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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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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)
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
Meenk
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: mEnk
Sentence: The waiter meenked at us when we gave her our order. Thank goodness we weren't hungry...
Etymology: blink+meek
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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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
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)
Blondiction
Created by: Computergeek
Pronunciation: blonde-diction
Sentence: Jane experienced blondiction when speaking with an activist
Etymology:
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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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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Comments:
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