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DEFINITION: v. To collect all the emotional energy you receive from one person, and then share it with the very next person you meet. n. Emotional transference.

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Transunfairence

Created by: nariko4

Pronunciation:

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Angstorm

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ang-storm

Sentence: After receiving a tongue-lashing from his wife, Bob angstormed the poor dog for getting dog food crumbs on the floor.

Etymology: angst, storm

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Psychoport

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sahy/kuh/port

Sentence: My inability to deal with the immediate situation causes me to psychoport my feelings and emotions to the next person I run into.

Etymology: psychological + transport

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COMMENTS:

That sounds a lot like "psycho-sport". Is that a game you play regularily? - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:06:00

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Transferlament

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: trans-FER-leh-ment

Sentence: Whenever Sally was hit with negative emotions from her interactions with her mother, which was a very frequent occurrence, she would transferlament, laying all her tears and woes on her boyfriend Frankie.

Etymology: Bland of 'transfer' (to shift something or someone from one place to another) and 'lament' (to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret)

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Premoject

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Created by: sleep

Pronunciation: pree-moe-ject

Sentence: She premojected her emotional baggage on me like last week's cole slaw.

Etymology: project + emo

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COMMENTS:

Last week's cole slaw? Sounds like premojectile vomiting... Scarey girl! - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:12:00

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Transmiffed

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: trans-miffed

Sentence: After her poor performance evaluation, Edna transmiffed her distemper to the next person she saw.

Etymology: transmit(ted): to cause, spread or pass on as in a disease or infection + miffed: petulant bad-tempered mood; huffed -- (distemper-an infectious, viral disease affecting dogs; deranged)

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Transmiffologic response! - Nosila, 2009-08-07: 22:23:00

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Emotiredirection

Created by: Fenners

Pronunciation: e-moti-redirection

Sentence: I've been a bit emotiredirectional lately

Etymology: emotion redirection

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Cathext

Created by: norallama

Pronunciation: Kuh-theckst

Sentence: I burned the toast, ripped my hose, and then, of course, cathexted all over my assistant the very first chance I got.

Etymology: From "cathexis," meaning "emotional energy" ... and "Next!"

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Transnubstantiation

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: tranz/snub/stan/siay/shun

Sentence: What a weight off my shoulders to practice transnubstatiation on an ususpecting passerby after being snubbed by another.

Etymology: transubstantiation + snub

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Funny! - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 12:59:00

thanks wordmeister - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-03: 16:35:00

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Reflexivenom

Created by: adobrodt

Pronunciation: ree-flex-i-ven-uhm

Sentence: Jenny met Bob after the disastrous art show and commenced to reflexivenomize on him for forty-five minutes.

Etymology: From reflection and VENOM

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Comments:

Carole - 2007-01-02: 22:55:00
Good one Peta, yours has the same meaning as mine. Emotedump.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-08-07: 09:28:00
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