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'Yes, I understand what you mean.'

DEFINITION: To smile politely and nod your head while listening to someone, even though you don't understand a word tbey're saying.

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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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Uhhuhulate

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: uh-HUH-you-late

Sentence: Jim's doctor told him he had sarcosis. "I see," Jim uhhuhulated. "So how many sarcoes do I have?"

Etymology: uh-huh + ululate (to howl or wail, particularly in a pattern of rising and falling inflection)

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - paperhoard, 2007-02-01: 16:23:00

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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

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Misagree

Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: misagree

Sentence: I tried to explain the rules of cricket to an American friend. He nodded his head in misagreement

Etymology:

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Very good, lol! Got my vote! - paperhoard, 2007-02-01: 07:43:00

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Hmmming

Created by: Psychicsi

Pronunciation: hmmm-ing

Sentence: Bonnie mistook the Chelsea League for Undertakers and Buryers (C.L.U.B) for a club and spent the whole night hmmming.

Etymology: From Hmmm, that sound we make to suggest we are paying attention and understand someone talking to us, which strangley is always taken to be the most appropriate response.

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COMMENTS:

Hmmmm.... Was this some kind of underground club? - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 16:05:00

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Stupnodgrafy

Created by: pandafever

Pronunciation: stoop-nad-grafy

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Nodsensical

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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Nollowing

Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: nol low ing

Sentence: I had to quit working with engineers because I found myself nollowing my way through too many technical meetings.

Etymology: not following

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Excellent. - ErWenn, 2007-02-01: 17:43:00

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Nodracking

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: nod/rack/ing

Sentence: She wanted to curtail her plastic smile and nodracking behavior, but she couldn't understand a blinking thing he was saying.

Etymology: variation on nerve-racking: implying a behavior that is exhausting, wearisome, or difficult.

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Wtffirmative

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: duh-bul-you-tee-ef-fur-muh-tiv

Sentence: She seemed intrigued at first, but later her eyes glazed over, casting a WTFfirmative look on her face.

Etymology: WTF = "what the f***" + affirmative

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COMMENTS:

Hehe!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 09:17:00

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