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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.
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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
Psychoport
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sahy/kuh/port
Sentence: My inability to deal with the immediate situation causes me to psychoport my feelings and emotions to the next person I run into.
Etymology: psychological + transport
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COMMENTS:
That sounds a lot like "psycho-sport". Is that a game you play regularily? - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:06:00
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Transemototherapy
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The kick he received playing football really hurt his shin. Lying in bed later, his wife was less than thrilled as she felt a sharp pain and realised his foot had carried out transemototherapy
Etymology:
Transapplicate
Created by: seifip
Pronunciation: transapplicate
Sentence: I have transapplicated my feeling on him... He just reminded me of my lazy cat!
Etymology: trans + applicate
Emoticonduit
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ee-moat-ee-kon-due-it
Sentence: As she angrily replied to his email with colon, left bracket..she knew she shouldn't be mad at him...but she'd just got off the phone with her mother... she was a classic emoticonduit
Etymology: emotion, conduit
Dumpstir
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Dum-pah-ster
Sentence: "'Baggage? I don't think so. Why should I be the only person to carry this burden? I will off load this information, even if it's mentally scaring for the receiver'", thought Michael as he passed on the difficult news that his wife's thrush had flared up again.
Etymology: A convolution of 1) Dumpster (USually)(n) a vessel used for storing junk or unwanted items 2) stir (v) to mix or mix up, perhaps in a mischievious way (colloq).
Emopoop
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: ee-moh-poop
Sentence: Michael always had some difficulty sharing his feelings. But sooner or later, they would well up inside and he would just let it all out in one giant emopoop. It was usually a quite messy -- you wouldn't want to be trapped in the same room with him when it was happening -- but in the end, he always felt much better.
Etymology: emote + poop
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COMMENTS:
emoglopic! - Nosila, 2009-08-07: 22:25:00
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Vilesharing
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: VYL-share-ing
Sentence: Jim's wife knew whenever he had a bad day at work; he started up vilesharing as soon as he got home.
Etymology: vile + filesharing
Angstorm
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ang-storm
Sentence: After receiving a tongue-lashing from his wife, Bob angstormed the poor dog for getting dog food crumbs on the floor.
Etymology: angst, storm
Cathext
Created by: norallama
Pronunciation: Kuh-theckst
Sentence: I burned the toast, ripped my hose, and then, of course, cathexted all over my assistant the very first chance I got.
Etymology: From "cathexis," meaning "emotional energy" ... and "Next!"
Comments:
Carole - 2007-01-02: 22:55:00
Good one Peta, yours has the same meaning as mine. Emotedump.
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