Vote for the best verboticism.
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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Lacknowledge
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: lahk-now-ledge
Sentence: I frequently lacknowledge my boss when he goes on his diatribes about making me more productive.
Etymology: lack + acknowledge
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 14:20:00
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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.
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)
Baublehead
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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Nullione
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Nulli-jone
Sentence: After a day hard working, i feel like a nullione on this meeting
Etymology: nulli(null)one
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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Concerring
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: conk erring
Sentence: she concerred with the professors musings while simultaneously ayttempting to attract the barman's attention discreetly
Etymology: concur and erring
Foggled
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: FOG - ULL -D
Sentence: The secretary was clearly foggled as her boss rambled off a fast list of instructions.
Etymology: FOG - clouded over. LED
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COMMENTS:
I like this! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 12:48:00
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Duhnderstand
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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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
Comments:
smlodding