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DEFINITION: n. The slow but steady rise of murmurs, coughs or harrumphs in audience. May indicate dissatisfaction, or the presence of a lethally infectious virus. v. To clear one's throat
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Dissatovrpricedticks
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Dis-satov-pricedticks
Sentence:
Etymology: Dissadified+over priced tickets
Cacoughony
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: kah-KOF-oh-nee
Sentence: I will never go to the opera during flu season again. The cacoughony was so bad that I could hardly hear the closing aria.
Etymology: cacophony with coughs
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COMMENTS:
nice job, very clever. - Javeson1, 2007-02-21: 01:12:00
great word -you get my vote! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-21: 12:31:00
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Courrumph
Created by: Antimus
Pronunciation: co-rumf
Sentence: The courrumphing began to spread amongst the crowd, causing the comedian on stage to start fearing for his future, both health and career-wise.
Etymology: Cough + Harrumph
Coughscendo
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: coff-schen-do
Sentence: And as the pianist lost his 3rd note, the mighty coughscendo rose to a murmur and he knew it was the end of his career.
Etymology: cough + crescendo
Growss
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: Grose
Sentence: Every time I go to see the symphony the growss factor of the croud increases; it's extremely annoying, since I'd rather hear the music than the hacking of some hack in the concert hall.
Etymology: Grow (increase) + Gross (disgusting) -- also works with the gross meaning total, although not as well (and not originally intended).
Cruckus
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: cruck-us
Sentence: And suddenly, a cruckus arose amoung the crowd.
Etymology: from cough + ruckus
Afofsilen
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: afof-silen
Sentence: Through all the noise around us, we'll al become the sickness "afofsilen"
Etymology: afraid of silence
Grumplitude
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: grump-leh-tude
Sentence: The grumplitude of the audience had steadily risen during the second act of the bad play.
Etymology: grump (i.e. grumble) + litude (i.e. applitude)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian.
Thank you galwaywegian! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian.
Thank you galwaywegian! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian.
Thank you galwaywegian! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian. Thank you galwaywegian. ~ James