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'My new boyfriend is so polite and so sophisticated.'

DEFINITION: v. To agree with someone, not because they are right, but because it would be rude, or unwise, to correct them.

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Wishthink

Created by: shrimp

Pronunciation: wisj-think

Sentence: you wich you could have said something about it

Etymology: wish-to wish, think- to think

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Brownosity

Created by: redrockmullet

Pronunciation:

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Duplacate

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: due-plah-cayte

Sentence: he needed to duplacate his wife quickly or the conversation was going to spiral out of control

Etymology: dupe, placate

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COMMENTS:

sorry erasmus...i didn't realise you had hooked up with my other word and i had a sudden whim to change it.. is there a word for such a whim - rikboyee, 2007-02-19: 19:43:00

erasmus bah no worries I was at a loss with this one anyway - erasmus, 2007-02-22: 08:22:00

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Smilying

Created by: chris

Pronunciation: smy-lie-ing

Sentence: Robert hastened to reassure Wayne that he was indeed a fine figure of a man. The fact that the ugly bastard weighed over two hundred pounds and was carrying a broken bottle had nothing to do with it. Yep, Robert was a pastmaster at smilying.

Etymology: smiling while lying

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COMMENTS:

Aye, and a vast pastmaster at that! - Alchemist, 2007-02-19: 10:02:00

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Spiwidouto

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Shpie-whi-dou-to

Sentence: Sometimes is better to speak spiwidouto to hold your friends

Etymology: Speak with double tongue

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Sarcright

Created by: aj3131

Pronunciation: Saar-cright

Sentence: I Sacrighted with her because I dont want her to get mad.

Etymology: Sarc(asm)+ right

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Consenseus

Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: con-sens-us

Sentence: Ageeing with a drunken and violent Steve was a wise move appeared to be the general consenseus

Etymology: consensus with an "e" added to indicate common sense is included within the definition.

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Duplomacy

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: doop/ploh/muh/see

Sentence: He was the biggest dork my sister ever dated, so I had to resort to duplomacy to save myself from causing a family fight.

Etymology: dupe + diplomacy

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COMMENTS:

petaj Very nice and so quick too! Here's a vote from me. - petaj, 2007-02-19: 03:06:00

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Confibulate

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: kahn-FIB-yoo-late

Sentence: Brandon was so exited about winning the Yugo, I couldn't bear to enlighten him, so I just gave him a big smile and my warmest confibulations.

Etymology: combination of confirm, fib and congratulate.

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Fibdodge

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: fib-dodge

Sentence: Julie fibdoged and said "how cute" when she was forced to look at her co-worker's ugly baby pictures.

Etymology: fib + dodge

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-19: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-19: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-19: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James

Discoveria - 2007-02-19: 06:38:00
I'll sit out of this one and see what words other people come up with.

diplogreeable - 2008-08-13: 03:07:00