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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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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)
Pseudogeist
Created by: neuroaster
Pronunciation: SYOO-dough-guy-st
Sentence: He claimed that she was not boring her at all, but she knew pseudogeist when she saw it.
Etymology: pseudo- (from Greek pseudes) + geist (from German geist as in "zeitgeist"
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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Shepedic
Created by: Doribi
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was very shepedic about the idea of going bungie jumping this weekend
Etymology: Sheep+pathetic
Passionact
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: pashun - akt
Sentence: Elvira was passionact about the Christmas grab bag this year. Everyone else thought she was really excited about it but, in truth, she was pretending to be excited because she thought that everyone else was.
Etymology: passion, act
Fretend
Created by: thephil
Pronunciation: fr:etend
Sentence: Acctualy, I fretended, when I stated that I love my new job.
Etymology: Fake pRETEND
Actstatic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: act/stat/ik
Sentence: With all the enthusiasm and peersure from his friends, he decided to be actstatic in the silly escapade.
Etymology: act + ecstatic
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COMMENTS:
Actsellent word! - Nosila, 2009-12-08: 09:28:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-12-08: 13:11:00
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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
Joyfaux
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: joy-fo
Sentence: Brenda's joyfaux performance convinced Harry that she loved his gift of a Chia Pet instead of the gold bracelet they had been looking at.
Etymology: Joyful: estactic happiness + faux: fake
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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Today's definition was suggested by suzanne. Thank you suzanne. ~ James