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DEFINITION: To recognize and loudly greet a friend only to realize that it is a complete stranger, who now thinks that you are somewhat odd.
Verboticisms
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Notyoutations
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: not-you-tay-shuns
Sentence: ever since she lost her glasses she was the queen of greetings and notyoutations
Etymology: not you, salutations
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COMMENTS:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! - Sed8ed, 2007-03-14: 04:55:00
If you wrote about these in a diary would they be annotyoutations - petaj, 2007-03-15: 06:54:00
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Missaluate
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: miss-sal-you-ate
Sentence: Alexander had a tendency to missaluate, but didn't realize how strange it was until he himself was hailed and embraced by someone he'd never seen before in his life.
Etymology: mis- + "salve", the Latin greeting + verb ending -ate
Dohcialise
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: D'oh!-shal-lyse
Sentence: It was a long day for Michelle when she forgot to put her contact lenses in - she dohcialised half of the people in the street, and kept seeing her friends' faces in the crowds.
Etymology: D'OH! (Homer Simpson) + socialise
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-14: 06:15:00
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Knownopal
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: noh-noh-pal
Sentence: Be sure to greet people face-to-face. The words "Hiya stupid!" to a "friend's" back have ended up as many a knownopal.
Etymology: compound word from know + no + pal
Embarassmental
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: em-bar-as-men-tal
Sentence: Soon after Jill yelled across the dance floor, she realized the man she thought she recognized is a perfect stranger that thinks she is perfectly strange and the embarrassmental Jill races to find a dark spot in the bar to hide.
Etymology: embarressment/mental, as in mental case
Howdydoodie
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: how-dee-du-dee
Sentence: Her howdydoodie of "Well, if it isn't old spandex Bob!" fetched her a cold glare from the stranger.
Etymology: howdy (a greeting), doodie (crap)
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COMMENTS:
Spandex Bob is legion - Alchemist, 2007-03-14: 05:03:00
Good one! - toadstool57, 2007-03-14: 10:00:00
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Flusterated
Created by: DavidLMyers
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
The combination of being flustered and feeling frustrated. - DavidLMyers, 2007-03-14: 15:39:00
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Doppelstranger
Created by: ShaggE
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I thought I saw Frank, but it was just a doppelstranger."
Etymology: Doppelganger+ Stranger.
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-03-14: 01:00:29
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Osomatic - 2007-03-14: 01:38:00
Ooo! Ooo! It's my definition! I am terribly pleased. And I also got to make the first verboticism, despite not knowing that today would be the day of my first definition! I am doubly pleased. It is a red letter Verbotomy day.
Verbotomy - 2007-03-14: 12:18:00
Hey Osomatic, Great definition, and "helloops" is a great word to describe it! ~ James