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DEFINITION: v., To avoid unwanted interruptions (visits, calls, or emails) by pretending to be unavailable, unreachable or unconscious. n., A person who pretends they are not home in order to avoid talking to someone.
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Absentshun
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ab-SENT-shun
Sentence: The absentshun living at number 15 had successfully kept his neighbours thinking that his house was vacant. No one had been able to attract his attention as he spent most of his time avoiding the windows and sneaking around on rubber-soled shoes.
Etymology: absent + shun + attention
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COMMENTS:
good one Petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-19: 13:45:00
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Fauconscious
Created by: steviesteveo
Pronunciation: Faux-conscious
Sentence: As the meeting got underway Bob settled into a comfortably fauconscious state of mind.
Etymology: From French "faux" - false and Latin "conscius" - aware
Fakecant
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: fake-cant
Sentence: You could tell by the fakecant look on Bob's face that he was either trying to avoid contact with the rest of us or he was called back to his home planet. Either way, he wasn't missed.
Etymology: fake: having a false or deceiving appearance + vacant: not occupied, empty
Truantics
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tru ant iks
Sentence: When the meetings started, Bob commenced his truantics. He'd zone out and get that inner zen look upon his face, so that people would avoid asking him to participate and he would feel no responsibility in contributing or remembering anything. His boss wanted to shake him and ask him "Who are you and what have you done with the real Bob"?
Etymology: Truant (someone who shirks duty;absent without permission) & Antics (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement;act as or like a clown;ludicrously odd)
Snoozvoidance
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: snews-voy-dance
Sentence: Jerry usually begins his snoozvoidance ritual of getting drowsy right after dinner so he can get out of doing the dishes.
Etymology: snooze + avoidance
Zombivox
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Zom-bee-vox
Sentence: Jamie's claims that he suffered 'Moon fever' were never actually substantiated, mainly because no-one had ever heard of it. However, this didn't stop him from being persistent in his claims of suffering whereby suddenly and without notice he would turn zombivox if interrupted.
Etymology: Zombie - a person who appears not to notice what is happening around them Voice box (colloq.) - the organ in the neck of mammals involved in sound production
Avacant
Created by: Stackd
Pronunciation: Ah-vay-can-t
Sentence: His avacant expression succeeded in avoiding all questions.
Etymology: Avoid and vacant
Confrontavert
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: kon-FRUNT-eh-vert
Sentence: When faced with unwanted visits, remarks, invitations etc, Larimer has several confrontavert techniques he employs wherein he pretends not to notice though everyone else realizes he is faking
Etymology: Blend of 'confront' (to meet face-to-fac) and 'avert' (v. to ward off; prevent)
Zombiehaviour
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: zom-bee-heyv-yer
Sentence: Everyone knew when Matt didn't finish his portion of the project because at team meetings he'd switch into zombiehaviour mode.
Etymology: zombie (as in stunned) + behaviour
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
Osmosis - 2007-10-21: 23:15:00
Perhaps "denysolation" would be better for this definition and sentence.
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James