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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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Hawkandtalk
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: hawk-and-talk
Sentence: It never fails...I shell out a fortune for tickets to hear my favorite band and I end up in the hawkandtalk section. Folks, stay home if you're sick, get better and next time leave the phone. Yeesh!
Etymology: hawk: clearing phlegm from the throat in a noisy manner; hacking + talk
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COMMENTS:
This one struck a nerve. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-15: 08:10:00
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Heclear
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: heck lear
Sentence: the entire front row was trying to heclear their throats which made it look like a mass sneeze.
Etymology: from heckle and clear as in clearing your throat or making a point clear.
Yawnfarts
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: yawn-farts
Sentence: Yawnfarts were flying all over the theatre
Etymology: yawn + farts + lawn darts
Flocktalk
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: flok-tok
Sentence: The flocktalk that persisted throughout his entire xylophone performance was a clear indication that he needed to choose another profession.
Etymology: flock, talk
Exponoxious
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: ex.poh.noksh.us
Sentence: It was an unintentional wheeze at first, and a tiny little cough, followed by couple of sneezes and a suppressed burp. Then the cougher lost control, went into a fit and was joined by a second and a third. A groan could be heard amid the harrumph and a barely suppressed belch in close harmony with an embarassingly long, sonorous fart broke the surface of the growing murmur and unrest. From there on the noise grew exponoxiously until, finally .... the star pianist came out of his preparatory meditation, sat up straight and started playing.
Etymology: exponentially obnoxious
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COMMENTS:
Sorry people, that sentence ran away with me!! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-21: 12:23:00
I LOVE the sentence!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-21: 19:23:00
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Muttremor
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌmʌtˈtɹmɚ/
Sentence: The comedian estimated that the muttremor rated about a 6 on the Rancor scale, meaning that a riot wasn't yet likely, but that he should probably tread carefully and avoid any racial slurs.
Etymology: From mutter + tremor
Distrafaction
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: dis-tra-fack-shon
Sentence: The combination of a slow plot and ticklish throats led to a raucus bout of distrafaction
Etymology: combination of distraction and satisfaction
Bewailance
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Bee - wale - uns
Sentence: The bewailance started softly but reached a crescendo as the crowd realized their favorite performer was too drunk to sing.
Etymology: Bewail -- Performance
Coughmment
Created by: pedrofpardo
Pronunciation: /kɒfment/
Sentence: She's been all day doing coughmments about my hair cut.
Etymology: Cough (expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound) + Comment (Remark expressing an opinion or reaction)
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