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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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Chirponder
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: tchir-pon-dur
Sentence: While trying to come up with a good word for today's Verbotomy, I found myself chirpondering.
Etymology: chirp + ponder
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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Squinking
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: skwing-king
Sentence: At work, Frank had a lovely time. Nobody would give him anything to do, because no one could stand his squinking!
Etymology: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++ squeek - sound of a mouse. ++++++++++ ++++++ thinking - to constructively use ones brain +++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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COMMENTS:
Leader of the squins! - Alchemist, 2007-01-25: 02:44:00
You beat me to it. Good word, IMHO. - petaj, 2007-01-24: 04:32:00
I love the sound of this one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-24: 13:37:00
Yeah, "squink" sounds funny... perfect! - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 14:52:00
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Batmathics
Created by: fmgene
Pronunciation: bath-mat-ics
Sentence: .
Etymology: bat + math _ gymnastics
Thoughticulate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: thot tik yoo layt
Sentence: Kim could always tell when Sheldon was having a brainstorm. His process to thoughticulate involved making weird sounds, similar to dolphins calling to coyotes. His heretofore mental constipation would erupt into a noisy verbal diarrhea...That was why she panelled his office in sound-proof materials.
Etymology: Thought (the process of thinking, especially thinking carefully) & Articulate (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way;expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language)
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COMMENTS:
I wonder what the coyotes would think of dolphin talk? - artr, 2009-08-24: 11:21:00
They would probably wonder at the porpoise of it all... - Nosila, 2009-08-24: 20:54:00
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Spirking
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: sper king
Sentence: He sat there spirking over the puzzle he couldn't solve.
Etymology: speak + thinking + urk
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COMMENTS:
hey i made my first word. - TrJoshB, 2007-01-24: 16:42:00
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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)
Ceronas
Created by: EonaFrae
Pronunciation: suh-rone-eh-s
Sentence: We all knew that Betty had a lot on her plate, but her ceronas was starting to distract people in the nearby cubicles.
Etymology: Cerebrum [latin: brain, skull] + Sonas [latin: sound]
Minniethink
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: MIN-ee-think
Sentence: "And then if Mario jumps over this barrel," Jim minniethought, "he should be able to reach the magic pill ..."
Etymology: Minnie, as in Mouse, + think
