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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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Convibe

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /k&n-'vIb/

Sentence: Krisna was a very well-balanced person, partly because he would convibe any negativity he received onto his computer. His computer, on the other hand, was just plain miserable.

Etymology: from convey + vibe

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Hissplacement

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hiss playse ment

Sentence: When Tiger vocalized his indifference, jealousy and displeasure towards Sybil, it was a catastrophe. She was catatonic briefly before projecting her hissplacement categorically towards her boyfriend,Tom. Afterwhich, Tom was feline purrly...

Etymology: Hiss (the fricative, sibilant noise cats make to express disapproval, contempt ot displeasure) & Displacement (the psychological transference of feelings from one person to another; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one)

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Transunfairence

Created by: nariko4

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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Transapplicate

Created by: seifip

Pronunciation: transapplicate

Sentence: I have transapplicated my feeling on him... He just reminded me of my lazy cat!

Etymology: trans + applicate

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Vilesharing

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: VYL-share-ing

Sentence: Jim's wife knew whenever he had a bad day at work; he started up vilesharing as soon as he got home.

Etymology: vile + filesharing

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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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Poorboire

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: poor/bwire

Sentence: If you can't kick a gift horse in the mouth...at least leave a poorboire they'll never forget!

Etymology: variation of "pourboire" - a gift or gratuity

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COMMENTS:

good one quip! clever... - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:02:00

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Emofection

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Created by: ubgrud

Pronunciation: e-mo-fek-shon

Sentence: After being dumped by a post-it this morning, Kate has emofected everyone around with her foul mood.

Etymology: I would prefer emotional Infection, or a latin emopatheogenic maybe, but emofection was more naturally understandable.

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COMMENTS:

petaj emoflection would have been good too -- emotion + deflect - petaj, 2007-01-05: 20:19:00

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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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Projectileemoting

Created by: dstorm78

Pronunciation: proj-jec-tile-ee-mote-ing

Sentence: I'm so tired of you projectileemoting all over the place every morning...we're through.

Etymology: This is a combination of projectile vomiting and emoting. Therefore, one would upchuck their emotions without warning.

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Comments:

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

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