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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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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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Flusterated
Created by: DavidLMyers
Pronunciation:
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Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
The combination of being flustered and feeling frustrated. - DavidLMyers, 2007-03-14: 15:39:00
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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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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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Greetslip
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: greet-slip
Sentence: Joana had a greetslip as she asked Fred up for tea; but now they are living together, so it all sorted itself out nicely.
Etymology: greeting - to welcome. + slipup - accident
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - jedijawa, 2007-03-15: 06:50:00
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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"
Howdydont
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: how-dee-DOHNT
Sentence: Heavily jetlagged, I howdydonted half the airport before I finally found my pen pal.
Etymology: From "howdy-do", reconstruing "do" as "don't"
Doppelhi
Created by: chercherlalun
Pronunciation: dop pel hi
Sentence: I thought I was going up to Bobby to give him a hug, only to find myself giving a doppelhi to a sweaty guy.
Etymology:
Randomactofblindness
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: random act of blindness
Sentence: Just as well Shelly had a superiority complex, as her randomactsofblindness meant that a lot of strangers thought she was totally nuts.
Etymology: random act of kindness (this could conceivable involve loud friendly greetings to randomly met strangers) + blind (not being able to see who you are really talking to)
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