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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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Annoyingness
Created by: Lauren19
Pronunciation: uh-noy-ing-ness
Sentence: Poly came home form school to talk to her cat about drama at school. The cat didn't seem to like her annoyingness about talking on and on and on.
Etymology: (annoy- to annoy + ingness): to annoy someone by talking too much and not listening to what they have to say.
Crapport
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: krap pore
Sentence: Their crapport was all one way. she talked crap, and her buddy let it straight through one ear and out the other, while wondering what she was doing there again.
Etymology: rapport, crap
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COMMENTS:
Interesting blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-11: 15:59:00
Does she need to give her buddy ear plugs? (wink/grin) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:26:00
I like that this is a very versatile word. - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 01:04:00
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Moanalogue
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mown a log
Sentence: Tigger knew that when Rosie started one of her moanalogues, that it would be as useless as trying to run the wrong-way down a one way street to escape her endless prattle. He might as well curl up to his narrated version of War And Peace to pass some of the time.
Etymology: moan (complain) & monologue (one person speaking to the exclusion of others)
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COMMENTS:
Great word Nosila! I was a little surprized to have made an appearance in your sentence though... Hmm, do I know anyone named 'Rosie'? - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 00:44:00
Cheers, Tigger...did not realize until after I posted it there were two of you...my friend's cat looks just like that one in cartoon and that's his name. - Nosila, 2008-02-12: 00:51:00
Great word Nosila! I was a little surprized to have made an appearance in your sentence though... Hmm, do I know anyone named 'Rosie'? - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 01:23:00
Oh, I see now. Rosie must be that lady that feeds me and prattles on and on about her own life. I usually just call her 'Dear' (as in "Yes, Dear"). - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 01:28:00
(Now how did that 1st comment post again? Oops.) - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 01:30:00
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Yakitylack
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: yak-it-ee-lak
Sentence: Conveniently, Bob was able to mow the grass and trim the hedges while Sue yakitylacked with what he could only assume was the toaster oven.
Etymology: yackity yak, lack
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COMMENTS:
Fun to say! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 08:51:00
Yakety yak (don't talk back) (song for the day) - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-11: 14:46:00
Guess I coulda picked a better song... Try "Red, Red Whine" instead. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-11: 15:35:00
99 bottles of beer on the wall !!! Now that's a yakitylak song! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 18:17:00
I wanted to spell it b-ear ... but bear is a bear and that's a whole different animal! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 19:00:00
Seeing the cartoon has a cat and Purps' sentence mentions toast, I am reminded of "The Cat and Buttered Toast Theory." An American magazine held a competition, inviting its readers to submit new scientific theories on any subject. The winner was "Perpetual Motion" It theorized that when a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands buttered side down. Therefore, if a slice of toast is strapped to a cat's back, buttered side up, and the animal is then dropped, the two opposing forces will cause it to hover, spinning inches above the ground. If enough toast-laden felines were used, perhaps they could form the basis of a high-speed monorail system. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-11: 22:47:00
Cool idea Bob. One question though. How do you keep all those cats from licking the butter off each other's toast? - Tigger, 2008-02-12: 01:00:00
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Diamonologue
Created by: Sibahi
Pronunciation: Dia-mono-logue
Sentence: John's colleague visited him so they can have a rational dialogue. But all there was is a long diamonologue on her side, complaining about hey boyfriend.
Etymology: A mix between a monologue and a dialogue.
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COMMENTS:
Very original choice of words to blend! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 10:09:00
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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 ????
Solomeo
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sōlōmēō
Sentence: Once the words **Let me tell you** slipped past Sally*s lips, Edward knew it was going to be a solomeo evening. It didn*t matter if he had seen the Queen of England or if he had been hit by a bus. His job for the duration of the night was to nod reassuringly and interject phrases like **I know what you mean** or **That*s terrible**. Three hours later his mind was numb and his neck sore from nodding, all this because some clerk **looked at her funny**. His story about seeing a **queen** from England getting hit by a bus would just have to wait.
Etymology: solo (a thing done by one person unaccompanied) + (used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition) a play on *O Solo Mia - a globally known Neapolitan song written in 1898
Monologamy
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After eight years of listening to Jonathan, Dennis wondered if monologamy was really for him.
Etymology: Hybrid of monogamy and monologue.
Anouncmentware
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: a/nounce/ment/ware
Sentence: when 1 person is listening and the other person keep talking
Etymology: anouncement+aware
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COMMENTS:
Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-11: 10:12:00
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Fakeism
Created by: carliejansen
Pronunciation: fake-ism
Sentence: I believe in Christianity and she belives in fakeism.
Etymology: fake-to pretend;simulate ism-suffix forming nouns of action, state, condition, doctrine
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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