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compretend

When someone seems to be comprehending directions or instructions but it turns out that they are just pretending.
My boss just explained the project to me and I nodded like I understood, but I was just compretending.
compretend by CaptainRong1 December 23, 2013

Compretence 

Pretending to have competence in an area, usually in a professional setting, where one's ability to pretend to know a subject may go further than actual knowledge. Think Dilbert + competence + pretense
Jesper's compretence led him to rise quickly in the company.

- Was Sarah's experience a match for the new project?
- No, but she had enough compretence that management didn't see through her bullshit.
Compretence by Erolinthesky February 22, 2017

copretendency 

When two people pretend to be needed by each other, falsely empowering each other.
I knew I had a copretendency when I asked my boyfriend to open a beer I could open myself so that he would have something to offer me.
copretendency by Legs4days January 10, 2021

Comprehenderendement 

1. When it is clearly too fantastic to 'Comprehend' a fact or opinion, but you are instead left in a state of 'comprehenderendement.'

2. If you are too retarded to say 'Compris' in french and that falls out instead.

3. Say it backwards.
To comprehenderendement the situation he said 'I'M AN ADULT, SO I THREW IT ON THE GROUND.'

No Comprehende Look 

When a Latin person looks confused in response to a question or command.
I asked him to lift me up and he looked at me with the no comprehende look.

Copretender 

Pretending with another person or group of people.
"Look at those kids dressed like a boy band.... what a bunch of copretenders"
Copretender by Rychenroller January 26, 2013
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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