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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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Anecdontalist
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: an-eck-dohn-tul-ist
Sentence: for every hair brained sceme i came up with, grandpa had a story that would convince me to forget about it...he was a master anecdontalist
Etymology: anecdote, don't
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COMMENTS:
Clever anecdote! I hope you had a doting grandma, to counter-balance your donting grandpa. - wordmeister, 2007-04-18: 02:54:00
could be a long anecdonta list - galwaywegian, 2007-04-18: 05:10:00
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Dissqualifighter
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: diss - qualify - fighter ;)
Sentence: My dad was the hardest Dissqualifighter in the field.
Etymology: Diss (disrespect) + Disqualify + fighter = Dissqualifighter
Disfable
Created by: patb
Pronunciation: dis-fay-bull
Sentence: Roger used disfables about his childhood to discourage his children. It worked
Etymology: dis + fable + disable
Asintime
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ass/in/time
Sentence: John knew he had officially become his father when he told the kids, "You think cleaning your room before you go to the mall is bad? Try getting up at 2, feeding chickens, milking cows, chopping wood, birthin' sheep AND making your own shoes out of the hide you laid out weeks before THEN walking 4 miles to school everyday! THEN come back and tell me again that your life sucks!" Yes, he has become an asintime just like his dad.
Etymology: as: derivative of ass:a pompous fool. "in time" (self explanatory)
Nostalgit
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: dad was such a nostalgit it was difficult to believe he'd ever had lead in his pencil
Etymology: nostalgic cit
Colorpoohpoohle
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kol or poo pool
Sentence: When Lavender asked her Daddy to buy her a computer, he was mauved to colorpoohpoohle her request. He entered a Purple Haze and told her a plum crazy story of how he had to lilac a sidewalk when he was young, just to get his Daddy to give him a magenta crayon to finish his homework. His Daddy thought just heliotropes used that color and it spurred him to almost violet behaviour towards his son. Luckily his mother had grape expectations of her only son and his father's amethyst-icuffs did not scare her or his son. Poor Lavender, she had long ago drifted into a deep purple haze when listening to this periwinkle of a tale, because she was mauved to boredom.
Etymology: Color (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)& Pooh-Pooh (express contempt about;reject with contempt) & Play on Color Purple (Alice Walker Book and 1985 Steven Spielberg film)
Anecdoltal
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: anikdōltl
Sentence: He is known for his rambling anecdoltal stories. He doesn*t exactly win arguments, he just wears out people with exuberant drivel.
Etymology: anecdotal (not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research) + dolt (a stupid person)
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COMMENTS:
terrific! - mrskellyscl, 2009-11-04: 05:25:00
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Foolluminati
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: f-loo-muh-Nah-tee
Sentence: "Emily, this is Dad. I only have a minute, so listen closely. Do you have a pencil and paper at hand?'' "No, Dad, but I'm at my computer, so go ahead." "Quickly. Turn it off now and keep it off for at least a week, so the system doesn't overheat. Don't you remember what I told you about machines:treat them with care and they'll never wear out; that computer will still be working when you're a grandmother." Although others may have been deeply shocked by this kind of advice, Emily replied "Yes, I understand; no problem...Dad." By the time Emily had put the phone down, she had already made up her mind to leave it off-the-hook for the next week, although she knew that he would try to contact her by telegram. Thankfully, after all, he was busy at the "Quill and Abacus Restoration Society's" annual meeting, and would after be attending the "Gaslighter's Guild" for a few days. At least, she consoled herself, she would be free for a little while from the inanities of this fatherly foolluminati. (last try: Sillustrator)
Etymology: FOOL: a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. IILLUMINATI: People, or person, claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subject
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COMMENTS:
love the way this sounds - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-25: 12:24:00
LOVE that word AND the "sentence" is hilarious! :) - lumina, 2008-06-25: 12:58:00
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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
Illustrationgist
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ill/us/tray/shun/jist
Sentence: Her dad was the ultimate illustrationgist - he reduced every conversation to taking a walk down memory lane
Etymology: illustration (example) + gist (meaning)
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COMMENTS:
Ooh, this is an interesting spin on the definition. - playdohheart, 2007-04-18: 07:37:00
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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