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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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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.
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
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"
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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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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Doppelstranger
Created by: ShaggE
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I thought I saw Frank, but it was just a doppelstranger."
Etymology: Doppelganger+ Stranger.
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
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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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