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DEFINITION: v. To talk to yourself in a high-pitched, squeaky voice while performing complex mental gymnastics.n. The sounds a person makes when they are trying to think.

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Contemplalalate

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: con-tem-plah-lah-late

Sentence: Fed up with his children's complaints whenever he indulged in noisy cogitation, he installed sound-proofing insulation in his study. At last, he could contemplalalate as much as he tralaliked.

Etymology: contemplate + 'la la la'

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Cackleculate

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: cak/l/cu/layt

Sentence: He would cackleculate so loudly when he was thinking up words for verbotomy that his girlfriend recorded it for Halloween and got him a cauldron to sit on

Etymology: cackle + calculate

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COMMENTS:

The kids must been scared! But how did his girlfriend cope? - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 14:51:00

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Cerebralsetto

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: sah-ree-broll-set-oh

Sentence: he eventually lost his job because his cerebralsetto was too distracting for the other employees

Etymology: cerebral, falsetto

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COMMENTS:

That's the problem with being a brain surgeon and an opera star! - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 07:51:00

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Thoughtditory

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: thot dit toree

Sentence: Cousin Eddy's thoughtditory process was to squeak, honk and make animal noises while compiling his April returns. April herself found it all very taxing...

Etymology: Thought(the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about) & Auditory (of or relating to the process of hearing)

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Autogibber

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: awe-toe-jib-burr

Sentence: Daniel had a habit of autogibbering loudly when stumped by difficult questions.

Etymology: auto+gibber, from Greek auto- (self) and gibberish (nonsense).

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COMMENTS:

My first verboticism. Enjoy. - Discoveria, 2007-01-24: 20:39:00

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Thinkophony

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: θingkəkäfənē

Sentence: Rob once watched a scientific special that showed a group of geniuses attending a symposium. He noted that a number of them made audible noises as they thought. In a misguided effort to boost his own mental abilities, he began what his friends have deemed thinkophony, grunting, squealing and snorting as he contemplated world issues. All it accomplished was expulsion from the library club.

Etymology: think (direct one*s mind toward someone or something) + cacophony (a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds)

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