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DEFINITION: v., To yawn or sigh repeatedly in an effort to subtly communicate one's lack of interest in the current conversation. n., A series of long, exasperated, and often escalating sighs indicating extreme boredom.
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Fascigh
Created by: MadTripper
Pronunciation: fuh-sahy
Sentence: Although the 4 girls appeared interested in the story about my spiritless dog, I could tell they were truly attempting to fascigh and were ready for me to end my ramblings.
Etymology: Facade Sigh
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COMMENTS:
You are our inspiration. YAWN. - fourgirls, 2007-10-15: 11:18:00
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Getoutofmyfaceism
Created by: Kat43
Pronunciation: get-out-of-my-face-ism
Sentence: As my friend was going on and on about their history homework, I suddenly realized that I caught a bad case of getoutofmyfaceism
Etymology:
Irksomegaping
Created by: 526630
Pronunciation: erk-some-gaping
Sentence: Alyssa irksomegaped during history class to show she wasnt interested in the subject.
Etymology: irksome-annoying;exasperating;tiresome -gaping-to stare with an open mouth;yawning
Moanologue
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: MAH nuh log
Sentence: As Gabby, Jade*s officemate, continued to monopolize the conversation with every picayune detail of her recent trip to Florida, Jade increased the frequency and volume of her yawning and kept up a not-so-subtle moanologue. After about fifteen minutes of this, Gabby asked, "Are you OK? Sounds as though you are feeling bored and tired lately. I tell you, a trip to Florida might be just the thing for you. Let me tell you some more of the very interesting things I saw and did there!"
Etymology: moan + monologue
Intoredom
Created by: deaninc
Pronunciation: int-o-re-dom
Sentence: the intoredom of the subject is pointless
Etymology: To show an interest in the involvement of persons yet unimpressed by their verbage
Gappage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gap/age
Sentence: After twenty minutes of listening to her boss drone on and on, gappage over took Abby and she couldn't control her excessive yawning.
Etymology: gape (yawn) + age with bordom because of having to stand there and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen and listen ..........
Yawnnuie
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: yaw nn wee
Sentence: her "yawnnuie face was brilliant, down to the ever-more-slowly fluttering of the eyelashes above the glazed eyes
Etymology: yanw, ennuie
Conversightion
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: con-ver-sy-shun
Sentence: Gordon yawned several times to let Melinda know that talking about her back pain was a boring conversightion to him.
Etymology: conversation + sigh
Yawnatization
Created by: micvice
Pronunciation: yAWn-uh-tih-ZAY-shun
Sentence: By the time he had reached his third yawnatization, he realized his roomates story had been going on for 20 minutes.
Etymology: yawn, dramatization
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram and Pseudonym. Were you two talking to each other when this idea popped into your heads? Thank you remistram and Pseudonym! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Pseudonym. Thank you Pseudonym. ~ James