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The imaginary handcuffs slapped upon you when someone engages you in what should be a brief conversation, but turns into a long, drawn-out monologue. You are trapped in a conversation from which you cannot escape.
"Sorry I'm late for our meeting but I ran into Julie and she had me in conversation cuffs and I couldn't get away."
When a social gathering is about to disband, everyone makes their way to the exit, and then continues to talk for another 15 minutes.
"Well, I guess I should be going..."
*makes way to door*
15 Minutes later: *still chatting, altho now dressed in coat, shoes, etc* - This is a door conversation
something you use to get boring people to talk
person 1: That movie was awesome!
person 2: ok
person 1: you need conversation viagra
To unabashedly powersteer the topic of conversation back to what you want to talk about, regardless of what anyone else thinks.
Person 1: "So anyway, that pretty much sums up me and Sunni's problems these days."
Person 2: "I'm sorry man. I hope it gets better soon! .....hey, did I ever tell you about my girlfriend from two years ago? She had this thing where she would always....."
(Person 1 interrupts, totally not listening or caring about what person 2 was saying in any form or fashion)
Person 1: "WELL, honestly, I just don't know what Sunni is thinking these days, or why these problems are even happening...."
(Person 2 feels ignored and annoyed)
Person 1 has shown an example of how to "Garrison the conversation".
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1) An awkward comment stopping the flow of conversation between a group or individual
2) A topic of conversation that receives no reaction from the attempted audience
Liz: he's the classiest redneck i know
Greg: yeah i bet he gives good foot massages
Liz: ...conversation stopic
Not necessarily an introvert just someone that tends to stay quiet.
OMG! Say something you're being a conversation bottom!
Whenever you're talking to somebody, and no matter what or how many witty or interesting things you say, they reply with things such as, "cool" or "yeah." They won't allow a good conversation by making it suck with their one word answers.
Debbie: "I was texting Conrad last night."
Sally: "What did you guys talk about?"
Debbie: "More like, "what did I talk about?" because he was being a conversational cockblock the whole time."