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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

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Spazblab

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: SPAZ-blab

Sentence: After 2 drinks Bob was busy spazblabbing about our new takeover strategy to everyone.

Etymology: spaz (To be clumsy or inept) + blab (To reveal (secret matters) especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk)

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Dimwitter

Carla

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: dim-wit-uh

Sentence: Luckily, Lucy's friends now knew that she was an incorrigible dimwitter. Ever since Lucy had announced Beatrice's chlamydia to the neighbours, no-one shared their confidences with her.

Etymology: dimwit + witter (to chatter or babble pointlessly)

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Blabbergabble

Created by: goldenspeechy

Pronunciation: bla-bba-gabb-el

Sentence: Elaine waved goodbye to her friend Jane, then promptly pounced on the phone and blabbergabbled the details of Jane's vegetable fetish to the rest of their circle of friends.

Etymology: 'blabber'mouth + gabble. And it almost rhymes! Marvellous.

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COMMENTS:

It does kind of ryhyme! Good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-08: 22:49:00

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Splutterance

Created by: Maureen

Pronunciation: splutter - ance

Sentence: Don't tell Jamie anything you want kept secret. He has a bad case of splutterance.

Etymology: splutter - to blurt something out without thinking. ance- suffix denoting action.

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Verbolotomy

Created by: sirshade

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Oversharing

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: oh-ver-shae-ring

Sentence: Evan messed up most of his date's by oversharing his non-existent sexlife.

Etymology: oval - circle with two centers. shearing - to remove wool from a sheep. (Or maybe it's a more logical composition...)

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Speakcret

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: speek - kret

Sentence: Do you want to know a speakcret? Oops, its not a secret any more since I spoke it. Don't worry, your secret is safe with me....hahaha.

Etymology: speak, secret

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Tumbletongue

Created by: chris

Pronunciation: tumble-tung

Sentence: Rupert's propensity to tumbletongue made him the first guy to be invited into the hitherto all-girl office gossip group

Etymology: tumble (to spill out uncontrollably) + tongue (to give voice to)

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Footmoutencitas

Created by: Stump

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Comments:

chris - 2007-01-08: 13:54:00
good word

wordmeister - 2007-01-08: 22:50:00
Hey Chris, Which word did you like?