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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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Megon
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) mē' - gŏn; (intr. v): mě'- gŏn - āte
Sentence: Al in the IT department, a noted megon, greets his coworkers with a vacuous stare whenever they approach him for help with the server.
Etymology: MEGO = acronym for "my eyes glaze over" + suffix -[a]n = relating to
Recladude
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: the recladude hid in the mens room till the meeting was over
Etymology: reclusive dude
Ignoraphobic
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ig/nor/a/fobic
Sentence: Due to all the papparazzi and bad press, Perez Hilton now and then becomes ignoraphobic, dodging all forms of communication no matter how juicy the tip, tidbit, rumor or photo. Believe it or not, sometimes even HE tires of the "spotlight."
Etymology: Ignore + Agoraphobic Ignoring, while staying in, due to becoming phobic.
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COMMENTS:
clever blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-17: 14:02:00
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Motherducker
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: mu ther DUK er
Sentence: Conn manages to be "sick" every year during inventory week. This is the fourth year that he's stayed home while the rest of us have to climb ladders with pen and paper and count every stinking widget on those dusty shelves. He doesn't even try to be creative any more - he's like, "Still have the flu... yeah, that's the ticket...." I can't believe the boss STILL hasn't caught on to that lazy motherducker.
Etymology: duck (to dodge, evade) + mother*ucker
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COMMENTS:
love it! - galwaywegian, 2010-02-16: 03:32:00
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Fauxtard
Created by: Spacey
Pronunciation: pho-tard
Sentence: Why does Steve look like he's about to drool on himself? He's being a fauxtard so his wife won't ask him to go shopping with her.
Etymology:
Aloofitis
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: ah-lew-phy-tiss
Sentence: Grade 8 student James Hooligan frequently displayed a severe facial state of aloofitis to abstain from being picked by the teacher in class to come up and solve the math problem. His aloofitis tactics however never seemed to work in preventing him from being picked upon by the alert teacher.
Etymology: aloof + itis
Catatalkic
Created by: Lolagrrl
Pronunciation: cat-a-talk-ick
Sentence: Nancy's constant catatalkic state had the entire office avoiding her. This ploy worked well for Nancy because it meant that she could actually get some work done for a change.
Etymology: catatonic + talk
Vacunt
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: Vay/kunt
Sentence: 'Dave is a such a vacunt, whenever I want to talk about where our relationship is going, he just glazes over' moaned Minnie
Etymology: Vacant + Vagina, nope sorry I mean (it's ok i'm a feminist)
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