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DEFINITION: v. To enthusiastically tell and share a lame joke with an unwilling audience. n. A person who does not realize that their sense of humor is not appreciated and laughs loudly at their own jokes.
Verboticisms
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Solomedian
Created by: DevynAlexanderSkyeHarris
Pronunciation: So-Low-Mead-Ee-In
Sentence: Faelo loved to tell others jokes that no one seemed to get, yet never seemed to notice, though Solomedians are a one man band and audience so why would he have? the prick.
Etymology: Solo - By oneself, without others + Comedian - Teller of jokes or humors.
Witticissistic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: wit/ti/sis/sis/tic
Sentence: John was a witticissistic who loved his own sense of humour and the jokes that he wrote and was constantly pushing them on his unlaughing friends.
Etymology: witticism + narcissistic
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-01: 11:06:00
you da man. - stache, 2008-04-01: 18:41:00
Outstanding. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 22:16:00
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Technodweeb
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: tek-no-dweeb
Sentence: Maurice is an absolute technodweeb who thinks he's very hip about all computer related information but he's actually thoroughly clueless and has most of his friends snickering at him behind his back.
Etymology: Blend of 'technology' (the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area : engineering) and 'dweeb' (slang meaning an unattractive, insignificant, or inept person)
Comedescend
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: coma/descend
Sentence: Everyone ducked when they saw Chris coming. He would always comedescend with his unfunny comedy on unsuspecting prey.
Etymology: comedy + condescend
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COMMENTS:
Clever blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 22:18:00
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Sillyhammer
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sil-ee-ham-er
Sentence: Reggie doesn't just tell a joke. He hits you upside the head with it. He loves it when he has a captive audience and can sillyhammer them in a lame attempt to entertain. Few, if any, find this appropriate for a Funeral Director.
Etymology: silly (absurd; ridiculous; irrational) + hammer (a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails)
Comediot
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: com-E-dE-ot
Sentence: Jill thinks she is the life of the party, telling her stupid jokes that have no punch line, and go on and on with no end in sight. Being the only one laughing you'd think she has to realize she is a complete comediot and not a canidate for comic relief.
Etymology: comedian/idiot
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-01: 14:37:00
I like this one. compact and to the point, plus it fits the def. - stache, 2008-04-01: 20:55:00
Great word. Very descriptive and blunt. Wish I'd thought of it. - Mustang, 2008-04-01: 22:22:00
Spot on. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 22:24:00
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Standupbombic
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rhymes with stand up comic
Sentence: The standupbombic had no idea he was 'dying' on stage. His raucous laugh drowned out any feedback from the audience. But when the houselights came up he found the audience had all gone home.
Etymology: stand up comic (an enthusiastic performer of jokes) + bomb (slang for something that goes badly)
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COMMENTS:
good one petaj - we have a few of those in the office - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-01: 14:36:00
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Funnoying
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fun - noy - ing
Sentence: Ralph's jokes were largely funnoying to most of his friends and colleages. As he laughed and laughed at his own jokes, others were most often annoyed at his hyena-like wailing and failed to see what was funny.
Etymology: Funny + Annoying
Witlesscism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wit les sisim
Sentence: When Leonard told his girlfriend Penny about his great empty virus folder joke, she neither understood nor appreciated his witlesscism. Her nerd alert button had gone off for the last time and so she walked out on him. He was so busy on his laptop that he did not notice for 3 or 4 hours. Then the Penny dropped...him.
Etymology: Witticism (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter) & Witless ((of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgmentor humour)
Prankenstein
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: prank en styne
Sentence: When Leonard send outr his annual computer April Fool's joke, he kept redeeming his title of Prankenstein, even though none of his friends found his jokes funny.
Etymology: Prank (trick, joke,something done to fool someone) & Frankenstein (man-made monster)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-01: 08:58:00
Nice seasonal selection; I have to admit you had me for a minute.
Thanks stache. I was wondering if anyone would get my joke... I was starting to think that I'm just a nilarious jestersmuck, or maybe a farcefeeding obliviass. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-01: 13:27:00
Got me as well, ya toonatic!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James