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DEFINITION: v., To speak in an inspirational but perhaps incomprehensible manner by stringing together a series of grunts and clichés. n., An inarticulate TV or radio, post-game interview, typically given by a panting, toothless, sweating, verbally-challenged, and hugely overpaid, athletic superstar.
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Paloologue
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: pa-loo-log
Sentence: I wish ESPN would invite translators for the paloologue after the boxing match is over.
Etymology: palooka, -logue
Converbolate
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: kon/VERB/o/late
Sentence: The team was damp with excitement as they converbolated after the big match.
Etymology: Vulgar conjugation of "confuse" and "verbosity"
Superfluent
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: soo - PER - floo - unt
Sentence: Lindal gave his usual superfluent responses to the rapid fire questions about the game following his teams' victory even though he had little to do with the outcome.
Etymology: Mix of superfluous and fluent
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COMMENTS:
Very clever, and it sounds natural, too! - Maxine, 2008-02-04: 08:40:00
So natural that I was convinced it was an actual word for a moment! - ErWenn, 2008-02-04: 09:57:00
nice one - HerOralHighness, 2008-02-04: 17:54:00
very good!!!!!!!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 22:52:00
A good blend! - bananabender, 2008-02-04: 23:53:00
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Moanevate
Created by: WatchdogRibby14
Pronunciation: Moan-a-vate
Sentence: The senior hall-of-famers cruised into the dining room in their wheelchairs, drooling and babbling that they successfully made it out of their private apartments for the "Get Up, Get Out, and Moanevate" Rally and Ice Cream Social.
Etymology: Moan (Low but audible, sustained vocal sound) Motivate (To cause action when great effort is needed)
Trightning
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: tryt-ning
Sentence: John Edwards' speeches are sheer trightning. He tries to convince poor people he's one of them with rapid-fire down-home folksiness and then disappears, like a fart in the wind, off to another rally in his private jet.
Etymology: trite + lightning
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-04: 13:40:00
I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-04: 15:09:00
i like it but its hard to pronounce - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
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Superfludundancy
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: soo-per-flew-DUN-dence-ee
Sentence: Harmon considered himself to be a very articulate and effective sports announcer but in fact, his style was nothing less than artful superfludancy, repetitious and peppered with inane cliches.
Etymology: Blend of 'superfluous' (excess to requirements) and 'redundant' (characterized by or containing an excess; specifically : using more words than necessary) a word that is doubly redundant/superfluous itself.
Tysonicisms
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: tahy-SUHN-ik-iz-uhmz
Sentence: The superhero sports star gave an adrenalin-pumped interview after he creamed his opponent, firing drimblings at lightning speed and with the force of a battering ram. A classic case of Tysonicisms...
Etymology: TYSON: Mike Tyson. SONIC: relating to audible sound; at the speed of sound; Slang - Extremely exciting and fast-paced. ISMS: jocks' overblown belief in themselves, their ability, their team, and their game. Drimblings: drivel + dribble + ramblings
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COMMENTS:
Box on. Nice word; luv drimblings! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 01:09:00
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Platidude
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: platidoōd
Sentence: After the team has a rough game and nobody wants to face the press, they trot out their best platidude. Phrases like **It was a learning experience**, **It*s a building year**, and **They were the better team tonight** flow from his mouth without so much as a thought. When he was finished most of the reporters still had blank note pads.
Etymology: platitude (a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful) + dude (a man; a guy)
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COMMENTS:
good word, dude... - Nosila, 2010-04-22: 11:39:00
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Patoismoany
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pa/twa/moe/nee
Sentence: Inbreeding of rock stars finally led to the inevitable evolution of patoismoany, a strange dialect understood only by crazed fans.
Etymology: patois (regional dialect) + moan + patrimony
Beefcant
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: beef/cant
Sentence: Once all the sports writers were present, the football hero rolled into his beefcant of all the wonderful things his team did on the field today.
Etymology: BEEFCANT - noun - from BEEFCAKE (men with muscular physiques) + CANT (to speak in a jargon, or secret language; to use phraseology particular to a group)
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COMMENTS:
or can't as in can't speak - great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 09:15:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James