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DEFINITION: v. To pretend to be enthusiastic even when you are not, simply because everyone else is. n. Fake enthusiasm.
Verboticisms
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Bogush
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: 'bo-gush
Sentence: When everyone else in the office started talking about a stupid television show I'd never seen, I nevertheless found myself bogushing mightily.
Etymology: bogus + gush
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COMMENTS:
great word - wish I had more votes left - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-25: 13:10:00
Get's my vote - petaj, 2007-05-25: 21:17:00
Thanks. I'll try not to let the mobulation go to my head. - cohenarie, 2007-05-26: 06:51:00
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Fauxcitement
Created by: greytellie
Pronunciation: foh-sahyt-muhnt
Sentence: His exuberant fauxcitement was transparently false.
Etymology:
Shambullient
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sham-BULE-yent
Sentence: Not wanting to let on that she didn't really understand the fuss about a new fad, Linda put on her best shambullient effort with amazing 'sincerity'.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'sham' (n. something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax) and 'ebullient' (adj. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited)
Nixuberance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: niks oob er rans
Sentence: Turning 40 was hard enough for Fred. It was made worse by the fact that his family and friends insisted on giving him a surprise birthday party. It was with great nixuberance he attended a celebration of his lost youth. Making things worse were all the gag gifts...the Ben Gay, the Depends, the hair dye, the phone with the huge numbers, the Polygrip and the nose flushers. He got three of them and he still doesn't know how to use them, other than to water tiny plants.
Etymology: Nix (nothing, zero,none;zip) & Exuberance (overflowing with joyful enthusiasm)
Fauxmote
Created by: BuenoCabra
Pronunciation: (FOH-moht, FOKS- )
Sentence: If you don't want to go to the Panic! At The Disco concert with everyone else, there's no reason to fauxmote.
Etymology: From the French "faux," meaning fake or artificial, and "emote," an Americanized verb form of "emotion."
Effortvesce
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: eff/ort/vess
Sentence: Even though eating olives made him gag he had to effortvesce over their pungent qualities to become a member of the pizza club
Etymology: effervesce (gush) + effort
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COMMENTS:
Perfect and fun to say. - cohenarie, 2007-05-25: 11:01:00
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Bogusmitten
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: BOW-GUSS-MITTEN
Sentence: When we stepped into the lobby at the Kooks Museum,my friend Jeff was immediately BOGUSMITTEN by the exhibits. The next day, all our co-workerers were there, fawning over the incredible assortment of weirdos, whackos and dingbats- some of whom bore an uncanny resemblance to our boss,the maniacal, illiterate and deeply disturbed library director. Seems everyone was BOGUSMITTEN by the museum...except "Mad Pat"!
Etymology: BOGUS:false, sham + SMITTEN: taken with or enamored of = BOGUSMITTEN
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COMMENTS:
http://www.pacifier.com/~dkossy/kooksmus.html - metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 01:05:00
No mittens involved. sorry. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 16:44:00
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Gleefake
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: glee-fayk
Sentence: Troy gleefaked when Helen revealed her new tattoo at the office.
Etymology: glee (happy) + fake (lie)
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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