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DEFINITION: n. A chronic slow talker, who plods relentlessly, even when everyone else has figured out what they are trying to say. v. To talk in a painfully slow manner.
Verboticisms
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Molasster
Created by: Shellbow
Pronunciation: mo-LASS-tur
Sentence: He was such an extreme molasster it took him five minutes to ask for the ketchup.
Etymology: Molass- from molasses, a notoriously slow-pouring substance, especially when cold.
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COMMENTS:
I know it sounds dangerously close to molester, but so be it. - Shellbow, 2013-11-01: 23:26:00
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Wordslogger
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈwɚdˌslɑɡɚ/
Sentence: The wordslogger's tenacity might have been inspiring if context hadn't made it abundantly clear what he was trying to say three sentences into his soliloquy.
Etymology: From word + slog + -er
Crawldrawl
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: Crall-drall
Sentence: Once he starts with his crawldrawl the wide awake sleep and the comatose die.
Etymology: Crawl(to move slowly) + Drawl(lengthened syllables)
Boratory
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bôrətôrē
Sentence: Whenever Jim has insomnia he knows just what to do. He goes into the guest room and turns on the TV to C-Span. The boratory is sure to put him right to sleep. He has to be careful to be lying down when he clicks to the channel so that he doesn*t fall and hit his head as it comes on.
Etymology: bore (make [someone] feel weary and uninterested by tedious talk or dullness) + oratory (the art or practice of formal speaking in public)
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COMMENTS:
heh! - galwaywegian, 2009-09-22: 10:21:00
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Slowspoke
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: slow-spoke (said very slowly with long drawn out syllables - OK you figured it out long ago)
Sentence: Colin was a renowned slowspoke, and could never work out why his conversants kept toe-tapping or clock-watching or finger-drumming.
Etymology: slow poke (a dawdler) + spoke (past tense of speak) + slow (not quick witted esp. not realising that the audience already understands)
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COMMENTS:
you even have to say this word slowly - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 09:14:00
good... one... - wordmeister, 2007-03-02: 10:41:00
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thaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnk yooooooooooooooooo so muuuuuuuch - petaj, 2007-03-02: 19:57:00
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Lethargument
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: leth-ahr-gyuh-muhnt
Sentence: Don't ever get into a lethargument with Neil. It could last for days.
Etymology: lethargic (the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity) + argument (an oral disagreement)
Blahguy
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: Blah-guy
Sentence: That blahguy is so slow.
Etymology: blah+ guy
Slowlanespeaker
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: slow-lane-speak-er
Sentence: John is a slowlanespeaker who just putters along talking at his own pace no matter how fast the world around him is zipping by.
Etymology: slowlane (i.e. traffic lane) + speaker
Debilerate
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: de-bill-er-ate
Sentence: Doug suffered from debilitating deliberation. He was dibilerate.
Etymology: debilitating deliberation
Monolonguer
Created by: magenta
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He is a classic monolonguer, he just never stops going on and on...
Etymology: Monologue and long
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James
BMott - 2007-03-09: 00:10:00
Loved this one!
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, Jasper Fforde is sending us signed copy of The Eyre Affair for the top writer this week. I guess Fforde did not want to see his heroine, Thursday Next, trapped in verbalaze of boratoric snailocution. ~ James