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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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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.
Crowdstirring
Created by: joshk
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: When discontent seemingly crowd surfs over an audience.
Infeckling
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: In-fek-kl-ling
Sentence: The politician tried to deny allegations that he had sold peerages for funds, but he quickly drowned in a sea of infeckling.
Etymology: Infect + heckle. Heckle: to criticise a speaker loudly from the audience.
Recitachoo
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: ress-it-choo
Sentence: As the conductor raised his baton before the next movement, a low rumble of recitachooing from the fourth row disturbed the expectant silence.
Etymology: recital (musical movement) + achoo (sneeze)
Tuberculapplause
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: too-burr-cule-uh-plawz
Sentence: I caught a serious case of tuberculapplause during Swan Lake.
Etymology: tuberculosis + applause
Ahemaflem
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: A-hem-a-flem
Sentence: Mr. Swiner Imbecile hacked and coughed and sneezed as he spread his germs wherever he pleased. The crowd took cover with such ahemaflem furor! They all cheered when Mr. Imbecile was finally asked to leave...by the Antibacterial Police.
Etymology: Ahem; A throat-clearing sound; often read as ə-ˈhem\ Flem;Slang for Phlegm (pronounced /ˈflɛm/) is a sticky fluid secreted by the mucous membranes of humans and other animals. Ewwww!
Ahemdemonium
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: uh-hem-duh-moh-nee-uhm
Sentence: When the comedian crossed the line of good taste the room was overtaken with ahemdemonium. The ensuing cacophony left him no choice but to take a quick bow and exit the stage. The departure drew a standing ovation.
Etymology: ahem (an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.) + pandemonium (wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos)
Heckspectorate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hek spek tor ayt
Sentence: By the 12th act of the one man autobiographical play, the audience was starting to heckspectorate a lot. The haughty performer was convinced that a nasty virus was circulating throughout the theatre...he just did not realize that it was he who was making them all sick.
Etymology: Heckle (to try and embarrass someone speaking or performing by making noises, or wisecracks) & Expectorate (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
Infexicanwave
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: in-fex-ee-can-wayv
Sentence: sadly for him, when it finally got to his ONE line in the play, the audience was in throes of an infexicanwave
Etymology: infectious, mexican wave
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