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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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Ruminoise
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: roōmənoiz
Sentence: Roy isn’t normally one to ponder deep subjects very often. When he does the ruminoise can be deafening.
Etymology: ruminate (think deeply about something) + noise (a sound, esp. one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance)
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)
Intermensacousticate
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: inter mensa coo stick ate
Sentence: Albert Einstein while at work, could while away hours twiddling his hb pencil, occasionally intermensacousticating out of the corner of his mouth.
Etymology:
Cogsqueaktation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: koj skweek tay shun
Sentence: Shelley knew every time when Mortimer was trying to come up with a new Verbotomy word because she could hear his cogsqueaktation all the way from upstairs. It was like the sound of very rusty bedsprings being scraped down a blackboard and it made her wince.
Etymology: Cogitation (attentive consideration and meditation;a carefully considered thought about something)& Squeak (a high-pitched, screeching noise)
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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Farticulate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: far-TIC-u-late
Sentence: Bob's farticulating every time he worked on a project that required a little thought was only made more annoying by the wild hand gestures that accompanied it.
Etymology: fart - an adverse sound best made out of earshot of others. articulate - to speak
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Bob was blowing a lot of hot air... - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 10:03:00
Most definitely! I actually work next to this guy - flailing hand gestures and all. Quite annoying! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-24: 13:36:00
Are you flailing to clear the air? Or is he flailing to punctuate the point? - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 14:55:00
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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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Psychoticbabble
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: sigh-cot-tick-ba-bell
Sentence: Ron used the pshychoticbabble technique when he was doing quantum physics problems.
Etymology:
Alvintrate
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: al vin trait
Sentence: When there are lots of distractions, I find that my ability to alvintrate helps me solve problems.
Etymology: based upon the voice qualities of Alvin the Chipmunk + concentration
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)
