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DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.
Verboticisms
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Ludicrite
Created by: blurmore
Pronunciation: Loo-deh-krit
Sentence: When the refrigerator broke in the middle of winter I suggested we keep the milk outside untill spring, but my wife just rolled her eyes like I was a ludicrite.
Etymology: Ludicrous + Hypocrite
Diversionidiot
Created by: legion
Pronunciation: Di-ver-sion-id-i-ot
Sentence: Yeah well I got a lead brain and wood for a pencil, jeez dad your such a DIVERSIONIDIOT.......
Etymology: diversion-to divert idiot-hehehe we all know this one!!!
Reminiar
Created by: direwookiee
Pronunciation: Reh-min-eye-ur
Sentence: My grandfather is such a reminiar; he keeps telling me he walked 50 miles to school when HE was my age.
Etymology: "Remin-" comes from Reminiscing and "-iar" comes from liar.
Histonag
Created by: imashelcha
Pronunciation: HI.sto.nag
Sentence: Mt dad is such a histonag. I wish he didn't have to constantly relive his childhood like this.
Etymology: History + nag
Imaginorator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Im - aj - in - OR - uh - tor
Sentence: Archibald's ludicrous tales of lore gained him the title of 'imgaginorator' among his family and circle of friends.
Etymology: Imaginary and orator
Antidoter
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: anti/dote/er
Sentence: John always had an antidote from his past as why not to do something, or try anything. Because he was a chronic antidoter, his family stopped asking him advice on anything.
Etymology: anti + anecdote
Personertardedness
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Per-son-er-tard-id-ness
Sentence: Daughter: "Dad can you please buy me some Nike AirMaxx Trainers to walk to school in please. I really need them!" Dad: "What!? That is total personertardedness!! When I was your age I had to make do with cheap shoes from the village. You kid's don't know you're born!!!"
Etymology: A ludicrous idea. A really powerful way of saying "Don't be ridiculous!" Or can be used in conjunction with "Oh my god" or "stupid"
Nostooglia
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: no-stewg-lyah
Sentence: Martin usually breaks into a nostooglic rant about only having rocks and dead animals to play with when his grandkids complain about being bored.
Etymology: nostalgia + stooge
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! A person who discourages another from becoming a stooge ... a nostooglia. Very clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-03: 15:52:00
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Nonsensicalist
Created by: zebrahdh
Pronunciation: non-sense-ick-al-ist
Sentence: Claims of walking to and from school, uphill both ways, are the rants of a nonsensicalist.
Etymology:
Autobiogomer
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /aw-toh-bi-ah-Go'-mer/
Sentence: Phil was a total autobiogomer — no matter which subject would come up in conversation, you could always count on Phil to interject one of his own stories, which had nothing whatsoever to do with the topic of discussion. His 'train of thought' was clearly on its own set of tracks.
Etymology: autobiographer (from Greek, autós "self," bios "life," & graphos "a record or written account") + Gomer - a goofy, oafish person (slang, from Gomer Pyle, an American sitcom character from the 1960's; the name is similar to "gomeral" Scottish for "fool")
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COMMENTS:
Is everyone here familiar with the 'Gomer Pyle' character from American TV, (The Andy Griffith Show and later, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)? I know that the crowd here is from all over the globe. If not, there's always wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle - Tigger, 2008-01-03: 02:06:00
Yep! Know the show well: very popular in The Antipodes during 1960s-1970s. "Gomer" : a fool, rustic simpleton did the "rounds" for a while - but haven't heard it for a ages. One etymological source suggests it comes from 'gaum" or "gorm" to stare vacantly. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-03: 04:47:00
The more common meaning for 'gomer' seems to be for a chronic hospital patient "Get Out of My Emergency Room." Huh, I haven't heard the term 'Antipodes' in a long time either. - Tigger, 2008-01-04: 00:35:00
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