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DEFINITION: To smile politely and nod your head while listening to someone, even though you don't understand a word tbey're saying.
Verboticisms
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Disconbobbleheaded
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: diss-con-bob-ble-head-ed
Sentence: Jill sat disconbobbleheaded as David explained the laws of thermodynamics.
Etymology: disconbobulated, confused or clueless/ bobblehead, a nodding head
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COMMENTS:
I'd say this word is fantastic, but you might think I'm just disconbobbleheading. - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 12:37:00
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Nodgreement
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: nod-gree-ment
Sentence: Beth often used nodgreement so that she wouldn't have to admit she didn't understand what people were talking about.
Etymology: nod + agreement
Guessticulate
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: gess-tick-yoo-late
Sentence: Despite not speaking Spanish, Jenny would guessticulate to assure Carlos she did comprende!
Etymology: From "guess" and "gesticulate". You know it makes sense.
Faknowledge
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: fak-noll-ej
Sentence: He was so good at faknowledging his girlfriend that she would chatter on regardless of where his attention was turned - usually to some other fine specimen of the fairer sex.
Etymology: fake + acknowledge
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COMMENTS:
I wonder if that was the only thing he was faking? I'm sure if she asked, he'd Faknowledge it. - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:51:00
Well, she wanted phladulation and thincouragement all the time... - Discoveria, 2007-02-01: 09:41:00
Usage note: informal. "He fakked her." - Discoveria, 2007-02-01: 09:42:00
Oh my goodness! I think I understand, but perhaps I'm just bobbleheaded. - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 13:25:00
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Catatonice
Created by: zappalove
Pronunciation:
Sentence: At the Taser-developers' convention,you catatoniced or became catatonic.
Etymology: From cat·a·to·ni·a (kăt'ə-tō'nē-ə)n., a mental state generally characterized by statuesque posturing, muscular immobility, mutism, and apparent stupor. and Nice,(nēs), city SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea, a French Riviera resort that urges
Duhference
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: duh-fer-ns
Sentence: If you're dense, don't take offense to those who show intelligence. Make no pretense. Just show a little duhference and they will think you've common sense.
Etymology: duh + deference (a show of respect or politeness)
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COMMENTS:
Clever! You've won my duference - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 14:24:00
duhh, ok, me too! - Alchemist, 2007-02-01: 16:40:00
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Nodnumdrum
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: nod/nun/drum
Sentence: My conversation with the computer expert turned into another nodnumdrum on my part. I never understood a word he said, but I am sure my nodding head and direct eye contact convinced him I did.
Etymology: nod + conundrum
Smlodding
Created by: bailandi
Pronunciation: smull-odding
Sentence: He was speaking to me in Chinese, I understood a little, but mostly I just smlodded as he spoke.
Etymology: A funny sounding combination of smile and nod.
Vagree
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: VA-gree
Sentence: Having been bedazzled by her eyes, Tom had no idea what he'd just vagreed to.
Etymology: vague + agree
Comments:
smlodding