Verboticisms

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: NAW-dull-hed

Sentence: The instructor thought Jessica understood, however, he realized she had just noddleheaded when she slipped the tongue depressor into the patient's left ear.

Etymology: nod, bobblehead

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COMMENTS:

good one purple! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:47:00

Thank you, Wordmeister! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 07:30:00

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Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: bob-bill-hed

Sentence: I think I underdstand how this game works, but perhaps I'm just baubleheaded.

Etymology: bauble, bobble, and head. I supposed I should mention that it was inspired by, or is a derivative of Disconbobbleheaded, which toadstool57 created earlier today.

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COMMENTS:

such a *pretty* word - Alchemist, 2007-02-01: 18:56:00

I guess that because my brain is full of baubles. - wordmeister, 2007-02-02: 03:47:00

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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)

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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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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.

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Created by: smokey

Pronunciation: Duhn-durr-stand

Sentence: It was obvious to everyone in the room that the President duhnderstood everything that was being said.

Etymology: From "duh" and "understand". Duh.

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COMMENTS:

Very funny!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 10:21:00

It also makes me think of the word dunderhead - a dunce; blockhead; numbskull. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 11:14:00

You have my vote. I just love the sound of this one. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 19:39:00

Hey Smokey. Join Verb Room One. Apparently, people don't duhnderstand that they have to go to the Open room too see all the words. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 19:53:00

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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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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

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: nod/sen/ss/i/cal

Sentence: People loved her becasue she always seemed to agree with them - Her mantra was nodsensical nodsensical nodsensical

Etymology: nod + nonsensical (senseless)

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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

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