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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.
Verboticisms
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Mentaldamage
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: mental damage
Sentence: I am not an idiot, i am suffering from mentaldamage
Etymology: mental and damage.
Modusoperanti
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: mow-dus-oper-an-tie
Sentence: Clive's secretary, with finger to her lips, whispered "He's in modusoperanti again ... the publishers are waiting for the final pages and he's been up all night."
Etymology: from modus operandi (procedural method) + opera (vocal piece) + rant (talk excitedly)
Vocalcraniumism
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: Vocal cranium-ism
Sentence: Curly, of the Three Stooges fame, was the first documented case suffering from vocalcraniumism. At that time in history it was silenced by stuffing cheese into the mouth of the afflicted.
Etymology: Vocal + Cranium
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COMMENTS:
Hey - my first word! - paperhoard, 2007-01-24: 07:02:00
your sentence is hysterical - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-24: 13:21:00
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Squink
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: skwink
Sentence: I heard squinking in the room. My roommate is doing his homework for AP Home Economics.
Etymology: squeak + think
Freaksqueak
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: freak squeak
Sentence: She was trying to figure out how many pairs of shoes she could afford and started freaksqueaking right there in the store.
Etymology: Um, freak + squeak.
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'
Shrillstorm
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: shrel/storm
Sentence: When the pressure is on to produce at work, he sits in a corner and shrillstorms ideas to the annoyance of his colleagues.
Etymology: shrill + brainstorm
Brainleak
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: brain-leak
Sentence: Bill had brainleak and would often talk to himself out loud while thinking.
Etymology: brain + leak
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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Mentalgymnasteeks
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: men tahl jim nas teeks
Sentence: They were not ordinary eeks. they were mentalgymnasteeks, but unfortunately the examiner had no sense of perspective.
Etymology: mental gymnastics, eek
