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DEFINITION: v. To assess an individual's current mental state, or identify hidden personality traits, through careful analysis of their hairstyle. n. A method of psychoanalysis based hairdos and don'ts.
Verboticisms
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Tressomancy
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: tre-suh-man-see
Sentence: I tried to look aloof but she was using the dark powers of tressomancy to divine my true feelings.
Etymology: From MANCY which means "divination by means of" and TRESS which means "hair".
Tressicate
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Was she happy? He studied her head and undertook the tressicate test.
Etymology:
Afronalysis
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: afrōnaləsis
Sentence: People could tell Latonya\'s mood by a simple process of afronalysis. If her afro is brushed and picked out she was feeling fine. If it is flat, things were not so good. If she is wearing a baseball cap everybody better stay clear. The technique fell completely apart the day she showed up with a buzz cut.
Etymology: Afro (a thick hairstyle with very tight curls that sticks out all around the head, like the natural hair of some black people) + analysis (a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders)
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COMMENTS:
yes the definition leaves out the bald! Good word! - splendiction, 2009-07-30: 23:20:00
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Hairballology
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: hair-bal-ol-a-gee
Sentence: Even though she was highly paid, professional hairballologist, Cynthia often doubted her expertise -- especially in the morning, when she looked in the mirror and saw an airhead.
Etymology: hairball + ology
Thairapy
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: thair a pea
Sentence: They should have realized all she needed was the correct thairapy.
Etymology: From: therapy and hair.
Cheveaxappeal
Created by: paperpieces
Pronunciation: Sheh-voah-AH-peal
Sentence: "Hey man, look at her! Her body is bumpin'" "Yeah dude...uhhh, but her cheveauxappeal ain't workin' for me..."
Etymology: Cheveaux- French for hair, -appeal meaning attraction
Groomreading
Created by: mdschermer
Pronunciation: GROOM-rea-ding
Sentence: After some careful groomreading, I have decided that you must be one confused individual and are not just having a bad hair day.
Etymology: to groom + to read
Comments:
chris - 2006-12-01: 11:32:00
I like 'coiffology'.....
wordmeister - 2006-12-01: 11:49:00
I like hairballogy, but then again I created it. I guess it's lucky we can't vote for our own words...
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Due to popular demand we are changing the voting and scoring rules. Here is how the new setup works:
1. Voting: Each player gets two "plus" Votes (Against votes have been eliminated.)
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chris - 2006-12-01: 13:01:00
...good of you to be so objective about things, wordmeister :)
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-01: 13:42:00
I like it alot - sometimes the sentences are better than the words. This will encourage all of us with fragile egos
wordmeister - 2006-12-01: 13:54:00
Check out the revised player standing -- chris and Jabberwocky are neck and neck. This could get vicious! Oh wait... They removed the negative voting. Dang!
ChrisCarrk - 2006-12-01: 15:57:00
it seems menthairity is a really funny word, rock on!
wordmeister - 2006-12-01: 23:39:00
Hey Bjorn, Nice one with 'Salonalysis'. It's from different angle...
splendiction - 2009-07-30: 23:21:00
yes, and Mona (Lisa) has that mysterious smile, too! Excellent word
artipt - 2018-12-03: 19:28:00
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