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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.
Verboticisms
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Collectiveemotions
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: Col-ec-tive-E-mot-ions
Sentence: Due to her collective emotions, any people that rub her the wrong way leave a negative feeling that propegates.
Etymology:
Dumpstir
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Dum-pah-ster
Sentence: "'Baggage? I don't think so. Why should I be the only person to carry this burden? I will off load this information, even if it's mentally scaring for the receiver'", thought Michael as he passed on the difficult news that his wife's thrush had flared up again.
Etymology: A convolution of 1) Dumpster (USually)(n) a vessel used for storing junk or unwanted items 2) stir (v) to mix or mix up, perhaps in a mischievious way (colloq).
Emojettison
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: E-mo-JET-iss-on
Sentence: It's a great relief to emojettison after an hour with my neurotic friend.
Etymology: emotion (feeling) + jettison (unload)
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COMMENTS:
Clever! I like it. - Maureen, 2007-01-02: 18:14:00
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Pissdemeanor
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pistdimēnər
Sentence: She really didn\\\'t like her job at the Mall with its annoying, self-centered customers. She would occasionally commit a pissdemeanor by re-directing her frustration at her co-workers or when she would get home and yell at the cat.
Etymology: pissed (very annoyed; angry) + misdemeanor (a minor wrongdoing) + demeanor (outward behavior or bearing, attitude)
Transflurgle
Created by: currentlyinsolitude
Pronunciation: trans-fler-gull
Sentence: The girl transflurgled to her boyfriend.
Etymology: Vietmanese
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.
Reflexaffect
Created by: missparaguay1991
Pronunciation: /RFLKSFKT/
Sentence: Didn't your mum say that line to you five minutes ago? stop reflexaffecting me!
Etymology: Reflexaffect: reflex from the E reflect meaning show an image, and affect from the E affected, meaning have an effect on
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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Transpurrance
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: trans-pur-uhns
Sentence: Cindy is very close to her cat. Unfortunately Mr. Furball often sets her mood for the day. If he treats her poorly everybody in the office will do their best to stay clear. The emotional transpurrance can be deadly.
Etymology: tansferance (the shift of emotions, especially those experienced in childhood, from one person or object to another, especially the transfer of feelings about a parent to an analyst) + purr (to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does)
Comments:
Carole - 2007-01-02: 22:55:00
Good one Peta, yours has the same meaning as mine. Emotedump.
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