Verboticism: Actstatic

'A nose bidet? Great...'

DEFINITION: v. To pretend to be enthusiastic even when you are not, simply because everyone else is. n. Fake enthusiasm.

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Rhapsequiture

Created by: geoamnesia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Ok, everyone else was happy, so I joined in with a rhapsequiture.

Etymology: Rhapsodize: to show enthusiasm + sequitur: to follow [Verb + Noun]

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Deceitfulsome

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: de-seat-full-sum

Sentence: Karen hated the velvet devil's horns and pink hot pants that were part of the uniform for Sarah's hen night. But her deceitfulsome manner as she shrieked excitedly along with the rest of the girls fooled everyone.

Etymology: deceitful (false, misleading) & fulsome (excessive, lavish)

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Joyfaux

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: joy-fo

Sentence: Brenda's joyfaux performance convinced Harry that she loved his gift of a Chia Pet instead of the gold bracelet they had been looking at.

Etymology: Joyful: estactic happiness + faux: fake

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Eagershamulent

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Ee-ger-sham-u-lent

Sentence: Lorna had great difficulty pretending to be Eagershamulent when her boyfriend arranged a surprise 30th birthday treat for her and her mates. It wasn't really his fault he wasn't to know how much she hated heights when he booked a flight in a hot air balloon, she didn't want to look stupid so she took a deep breath, closed her eyes and followed the others into the basket.

Etymology: Eager(Strongly wanting to to do or have) ORIGIN Old French aigre 'keen' from Latin acer 'sharp'. + Sham (bogus, false) + Fraudulent (deceitful) = Eagershamulent

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx No lofty aspersions in that basket. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 15:13:00

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Mimthuse

Created by: benjamin

Pronunciation: MIM-thoose

Sentence: Ever since my girlfriend took up knitting, I've mimthused a lot about scarves.

Etymology: mimic + enthusiasm

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Gungfaux

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /gʌŋfoʊ/

Sentence: I'm gungfaux about all my boss's interests, especially his collection of rare fingernail clippings.

Etymology: From "gung ho" + "faux"

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COMMENTS:

I know, I know; this is an adjective, which is neither a verb nor a noun. I just couldn't resist. - ErWenn, 2007-05-25: 02:23:00

Perfect! - Clayton, 2007-05-25: 02:55:00

I really wanted to vote for this, but the wrong part of speech thing prevents me. I'm sorry! Great, though. - BuenoCabra, 2007-05-27: 03:14:00

bit of a gunghoax really, - galwaywegian, 2007-05-28: 06:10:00

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Enfsarcastic

Created by: Alicia

Pronunciation: Enaf/Sar/Cast/Ic

Sentence: Bobsicus: Hey Look What I Got You. Michelle: Greaaatt..... A Nose Bidget. Just What I Wanted. "Enfsarcastic Began To Kick In."

Etymology: Enf taken from enthusiastic Sarcastic as in sarcastic

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Fauxmote

Created by: BuenoCabra

Pronunciation: (FOH-moht, FOKS- )

Sentence: If you don't want to go to the Panic! At The Disco concert with everyone else, there's no reason to fauxmote.

Etymology: From the French "faux," meaning fake or artificial, and "emote," an Americanized verb form of "emotion."

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Feignthusiasm

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fayn thoo zee azim

Sentence: Fay found it hard to get excited about the nose bidet fad. She showed feignthusiasm when all her friends tried it and swore it was the greatest new thing since sliced bread. She thought this new fad was icky. In reality, it was an ancient method used in bygone cultures to rinse out the nose. It was inevitable that this fad would return. In fact, it was predicted to return now by none other than the Great Nostrildamus.

Etymology: Feign (make believe with the intent to deceive;make a pretence of) & Enthusiasm (a lively interest;eagerness;exuberance;a feeling of excitement)

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COMMENTS:

Nostrildamus! Love it! Hey, any relation, Nosie? - Tigger, 2009-12-08: 02:05:00

heh - galwaywegian, 2009-12-08: 13:11:00

Nore like Noseferatu! - Nosila, 2009-12-08: 16:13:00

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Shepedic

Created by: Doribi

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I was very shepedic about the idea of going bungie jumping this weekend

Etymology: Sheep+pathetic

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