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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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Doppelstranger
Created by: ShaggE
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I thought I saw Frank, but it was just a doppelstranger."
Etymology: Doppelganger+ Stranger.
Srangicide
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: stray ngee side
Sentence: Tarra was always committing strangicide when trying to wave at her friends. I think she needs some new glasses.
Etymology: from stranger and suicide which is how small it makes you feel when you get someones identity incorrect.
Misidentihighs
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: mis-i-dent-e-highs
Sentence: It's always embarassing when you loudly misidentihigh a complete stranger.
Etymology:
Recogbaressed
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: rec-on-bare-ess-ed
Sentence: I'm so reconbaresed, I thought you were someone else.
Etymology: recognized+ embaressed
Hailfail
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: hayull-fayull
Sentence: Her dramatic hailfail caused her so much embarrassment, she spent the next ten minutes apologizing and trying to explain away the crippling shame.
Etymology: From "hail" meaning to greet and "fail".
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COMMENTS:
Works well as both noun and verb, and rolls off the tongue. Kudos. - mplsbohemian, 2007-03-14: 23:42:00
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Grong
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: grong
Sentence: I gronged that undercover-police-guy today with a loud: "How's the H today ?"
Etymology: greet + wrong . ...... ......... .... ... ... .......... greeting the wrong person
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COMMENTS:
nice, clever simple - wordmeister, 2007-05-13: 13:55:00
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Myopialliance
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mye ope ee a lie ens
Sentence: she made three more myopialliances on route to the opticians.
Etymology: myopia, alliance
Onohellopoeia
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: o-no-hell-o-PEE-uh
Sentence: I swear Jeremy has a double at this party! That's the second onohellopoeia I've had with that guy tonight, and I'm not even half drunk...
Etymology: O no! (mistaken) Hello (greeting) poeia (a derivative of Gr. "poiein", to make)
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COMMENTS:
Inspired by onomatopoeia, by any chance? - Discoveria, 2007-03-14: 04:55:00
woof! - Alchemist, 2007-03-14: 05:01:00
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Helloops
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: hell + oops
Sentence: I saw Jacob the other day and gave him what turned out to be a big helloops - it was some other guy.
Etymology: hello + oops
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COMMENTS:
cracker - galwaywegian, 2007-03-14: 06:16:00
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Comments:
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.
Hey Osomatic, Great definition, and "helloops" is a great word to describe it! ~ James