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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.

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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)

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Nincomnod

Created by: paperhoard

Pronunciation: ning-com-nod

Sentence: I could tell by the look on Jim's face that he was nincomnodding the boss's latest decree.

Etymology: Nincompoop + Nod

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COMMENTS:

You mean you can tell when people are nincomnodding? Oh oh! I'd think anyone knew that I didn't know.... - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 16:08:00

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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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Conprehend

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: con + pre + hend

Sentence: He seemed to conprehend what I was saying, at least, he made encouraging noises.

Etymology: Like "comprehend," but with "con" instead of "com."

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. (Nods and smiles politely.) - Discoveria, 2007-02-01: 18:18:00

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Defconcur

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: deff-con-cur

Sentence: he'd used up all his small talk and the conversation had moved on to the nuclear capabilities of some country he'd never heard of... it was time to upgrade his responses to defconcur

Etymology: deaf, concur, DEFCON [defense condition]

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COMMENTS:

George Bush might consider this approach... Or maybe he already does! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:48:00

Yeah, I've noticed that vapid look of wonderstanding on his face on several occasions. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-01: 08:11:00

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