Verboticism: Muguendo

'Why do you keep making those stupid faces?'

DEFINITION: v. intr., To silently signal the position of a piece of food on a person's face using hand gestures, facial expressions and tonguing motions. n., A nonverbal communication system used to alert and assist diners with food on their faces.

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Muguendo

Created by: cmseth

Pronunciation: mug-you-endo

Sentence: When Bob drooled frosting on his face while gazing at Carol, Ted used subtle muguendo to clue him in before his wife Alice noticed.

Etymology: mug = face and uendo = innuendo, or hint

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Comments: Muguendo

cmseth - 2007-11-01: 21:27:00
Can also be used in verb form, as in "Alice muguendoed, but Bob was oblivious to her facial contortions."

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