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'Hi Sexy! Oops... Sorry, I thought you were someone else.'

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.

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Walkawave

Created by: Sketchy

Pronunciation: walk-a-wave

Sentence: I walkawaved very quickly when I realized that was NOT Chris I was screaming at to come across the street.

Etymology: Walk, Away, Wave... "Just Walkawave"

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Helloohno

Created by: deannewby

Pronunciation: Hello-Oh-No

Sentence: I did a classic helloono yesterday, I was walking down the road and I saw Fred, shouted hello, and realised that it wasn't him - the man looked at me and crossed over to the other side of the road.

Etymology: Hello, for the greeting. O, for the realisation. No, for the embarrassment.

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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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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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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

petaj If you wrote about these in a diary would they be annotyoutations - petaj, 2007-03-15: 06:54:00

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Waveoff

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: wave-off

Sentence: Julie had to waveoff by acting nonchalant after embarrassing herself when she called out to a friend of hers who turned out to be someone else.

Etymology: waveoff (take back or abort a greeting)

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Indisgreet

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: in-dis-greet

Sentence: I indisgreeted the old woman for my great aunt, and after hugging the stranger I stepped back to realize we both seemed very confused.

Etymology: from indiscreet + misgreet (which is also a made up word)

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COMMENTS:

I like how you rendered it as a verb. - mplsbohemian, 2007-03-14: 21:48:00

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Dufustrate

Created by: bettyann9

Pronunciation: doo-fuss-trayht

Sentence: I'm such a spaz! I totally thought that dude was Jim and I dufustrated him!

Etymology: dufus-an inept or stupid person

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chatty

Created by: chatty

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Flusterated

Created by: DavidLMyers

Pronunciation:

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The combination of being flustered and feeling frustrated. - DavidLMyers, 2007-03-14: 15:39:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy 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 Verbotomy - 2007-03-14: 12:18:00
Hey Osomatic, Great definition, and "helloops" is a great word to describe it! ~ James