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DEFINITION: n. The slow but steady rise of murmurs, coughs or harrumphs in audience. May indicate dissatisfaction, or the presence of a lethally infectious virus. v. To clear one's throat
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Exsarsperation
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ex/SARS/per/a/shun
Sentence: From the first note of the concert his sickly hacking cough began. After twenty minutes, most of the audience was in a total state of exsarsperation, fearing they would all expire before the end of the concert.
Etymology: exasperation (upset) + SARS_______________ Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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COMMENTS:
You're missing a closing bracket ) at the end of you're etymology, there. - Javeson1, 2007-02-21: 01:13:00
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Dissatovrpricedticks
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Dis-satov-pricedticks
Sentence:
Etymology: Dissadified+over priced tickets
Tuberculapplause
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: too-burr-cule-uh-plawz
Sentence: I caught a serious case of tuberculapplause during Swan Lake.
Etymology: tuberculosis + applause
Discoughtent
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: diskôftent
Sentence: The crowd was not happy. They had paid better than the going rate to see the reunion of this **Super group**. When they were told to be quiet because the group was recording this concert for use in an upcoming album, they showed their displeasure with an act of discoughtent.
Etymology: discontent (dissatisfaction with one\'s circumstances) + Cough (make a sudden harsh noise)
Cacoughony
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kəkôfənē
Sentence: It started with a sniffle in the lobby. It soon swept over the entire audience and most of the cast. The cacoughony brought the production to a halt.
Etymology: cacophony (a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds) + cough (expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent!! - CharlieB, 2011-01-28: 05:05:00
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Heclear
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: heck lear
Sentence: the entire front row was trying to heclear their throats which made it look like a mass sneeze.
Etymology: from heckle and clear as in clearing your throat or making a point clear.
Hawkandtalk
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: hawk-and-talk
Sentence: It never fails...I shell out a fortune for tickets to hear my favorite band and I end up in the hawkandtalk section. Folks, stay home if you're sick, get better and next time leave the phone. Yeesh!
Etymology: hawk: clearing phlegm from the throat in a noisy manner; hacking + talk
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COMMENTS:
This one struck a nerve. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-15: 08:10:00
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Distrafaction
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: dis-tra-fack-shon
Sentence: The combination of a slow plot and ticklish throats led to a raucus bout of distrafaction
Etymology: combination of distraction and satisfaction
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian.
Thank you galwaywegian! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian.
Thank you galwaywegian! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian.
Thank you galwaywegian! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by galwaywegian. Thank you galwaywegian. ~ James