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DEFINITION: n. A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity. v. To dismantle a logical argument with piles of passionate incoherence.
Verboticisms
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Reproofool
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: re-PRUFE-fool
Sentence: Gran is a veteran reproofool. Every time my cell phone rings, he starts in about "Walking 20 miles to school, uphill both ways..."
Etymology: reproof, fool
Flashyak
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: \ˈflash\ yak\
Sentence: "Kill me now" little Lisa thought as her Dad spew forth another reason she couldnt get a new computer whilst having another flashyak.
Etymology: Combination of Flash meaning to appear suddenly :an idea flashes into her mind or to move with great speed and Yak: to talk persistently to chatter
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COMMENTS:
good one! - wordmeister, 2008-06-26: 11:02:00
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Mentorklaxonite
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: MEN-tore-KLACKS-un-ITE
Sentence: Discourajerk Exampalook! Your theory can’t be right. I erred that way And have become a…. Mentorklaxonite.
Etymology: MENTOR: a trusted counselor or guide; Latin, from Greek Mentōr (1616).....KLAXON: trade name used for an electrically operated horn or extremely raucus, attention-getting warning signal, often disorienting.....-ITE: adherent, devotee, or one who espouses a particular philosophy; noun suffix from Latin -ita, -ites, from Greek -itēs
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COMMENTS:
http://vos.ucsb.edu/ - metrohumanx, 2009-11-04: 04:16:00
Ignore the comment above.
http://onemansblog.com/2006/12/01/a-compendium-of-150-monty-python-sketches/ - metrohumanx, 2009-11-04: 06:44:00
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Antidoter
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: anti/dote/er
Sentence: Joe was an antidoter who always had an antidote from his wonderful past for his young nieces and nephews as to why they should not to do anything. Because Joe was an antidoter, his family called him Uncle Don't.
Etymology: ANTIDOTER - noun - from ANTI (a person who is opposed to a particular practice, or action) + ANECDOTE (a short account of a particular incident, or event of an interesting, or amusing nature, often biographical)
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COMMENTS:
Good word, his wife must be an Auntidoter! - Nosila, 2008-06-25: 21:49:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-26: 07:01:00
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Egodote
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: E-go-dough-t
Sentence: For fear of his horrible stories,the youth of the family stayed away from their egodote, great-grandfather.
Etymology: Ego-self dote, from anecdote.
Allaboutmeathead
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ol-uh-bowt-meet-hed
Sentence: Little Suzy knew that there was no way Dad would agree that she was old enough AND responsible enough to have her own laptop. Last time she asked, he went on for over an hour about the days before Google "was invented." She had to listen to "what it REALLY means to do research." Yeah, she was done trying. Dad was nothing but an allaboutmeathead with a library card in his wallet.
Etymology: All about me = Narcissist Meatheard = Meat for brains
Anecdadalist
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: an-ec-da-da-list
Sentence: "When I was younger I only had one pair of pants. They were purple plaid flares and all the other kids made fun of me. And when you bring up the subject of pants, I think of that and then I get all worried that I'm still just the kid with the proverbial purple plaid flares and you're such an angel of miraculous beauty. I'm going to go lay down now because I'm upset. I don't think I can go out to dinner tonight until I feel validated as a man again... you know... sexually." She sighed, realizing she should have known better than to ask Jim, the master anecdadalist, if she looked fat in these pants.
Etymology: anecdotalist + Dada (an art movement that used nonsense to challenge ideas and concepts)
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COMMENTS:
Fantastic sentence! Can't wait til the book comes out! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-18: 06:00:00
you get my vote for a great story - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-18: 08:54:00
Just realised that your name could've worked for yesterday's definition. I've seen murderers with shorter sentences, mind. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-18: 13:03:00
Be careful with your acid-ic comments Bulletchewer. Keep in mind Playdoheart's heart is made of playdoh - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-18: 13:17:00
Ha, you're right about the name relating to yesterday! But I think a playdohheart would be the one having his or her life molded by someone like a domimator. I did get a bit carried away by the novel-ty of my sentence(/paragraph), but it appears I'll do anything to make the punchline work... the best jokes are dangerous. - playdohheart, 2007-04-18: 14:52:00
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Manicdotal
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: man-ik-doe-tul
Sentence: In order to get the upperhand in this argument he was going to need to provide some pretty persuasive manicdotal evidence
Etymology: manic, anecdote
Nickelogic
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: nik-uhl-oj-ik
Sentence: Quaxor IV had to check his Gygle brain chip to determine what his great great grandfather meant by "Back in my day that coke cost a nickel!!", Gygle informed him that it was an obsolete form of currency used back in his elder's heyday but it didn't say how the boy should interpret the strange nickelogic.
Etymology: Nickel - Logic
Antidoter
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: anti/dote/er
Sentence: He always had an antidote from his wonderful past as why not to do anything. Because he was an antidoter, his family called him Uncle Dolt.
Etymology: anti + anecdote
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - jedijawa, 2007-04-18: 23:49:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James