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Jawjail Terms

Jawjail Terms

12 entries

clavijave · clinklinguilate · convervict · gaffechamber · incurserate · jawjail · lipsew · quilliberate · semancipate · tacicarcerate · tebolquid · teboltique

clavijave /ˈklӕvɪˌʤeɪv/

noun (plural clavijaves)

1. a password that cures lockjaw.

2. a former convervict.

Proxynonym: convervict

[a blend of Latin clavis 'key' + Hoptanglish javian.]

clinklinguilate /klɪŋˈklɪŋɡwɪˌleɪt/

verb (transitive) (clinklinguilated, clinklinguilates, clinklinguilating, clinklinguilatel; agent noun clinklinguilator (plural clinklinguilators); patient noun clinklinguilatee (plural clinklinguilatees))

1. to imprison with language.

noun (plural clinklinguilates)

2. an act of clinklinguilating.

  • clinklinguilative /klɪŋˈklɪŋɡwɪlәtɪv/ adjective
  • clinklinguilation /klɪŋˌklɪŋɡwɪˈleɪʃәn/ noun (plural clinklinguilations)

[from English slang clink 'prison' + Latin lingua 'tongue' + -ate.]

convervict /ˈkɒnvәˌvɪkt/

noun (plural convervicts)

an inmate of a jawjail or lipsew.

Proxynonym: clavijave(2.)

[a blend of conversation + convict.]

gaffechamber /ˈɡӕfˌtʃeɪmbә/

noun (plural gaffechambers)

a cell in a jawjail.

[from gaffe + chamber.]

incurserate /ɪnˈkәːsәreɪt/

verb (transitive) (incurserated, incurserates, incurserating, incurseratel; agent noun incurserator (plural incurserators))

to lock up in a jawjail.

  • incurseration /ɪnˌkәːsәˈreɪʃәn/ noun

[a blend of incarcerate + curse.]

jawjail /ˈʤɔːʤeɪl/

noun (plural jawjails)

a prison of words.

Antonym: lipsew

When visiting a jawjail, one of the first things your ears notice is how criminal slang clashes with harsh sentences.

[from jaw + jail.]

lipsew /ˈlɪpsәʊ/

noun (plural lipsews)

a prison of speechlessness.

Semordnilap: wespil

Antonym: jawjail

[from lip + sew.]

quilliberate /kwɪˈlɪbәˌreɪt/

verb (transitive) (quilliberated, quilliberates, quilliberating, quilliberatel; agent noun quilliberator (plural quilliberators))

to free by giving a pen and paper to.

  • quilliberative /kwɪˈlɪbәrәtɪv/ adjective
  • quilliberation /kwɪˌlɪbәˈreɪʃәn/ noun

[an elboword of quill + liberate.]

semancipate /sәˈmӕnsɪˌpeɪt/

verb (transitive) (plural semancipates; semancipated, semancipates, semancipating, semancipatel; agent noun semancipator (plural semancipators); patient noun semancipatee (plural semancipatees))

to enslave with meaning.

Antonym: gibberliberate

  • semancipatory /sәˌmӕnsɪˈpeɪtәri/ adjective
  • semancipatorily adverb
  • semancipation /sәˌmӕnsɪˈpeɪʃәn/ noun (plural semancipations)

[a blend of semantic + Latin mancipium 'slave'.]

tacicarcerate /ˌtӕsɪˈkɑːsәˌreɪt/

verb (transitive) (plural tacicarcerates; tacicarcerated, tacicarcerates, tacicarcerating, tacicarceratel; agent noun tacicarcerator (plural tacicarcerators); patient noun tacicarceratee (plural tacicarceratees))

to imprison in a lipsew.

  • tacicarceration /ˌtӕsɪˌkɑːsәˈreɪʃәn/ noun (plural tacicarcerations)

[a blend of tacit + incarcerate.]

tebolquid /ˈtɛbәlˌkwɪd/

noun (plural tebolquids)

a diluted discussion about muted truth.

[a blend of tepid + quiddity. or an anagram of quodlibet.]

teboltique /ˌtɛbәlˈtiːk/

noun (plural teboltiques)

a warden of a jawjail or lipsew.

[a blend of Hoptanglish tebolquid + Hoptanglish boltique.]