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DEFINITION: To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them.
Verboticisms
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Snodeaferous
Created by: moonroof
Pronunciation: snod EFF er us
Sentence: We tried to tell Bill that what he was saying was ridiculous, but he was being too snodeaferous.
Etymology: fr. 'snob' (a stuck-up person) + 'deaf' (being unable to hear)
Fullaurself
Created by: cassandra1315
Pronunciation: Full-o-your-self
Sentence: He was too fullaurself that everyone hated him.
Etymology:
Comprendaloof
Created by: Starzie
Pronunciation: Comprend-a-loof
Sentence: Kyoti was so comprendaloof during our in-depth conversation that by the time it ended, I was irritated that he didn't hear a word I said!
Etymology: Comprend (version of Comprehend- comprende si?) and Aloof, not paying attention, arrogant, head in the clouds.
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COMMENTS:
This Kyoti guy sounds like a a real dingwad. Want me to rough him up for ya? ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:05:00
Yeah I know what you mean, Kyoti never listens to me either. Like talking to a brick wall. - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-06: 13:12:00
Who is this Kyoti? think i might know him? - realnutty01, 2007-07-06: 17:21:00
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Blairite
Created by: bazngill
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
As in Tony Bliar - bazngill, 2007-07-08: 05:08:00
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Awetostruck
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: auto-struck
Sentence: Kenny was a cleverclogs to the nth degree and had spent so long in his own feedback loop of how astonishingly brilliant he was that he was now awetostruck and could not get words from his mouth before he was struck speechless by the wonder of the acuity, acumen, agility, alertness, aptitude and downright perspicacity of his own thoughts.
Etymology: awestruck (showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread) + auto (self)
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COMMENTS:
awetoshucks - you figured it out - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 08:45:00
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Crap
Selfamuse
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: self-amews
Sentence: His selfamuse was so far gone, he cracked himself up.
Etymology: self abuse + amuse
Boringfartism
Created by: realnutty01
Pronunciation: bor-ing-fart-izm
Sentence: That Gates guy is so broingfartism, all he goes on about is his windows.
Etymology: boring(samething over again and again) fart(noise made an ass) ism(jocular reference to any distinctive doctrine, theory or practice.)
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COMMENTS:
LOL this made me laugh! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
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Lonedeaf
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: LOAN-def
Sentence: Jake was so lonedeaf during his acceptance speech that he didn't even notice everyone in the audience was tittering about his arrogance.
Etymology: Lone and deaf
Comments:
MisUndrstd - 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
Say it three times fast... go ahead... I dare ya!
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-06: 23:40:00
tried it - don't get it - but I think the cartoons this week have been excellent - way to go Franke James!!! and your essays are fabulous!