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DEFINITION: n. A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of one-half of a telephone conversation. v. To listen to one-half of a telephone conversation.

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Eaveschopping

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: eevz-chop-in'

Sentence: His eavesdropping led to the eaveschopping that Sandra was in cahoots with the forces of uncertain evil.

Etymology: From "eavesdropping" and "chop". Suggests a blunt analysis (geddit? ne'ermind)

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Semiphel

Created by: Marharyta

Pronunciation: The stress is on the first syllable. The last one is not accentuated, but, ob the contrary, is rather blured, for this word is mostly used by extremely busy people of the so-called A personality type (like myself).

Sentence: - What was the last consultation like& - OK. I could semiphel the usual seasonal depression. Of course, I did give him the necessary support through the secind part of the call, but it was more of the same, really. - I wish you did bot rely on your usual semiphels too much, but were attentive during the whole conversation. Perhaps there were unnoticed suicidal tendencies! - Oh no, he told me he was used to phone consultations during what he named ' his autumn spleens'...

Etymology: The first part of the word is a usual and obvious sem-- meaning half in many other words. As for the second part of the word, it combines tele- and -phone. This combination is used for the sake of brevity, but was developed quite naturally by people who, when in a hurry, would come up with 'word versions' like pheletone. The Freudian interpretation is being examined...

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COMMENTS:

I wonder if the conversation can be counted as a sebtence. But I wanted to exemplify both meanings of the word. - Marharyta, 2009-08-22: 06:08:00

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Conversumption

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: kon-ver-SUMP-shun

Sentence: After overhearing his boss say that he was going to fire "the corpulent sloth", Bob, unfortunately, made a conversumption and resigned from his position on the day before he was to be promoted.

Etymology: conversation, assumption

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Oneversation

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: wənvərsāshən

Sentence: According to the oneversation Jill was either planning a surprise party for her friend Nicky or the covert overthrow of Nicaragua though the latter would seem less complicated.

Etymology: one (the lowest cardinal number; half of two) + conversation (the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words)

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Cellaknowma

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: sell/ah/no/mah

Sentence: His advanced stage of cellaknowma, worsened by listening exclusively to one-sided conversations meant that he always jumped to the wrong conclusion - which was very dangerous on the subway

Etymology: cell + Know + melanoma

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Caveclutch

Created by: kyotonils

Pronunciation:

Sentence: He caveclutched that I was talking to Jen about our relationship when I was actually updating her about my sick hamster.

Etymology: Reaching haphazardly for understanding in a poorly-lit cave.

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Partumption

Created by: hamburgerman

Pronunciation: par - tump - shin

Sentence: the man created a partumption based on half of his mothers phone conversation.

Etymology: part + assumption = partumption

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COMMENTS:

no comment - hamburgerman, 2009-08-21: 07:39:00

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Assmaker

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: ass-may-kur

Sentence: Wendy, overhearing her mother on the phone, arrived at quite a gory assmaker.

Etymology: from "assume = make an ASS out of U and ME"

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Telesumption

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: te-le-sum-sjon

Sentence: Jenny listend intently on his phonecall from across the room ,and could thus telesume he would take her out to dinner. Unfortunately for him, he had no idea about any such thing...

Etymology: tele - afar assumption - make a conclusion based on limited facts

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Conflusion

Created by: riflesandkids74

Pronunciation: cahn-floo-shun

Sentence: "If you would really listen to me, we could easily avoid such conflusion."

Etymology: confuse + conclusion

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Comments:

pratyushprasan - 2007-01-18: 21:26:00
nice

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-01-18: 21:27:00
Thanks! ~ James

mrskellyscl mrskellyscl - 2009-08-21: 07:18:00
Sending a hamster for a ride at the Wild Water Kingdom? Pretty extreme, don't you think? Bugs and goldfish, maybe....

jrogan - 2009-08-21: 08:19:00
Yes, it is cruel. And it would certainly be a good idea to flush twice. Especially is she's going to do the boyfriend too.

Krishna - 2009-08-25: 02:35:00
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