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DEFINITION: To pose, or posture, in a distinctive manner in order to express one's cultural affinities -- may be accompanied by awkward gestures.
Verboticisms
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Metoocool
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Me - too - kool
Sentence: Her flip-flops scraping against the concrete were evidence of her metoocool attempts to be different from the rest of us.
Etymology: Me - one's own self; I Too - to an excessive degree Cool - fashionable; hip
Pusstillate
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: pus-sti-late
Sentence: I pusstillate so you can see what I'm saying.
Etymology: puss+ postulate
Gesdickulate
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: jes-dick-you-late
Sentence: There's nothing more embarassing than the gesdickulations of trust-fund kids who think they are "street."
Etymology: I'm too polite to say.
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COMMENTS:
HA!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-29: 14:51:00
I predickt your word will fetch a lot of votes! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-29: 14:59:00
I predickt your word will fetch a lot of votes! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-29: 15:18:00
Danke, purple. :) - Osomatic, 2007-01-29: 16:40:00
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Snapose
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: snap-pose
Sentence: Seeing my 1970's clothing, the high stepping hipsters snaposed some righteous moves at me.
Etymology: SNAP- To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion -=and=- POSE- To represent oneself falsely; pretend to be other than what one is.
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COMMENTS:
Good word. Personally, I think that the snapose points to the true self -- to what the individual secretly desires... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 19:06:00
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Hoticulture
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: hO-ti-cul-ture
Sentence: The female gang sat in their group yelling and flipping Hoticulture gestures at the high society ladies coming out of the art gallery.
Etymology: Ho/culture
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COMMENTS:
I would like to see the hoticulture in the artgallery! They might clear out some fo the stuffy air from left over from the haute culture... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 19:11:00
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Jerkulate
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: jerk-yoo-late
Sentence: The skater kids liked to jerkulate to show their affiliation.
Etymology: jerk + gesticulate
Bombastardate
Created by: shonco
Pronunciation: bom-bass-tard-ate
Sentence: In the absence of any real skills needed to win the fight, he felt that his only option was to bombastardate.
Etymology: from bombast (pompous ramblings); and bastard (a vicious, despicable, or thoroughly disliked person)
Jerksticulate
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: jerk stick u late
Sentence: The sideline announcer was virtually invisible as posing fans jerksticulated before the camera.
Etymology: Jerk (noun and verb) + gesticulate
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COMMENTS:
Oooh. I hadn't seen this one when I made mine ("gesdickulate"). Sorry. - Osomatic, 2007-01-29: 13:46:00
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Suburgang
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: sub-urg-ang
Sentence: He planned to suburgang it up in his fraternity's house picture.
Etymology: suburb + gang, rich kids throwing gang signs
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