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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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Unscrupulgate
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: un-scru-pul-gate
Sentence: Phil's wife was constantly warning him not to unscrupulgate, as his boss had warned her that he might lose his job if he didn't learn to hold his tongue.
Etymology: From unscrupulous, (unprincipled) and promulgate, (to make public). Thus Phil was an unscrupulgator. Big teeth. To be avoided.
Dissclose
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: diss klose
Sentence: Henry did not realize that his dissclose of his wife's weight to everyone put him this close to spousecide!
Etymology: Diss (say bad, disrespectful things) & Disclose (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)
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)
Jabbertalkie
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: jabərtôkē
Sentence: Like a movie you just can*t stop, Blurt will talk about whatever pops into his indiscreet little brain. With his brand of jabbertalkie there is no edit, no mute button on this public address system. Tell him a secret and people in the Australian outback will know about it within minutes.
Etymology: jabber: fast, excited talk that makes little sense + talkie (a movie with a soundtrack, as distinct from a silent film) A play off of Jabberwocky
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)
Ignoremp
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: ig nor emp
Sentence:
Etymology: ignorant + (without) empathy
Blabophile
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: blah-bow-fyl
Sentence: She blabophiled all about his curved penis. I didn't want to know.
Etymology: blab from Greek -philos -philous : lover : one having an affinity for or a strong attraction to
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
Outlout
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: outlout
Sentence: With the popularity of reality shows where everybody seem bent on "outing" everybody else with whatever indiscretions they can dig up, Mark has become an outlout. Cindy is hesitant to dump him because then she would have no control over what he is willing to blab about her.
Etymology: out loud (aloud; audibly) + lout (an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor)
Jabberbarrass
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: jab/ber/barr/rass
Sentence: Alcohol was blamed when he jabberbarrassed his girl friend at the bar in front of all their friends.
Etymology: jabber + embarrass
Comments:
chris - 2007-01-08: 13:54:00
good word
wordmeister - 2007-01-08: 22:50:00
Hey Chris, Which word did you like?