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DEFINITION: To recognize and loudly greet a friend only to realize that it is a complete stranger, who now thinks that you are somewhat odd.
Verboticisms
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Helloops
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: hell + oops
Sentence: Man, that guy looked EXACTLY LIKE Adolf Hitler - what a complete helloops!
Etymology: hello + oops. (Note: I created this word for this definition the first time around. I liked it too much not to use it again.)
Greetgaffe
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: GREET-gaff
Sentence: You should have seen the look on Bob's chumystified face, when he realized that the person whom he had greeted so loudly was a complete stranger. This greetgaffe was just the latest in his long list of cobberclangers. Only later on, when he learned that it was his greatest chumistake yet, did he decide that it was time to start compiling a corrifriendum.
Etymology: Greet: to welcome & gaffe: awkward social error, a faux pas.
Wreckognition
Created by: caffreyc
Pronunciation: wreck-og-ni-tion
Sentence: My wreckognition ability seems to be growing as I get older
Etymology: wreck, recognition
Hailno
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: heyl-noh
Sentence: Elmer gave a hearty hailno to his best friends girlfriends cousins look-alike.
Etymology: hail - (greet loudly) no - (negative, wrong)
Howdoyoudoh
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: how-do-yoo-d'oh!
Sentence: i walked into the room and committed one of the loudest howdoyoudoh's that anyone had ever witnessed.
Etymology: how do you do, d'oh
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COMMENTS:
LOL - Lurky2000, 2007-09-03: 01:46:00
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Humilimeet
Created by: earljw
Pronunciation: hue-MIL-i-meet
Sentence: I was heading to the bathroom when this goth chick I have never met decided to humilimeet me.
Etymology: humiliate + meet
Howdelusion
Created by: Pseudonym
Pronunciation: how-dee-loo-shun
Sentence: "Since I stopped talking to people, I no longer suffer from howdelusion."
Etymology: howdy + delusion
Irecognize
Created by: Lurky2000
Pronunciation: Ih-recognize
Sentence: omg, I like totally irecognized you
Etymology:
Oopsalute
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: oops-suh-loot
Sentence: After a few drinks she oopsaluted everyone at the party, even though she felt a bit ashamed about it she realised the next that it was a really great way to meet men.
Etymology: oops (as in expressing dismay) + salute (as in greeting or salutation)
