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DEFINITION: n., An ongoing relationship where one person does all the talking, whining and complaining, and the other just listens quietly and tries to appear sympathetic. v., To participate in a lopsided conversation where one person does all the conversing.
Verboticisms
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Whyneetawker
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: why-nee-taw-ker
Sentence: Annette was such a whyneetawker that her poor cat tried to get away from her every chance he could!
Etymology: Whinnnnnyyyy; To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint. To complain or protest in a childish fashion. Tawker ; play on the word "Talker" ; Someone whose talk is trivial drivel and non stop empty words.
Convosite
Created by: ThomasCannaday
Pronunciation: Con-Voo-Cite
Sentence: That Patrick kid is such a convosite, I can litterally feel him taking the conversation out of me
Etymology: Convo: To converse Site: Refering to parasite.
Soliloquerulous
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: so/lil/o/kware/uh/lus
Sentence: Sue so was soliloquerulous that, even when her best friend was absent she constantly wore a headset with a playback feature so she wouldn't miss a single word.
Etymology: soliloquy (act of talking alone or regardless of any hearers) + querulous (complaining; peevish)
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COMMENTS:
Superb. Not just a verboticism, a genuine neologism. Can't wait to use it! - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 06:47:00
Admire your excellent use of irony in your sentence! Fits Sue (so) many. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:38:00
Yes, it IS superb! Fun for my stumbling tongue, too. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:36:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:03:00
Great word! - TJayzz, 2008-12-07: 10:33:00
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Diatribalogue
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dīətrībəläg
Sentence: Georgia is the queen of the diatribalogue. Give her a topic and she can sound off for an extended period. It doesn’t really matter if she knows anything about the subject. She can BMW (bitch, moan, whine) at will.
Etymology: diatribe (a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something) + dialogue (a discussion between two or more people or groups)
Comadoze
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: coma doze
Sentence: he must have been listening, since i saw his head nodding the whole time i was ranting about whateveritwas
Etymology: coma doze
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 09:07:00
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Askewnication
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /əˌskjunəˈkeiʃən/
Sentence: Their conversations had gotten so one-sided that she even stopped muttering "uh-huh" and completely surrendered to askewnication.
Etymology: From askew + (commu)nication
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COMMENTS:
it definitely describes lopsided - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:51:00
Ask you? If I do, will I get nications? Not only fun to play with, but fun to say ... is it sashays off the tongue! Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:05:00
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Soliloquery
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: so/lil/o/kweery
Sentence: Sue so was prone to soliloquery that, even when her best friend was absent she constantly wore a headset with a playback feature so she wouldn't miss a single word.
Etymology: soliloquy + query
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COMMENTS:
Interesting! You sentence is a great observation on how prevalent not being able to enjoy the sound of silence has become! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 08:59:00
Great word and enjoyable sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-11: 15:54:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2008-02-11: 05:57:00
very funny cartoon today - I look forward to seeing them every day
Thanks Jabberwocky! I was thinking of you when I did it. Of course, you're the cat, and I'm the babbler. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2008-02-11: 11:38:00
that's okay - looks like a very happy cat - probably listening to some old Cat Stevens songs
OZZIEBOB - 2008-02-11: 18:38:00
The cat looks so friendly, I could moggicoddle him. Another great cartoon in a long line of great cartoons!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-11: 18:42:00
Your definition really elicited a lot of good words, remistram. Good one!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-11: 18:43:00
I second Jabberwocky's 'I look forward to your cartoons each day' ... me two, James. Can I be the mouse missing from the ipod?
Thanks! Of course the most fun is seeing how everyone responds to the creative challenge by reading their wonderful words! That's what I look forward to every day. ~ James
Excellent!
emdeejay - 2008-12-04: 05:01:00
Love the way it FINishes :-)
"Excellent" was supposed to appear under YOUR word....ahhh- the mysteries of the comment box!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
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