COMMENTS:
no comment - hamburgerman, 2009-08-21: 07:39:00
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Ringference
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ring-fer-ents
Sentence: Her ringference that Bob was planning a holiday to Peru was all wrong. He was actually dumping her for her ex-best-friend, Prue.
Etymology: ring (call on the telephone) + infer (conclude)
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COMMENTS:
great words petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-18: 10:54:00
Tanks mulchy
er.. thanks muchly. - petaj, 2007-01-21: 03:19:00
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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
Telephelony
Created by: omista
Pronunciation: tela-fela-nE
Sentence: steven, who barely ever listens, jumped to conclusions by commiting another act of telephelony
Etymology: telephone + felony
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Steven relies on telephelony (i.e. he only half-listens) 100% of the time. - wordmeister, 2007-01-18: 07:53:00
haha, thats a very good one - ToblerOne, 2007-01-18: 10:21:00
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Eavesduction
Created by: PolishedAmethyst
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jake made an eavesduction while his wife was talking to his sister in the kitchen. He immediately started making plans around what he thought was his own surprise party.
Etymology: Eavesdrop, deduction
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COMMENTS:
This is my very first entry, so please go easy on me...thanks. :) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-18: 00:56:00
A clever one! - wordmeister, 2007-01-18: 01:04:00
Thank you! You made my day. :) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-18: 01:24:00
Good one, I voted for it. - kyotonils, 2007-01-18: 02:39:00
Most excellent ... well done. - egonschiela, 2007-01-18: 10:34:00
Thank you kyotonils and egonschiela :) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:23:00
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Overlesson
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: ov-er-less-on
Sentence: "It's just so matted," she said, stroking the carpet with her foot. "She hates my hair," I overlessoned.
Etymology: overlisten, lesson
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
Stufaconc
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Stu-fa-conc
Sentence: I think it's a stufaconc, I made
Etymology: STUpid FAst CONClusion
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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