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DEFINITION: v. To collect all the emotional energy you receive from one person, and then share it with the very next person you meet. n. Emotional transference.
Verboticisms
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Convibe
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /k&n-'vIb/
Sentence: Krisna was a very well-balanced person, partly because he would convibe any negativity he received onto his computer. His computer, on the other hand, was just plain miserable.
Etymology: from convey + vibe
Hysteriotransfer
Created by: tangledupinblue
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After being fired, he hysteriotransferred to the people around him for the rest of the day; he even told the barista to "Hurry it up--oh, wait, you can't do that, can you, you stoned slacker? You're fired. I don't need that watery crap you call coffee anyway."
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Comforage
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: come - for - rage
Sentence: She's constantly yelling at me because of her comforage
Etymology: comfort and rage
Emojettison
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: E-mo-JET-iss-on
Sentence: It's a great relief to emojettison after an hour with my neurotic friend.
Etymology: emotion (feeling) + jettison (unload)
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COMMENTS:
Clever! I like it. - Maureen, 2007-01-02: 18:14:00
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Emotedump
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation: ee motey dump
Sentence: Cecil was completely floored by the vehemence of Conny's latest emotedump.
Etymology: emote/ emotion. dump/ drop, let go of load.
Negalashing
Created by: lebeast
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I wouldn't be so angry if she wasn't so blatantly negalashing on me
Etymology: negative+lashing
Procrastagonize
Created by: Wriiight
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Procrastinate + Antagonize
Premoject
Created by: sleep
Pronunciation: pree-moe-ject
Sentence: She premojected her emotional baggage on me like last week's cole slaw.
Etymology: project + emo
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COMMENTS:
Last week's cole slaw? Sounds like premojectile vomiting... Scarey girl! - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:12:00
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Transnubstantiation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: tranz/snub/stan/siay/shun
Sentence: What a weight off my shoulders to practice transnubstatiation on an ususpecting passerby after being snubbed by another.
Etymology: transubstantiation + snub
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COMMENTS:
Funny! - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 12:59:00
thanks wordmeister - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-03: 16:35:00
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Comments:
Carole - 2007-01-02: 22:55:00
Good one Peta, yours has the same meaning as mine. Emotedump.
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