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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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Absorver
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: ab-zor-vur
Sentence: My best friend is the abzorver of all my relationship woes.
Etymology: absorb, observer
Noddogging
Created by: ianbkk
Pronunciation: NOD - dog - ing
Sentence: I've been noddogging solid for two weeks and she still won't let me past just holding hands.
Etymology: nod - a sign of assent/showing interest and 'to dog' 1. something that won't leave you alone 2. being on the outside looking in
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COMMENTS:
Very original! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:32:00
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Mewtilation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: me you till a shun
Sentence: Sigourney's poor cat just lay there feeling like a victom of mewtilation. Although she pretended to be asleep, Sigourney just would not stop talking and no amount of purring or mewing seemed to drown out the endless stream of prattle....
Etymology: mew + mutilation
Unigaberate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: YOO-nee-GAB-uh-REYT
Sentence: Unigaberated, Roxie's rantipals deserted her one by one until there remained only three still willing to endure her monoprattleral yapathons: her catonic cat, Tib; Ivan her crapnoduliac cockatoo and, of course, her completely lambasted and long suffering companion, Bob.
Etymology: UNIGABERATE: blend of UNI: comb. form meaning "having one only; GAB:to talk or chat idly; chatter & RATE:the action of doing so. RANT + I : to talk foolishly, noisely, rave, harangue & PAL: chum. comrade, associate. 2. CRAPNODULIAC: Slave of "crap" : foolish, exaggerated talk. -based on capnoduliac.
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COMMENTS:
Poor Bob! Sounds great though when pronounced in thick Queenslander :-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-04: 04:56:00
Excellent - especially fits to the definition. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-04: 12:24:00
GO BOB! The word seems to contain "berate" also... - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:22:00
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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.
Complainionship
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /kum-PLEYN-yuhn-ship/
Sentence: Tina was convinced that Eric was one of the few people who really listened to her, was interested in everything she had to say, and valued their platonic relationship as much as he valued her opinions. Eric deperately wanted to go out with Tina, and although she was 'out of his league,' he maintained hope that their "complainionship" would eventually progress into something more.
Etymology: complain - express dissatisfaction (from Vulgar Latin, complangere "lament") + companionship - person who accompanies or associates with another (from Old French, compaignon "fellow, mate") [& relationship]
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COMMENTS:
Very good strong word! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 09:10:00
Nice one Tigger! You write like a perfect complainion! And I'm listening. - metro1, 2008-02-11: 11:06:00
Supoib! - Banky, 2008-02-11: 12:05:00
Lovely! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-11: 18:06:00
i like it i will see if anyone will come up with something better - purpleman, 2008-02-11: 19:32:00
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Monoversation
Created by: jdverrett
Pronunciation: mon o ver say shun
Sentence: Mike usually goes into monoversations no matter who he is with.
Etymology: mono - single, one conversor - abide, keep company with ????
Annoyifying
Created by: sjacksonnnn4
Pronunciation: An-Noy-If-Eye-Ing
Sentence: I was stuck in the worst annoyifying conversation today!
Etymology: (annoy- to annoy + ifying)
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
Genkareink - 2019-05-03: 17:32:00
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Genkareink - 2019-05-03: 18:47:00
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