DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Articulape: /are-ti-ku-lape/ It didn’t take long for her to articulape the preschool children she was teaching. The whining and foot stamping was a bit over the top though. Etymology: articulate + ape (mimic) Created by: Jabberwocky.
Audiosmosis: /aw-dee-ahz-moe-sis/ Although initially bewildered, I too was soon speaking in a thick Scottish brogue, thanks to audiosmosis. Etymology: audio + osmosis Created by: ScrabbledEgg.
Assimilocution: // “We are the Borg. You will be assimilocuted. Now we sound the same. Resistance is futile. We are the Borg.” Etymology: assimilate + locution Created by: VersaVice.
Localocution: /low-kal-lo-kew-shun/ “Thirty minutes in a departure lounge, and I’m already doing localocution!” Etymology: locality + locution Created by: Pseudonym.
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