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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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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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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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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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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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Brainiyak
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: brA-nEE-yak
Sentence: Jill listened in on her brainiyak boyfriend as he conversed to himself, figuring the solution to an astrophysics formula.
Etymology: brain, smart person/maniac, strange or eccentric/ yak, to talk
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COMMENTS:
good one toadstool! - wordmeister, 2007-01-24: 07:45:00
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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)
Squallow
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: skwall - o
Sentence: Lucy's intense concentration made her squallow as her co-workers looked at her in annoyance.
Etymology: squall - cry out - ow making it happen
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:29:00
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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
Cratamopu
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: cret-ama-phoe
Sentence: he's still working on his cratamopu
Etymology: crazy talk mouth percussion
Whininking
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: why-nink-ing
Sentence: "When you add these search operators, then... hmmmmm" he whininkinged to himself, shattering the glass on the corner of his desk.
Etymology: whine-think
