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DEFINITION: v. To pretend to be enthusiastic even when you are not, simply because everyone else is. n. Fake enthusiasm.
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Mimthuse
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: MIM-thoose
Sentence: Ever since my girlfriend took up knitting, I've mimthused a lot about scarves.
Etymology: mimic + enthusiasm
Pepitize
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: v.intr. /PEH-pit-ayz/; pepity n. /PEH-pi-ti/
Sentence: Oprah seemed really enthusiastic in the most boring thing ever invented on this planet. My choices were to pepitize or to tell it frankly to her face that she would look like a migratory Teletubby with that nose bidet in her nostrils. I had to pepitize or else, I would hurt her feelings. Soon, everyone watching Oprah joined the pepity.
Etymology: PEPITIZE- pep [enthusiasm; as in pep rally] + pity [to have compassion and join the fake enthusiasm] + sympathize; PEPITY - pep + pity
Peerpressurated
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Peer + pressur + ated
Sentence: Oprah is good at acting peerpressurated.
Etymology: Peer (equal ability) + pressur (pressure) + ated (form of "full of")
Zealnot
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: zeel not
Sentence: Although hired as a product demonstrator in a mall, Brenda had to draw on her acting skills to become excited about the bizarre items they had to sell. After one day of unsuccessfully trying to sell nose hoses, her enthusiasm dwindled to that of a zealnot. She blew it, the old-fashioned way, just like her nose.
Etymology: Zealot (a fervent and even militant proponent of something)& Not (negation)
Perfadiousness
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: per-FAD-ee-uhs-nis
Sentence: Richard's needy perfadiousness was most evident whenever foreign films were discussed. He kept referring to Kurosawa as "the caterer's crowning achievement."
Etymology: perfidiousness (intentional deceit) + fad (well, we all know what a fad is)
Wowooze
Created by: Franneke
Pronunciation: Waaw-ooze
Sentence: His wowoozing became embarrassing.
Etymology: Wow +ooze
Fauxthusiasm
Created by: newworldview
Pronunciation: foe-thoo-zee-as-im
Sentence: He got so sucked into his fauxthusiasm, that he bought not one, but two oscillating couches.
Etymology: Faux (fake) + Enthusiasm
Wheejaculate
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: whee + jack + you + late
Sentence: Everybody at the party thought that ear candling was the best thing they'd ever heard of and I didn't want to be rude, so I wheejaculated about it too even though I thought it was pretty stupid.
Etymology: It is spoken in the Bible of those who would shout when coming upon those things which made them happy or which they would wish others to think made them happy: Those people would say Whee, and then ejaculate.
Mockjoy
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: MOK-j-oy
Sentence: When I met my boyfriend's family I had to mockjoy that I loved eggplant. Ugh - what a gross dinner.
Etymology: mock (imitation) + joy (happiness)
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COMMENTS:
easy to say - petaj, 2007-05-25: 21:15:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by suzanne. Thank you suzanne! ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-25: 12:36:00
James - were you peeking in my bathroom? I actually own a nose hose - a fantastic contraption for allergies! I resent your disspiction! ;-)
Clayton - 2007-05-25: 14:19:00
Speaking of which, did anybody see this nifty "nasal aspirator" mentioned on BoingBoing? http://www.nosefrida.com/
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-25: 15:16:00
Here's mine. Ain't she a beaut? http://www.hydromedonline.com/hp.html.
Hey Purpleartichokes, I am totally gungfaux for netipots! Especially if you have a lot stuff stuck in your nose. ~ James
wordmeister - 2007-05-25: 23:49:00
I want one! James should offer it as a prize!
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