DEFINITION: n., An ongoing relationship where one person does all the talking, whining and complaining, and the other just listens quietly and tries to appear sympathetic. v., To participate in a lopsided conversation where one person does all the conversing.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Whinologue: /WHY-NO-LOG/ Ever since Kimberly had decided to rebuke television, she spent vacant half-hour slots in front of a mirror, practicing what she wanted to tell co-workers the next day. As a result, the office became merely a backdrop for her crafted conversations- which were whinologues in reality. Etymology: whine (complain) + monologue (indivdual uninterrupted speech) Created by: thegoatisbad.
Cantversation: /kant ver say shun/ With Trish, it was hour after hour of garrulous cantversation. Pierre could never get a word in and Trish barely took a deep breath. Good looking and sexy she was, yes, but vapid and self-absorbed, he wondered why he stayed with her. It was not as if she said anything worthwhile. It was always the trivial verbal diarrhea and intellectual constipation that annoyed Pierre the most. The sad part was that she paid him so little attention that she did not even realize he could not speak English! Quel dommage! Etymology: Cant (insincere talk;contraction for can not…unable to) & Conversation ( the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc;a dialogue between 2 parties) Quel dommage is French for what a pity! Created by: Nosila.
Solomeo: /sÅlÅmÄ“Å/ Once the words **Let me tell you** slipped past Sally*s lips, Edward knew it was going to be a solomeo evening. It didn*t matter if he had seen the Queen of England or if he had been hit by a bus. His job for the duration of the night was to nod reassuringly and interject phrases like **I know what you mean** or **That*s terrible**. Three hours later his mind was numb and his neck sore from nodding, all this because some clerk **looked at her funny**. His story about seeing a **queen** from England getting hit by a bus would just have to wait. Etymology: solo (a thing done by one person unaccompanied) + (used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition) a play on *O Solo Mia – a globally known Neapolitan song written in 1898 Created by: artr.
Allieance: /a lie ance/ Izzy’s allieance with Ginger allowed her endless blathering about Gert’s goings ons, Percy’s petty problems and her own injustices. As long as Ginger got to lie around all day and eat his Whiskas, he was content. He’d even try to appear sympathetic over Izzy’s gobbledygook! Etymology: From: alliance or partnership + lie, to fib…and lay around. Created by: splendiction.
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