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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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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
Bafflegrin
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: baff-el-grin
Sentence: Gordon was bafflegrinned by the clueless twit who had no idea what he was talking about.
Etymology: baffle (confuse) + grin (smile)
Nodderdodder
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: nod er dod er
Sentence: Elizabeth was away with the fairies, always a nodderdodder and not quite listening or understanding the situation.
Etymology: from nod and dodder just like my gran does, dodders around nodding along like everything is understood even when it isn't.
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
Acknowlull
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: AK.no.lul
Sentence: He wasn't the brightest, but with his open smile and warm eyes he could acknowlull anyone into an extended monolog
Etymology: from acknowledge (to take note of, recognise, accept) and lull (to give a false sense of security)
Boblotto
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: bob-blottoh
Sentence: To disguise her drunken stupor she relied on boblotto the ancient custom of nodding in agreement when you're plastered
Etymology: bob + blotto
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COMMENTS:
I was wondering why she was always smiling at me... - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 16:02:00
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Yesmannequin
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: YES-man-uh-kin
Sentence: Did you see how Smithers was agreeing with everything the boss said in the meeting? He doesn't know a CMT from a hole in the ground! He's SUCH a yesmannequin!
Etymology: yes-man (one who agrees without question) + mannequin (storefront dummy)
Blondiction
Created by: Computergeek
Pronunciation: blonde-diction
Sentence: Jane experienced blondiction when speaking with an activist
Etymology:
Vacquiesce
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /"va-kwE-'es/
Sentence: The professor wondered which was worse: the half of the class blatantly ignoring him with their phones and ipods or the other half, full of vacquiescent stares.
Etymology: From vac- (as in "vacuous," "vacant," and "vacuum") and acquiesce
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COMMENTS:
This is an excellent word - chris, 2007-02-01: 11:12:00
Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-02-01: 17:42:00
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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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