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DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking.
Verboticisms
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Verborrow
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: ver-BOR-row
Sentence: Nigel was often miffed that people felt it was necessary to verborrow his British accent when speaking to him.
Etymology: Verbal and Borrow
Palingo
Created by: sparkles510
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Ami's new attitude was definitely influenced by palingo from Jess.
Etymology:
Marinarration
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: marinate + narration
Vocallies
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: voh-kuh-lahyz
Sentence: John spent a weekend in Brooklyn and began to vocallies by saying "fugetaboudit" all the time.
Etymology: vocal + lies
Automimic
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: awe-toe-mim-ick
Sentence: why this car is automimic, systemimic, hyyyyyydrooomimic..why it could be greased lightning!
Etymology: automatic, mimic
Desponk
Created by: ericsimmons39
Pronunciation: De- spawnk
Sentence: After a week at camp with 11th graders. I've slowly been desponking to the point where i'm loling when they brb to pick up.
Etymology: Descend + spoke + nk
Mimeojargon
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mim/ee/uh/jar/gon
Sentence: After spending many hours interviewing high school students, the counsellor's mimeojargon became part of her life and her friends just didn't understand her.
Etymology: mimeograph + jargon
Haccent
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: hack + sent
Sentence: I found myself speaking in a brogue when I visited Ireland, luckily nobody beat me up for having such a painfully obvious haccent.
Etymology: Hack + accent
Lectate
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: lek'-teyt
Sentence: Because Marie was very self-conscious about her odd verbal mannerisms, she interpreted John's habit of lectating them as intentional mockery.
Etymology: Lect (language) / Idiolect (individual's own language) + Spectate
Articulape
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: are/ti/ku/lape
Sentence: It didn't take long for her to articulape the preschool children she was teaching. The whining and foot stamping was a bit over the top though.
Etymology: articulate + ape (mimic)
Comments:
Jabberwocky - 2007-09-12: 10:46:00
and if you happen to like run on sentences you would be a linguaclonedrone
Does that mean if you drone on endlessly to people on a mobile you are a cellphone linguaclonedrone?