DEFINITION: v., To seek out old acquaintances even though you never really knew them that well, or liked them very much, in the first place. n. An old and unwanted friend who has suddenly reappeared.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Refrenemy: /re fren emee/ When Janet met Brad again at the reunion, she realized he had become a refrenemy. He not only hated her hair and her dress style, (She was sure the invitations stated retro 80’s look, so as people could recognize each other) but he also was still an older but more judgmental geek. It was when she caught him making out with Sue (she of the Just Sue Me! fame) that she realized he was just “Desparately Seeking Susan” and not really into the fact that she was Madonna’s personal assistant! Loser! Etymology: Re-friend (a person with whom you are re-acquainted) & Enemy (a hostile individual, not in your support group) Created by: Nosila.
Nostannoy: /NAHST-annoy/ Hey, I think that guy getting on the bus works out at our gym. Hope he’s not going to be a nostannoy. Etymology: Nostalgia + annoy Created by: ethan1.
Faceirk: /fÄsÉ™rk/ As a member of the class reunion planning committee Diane is fielding quite a few new requests to be â€friendsâ€. She has had to block more people than a halfback as her irritating former classmates faceirk her with the details of their politics and/or boring lives. Etymology: face (the front part of a person’s head from the forehead to the chin) irk (irritate; annoy) a play on facebook Created by: artr.
Archaestalkogist: /ar-kay-stalk-o-jist/ I haven’t seen her in years, but now she shows up everywhere I go like some archaestalkogist. Etymology: Archaeologist – student of the past, usually in reference to human history and culture.
Stalker – individual who fixates on another person, following them and often documenting their activities all while attempting to get their attention. Created by: mchristof.
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