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'The place was packed when I came in...'

DEFINITION: To enter a crowded public place such as a bar or restaurant, only to find it deserted within minutes of your entrance.

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Restaurout

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: rest + arr + out

Sentence: We pulled a restaurout the other day, which is what we get for showing up for dinner at 10:45 PM.

Etymology: restaurant + out

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Expodorous

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: ex.poh.d.rous

Sentence: In his earlier years he had sometimes wondered about that expodorous effect he had on other people. He had completely changed his diet a couple of times, had driven home at lunch time to take a shower and put on a fresh shirt. It hadn't made the least bit of a difference. He pored over the injustice of fate while he chomped on yet another clove of fresh garlic.

Etymology: expel+odorous

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Dispersify

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: dis-PERS-uh-fie

Sentence: I don't know if it was the leather, the chains, or the haunch of elk he was dragging behind him, but no one could dispersify a busy tavern like Bad Bob. We always got a seat!

Etymology: from the Nez Perce "das parses" meaning "bad mojo"

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Barsmell

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Dude, get a load of that barsmell, let's leave.

Etymology: Bar + Smell

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Crowdispersing

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: craw-dis-pers-ing

Sentence: People shunned Andrew, but it wasn't until he got a job in the police as a crowdisperser that he was happy about it.

Etymology: crowd + dispersing

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Eaudepariah

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: oh/de/par/i/ah

Sentence: Ever seence I bought zis capitivating scent eaudepariah, people seem to be avoiding me - eet must be jealousy

Etymology: eau de parfum + Pariah

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Egressivate

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: e-gres-si-vate

Sentence: Moe often caused the other patrons of the bar to egressivate not long after his arrival.

Etymology: egress - the act of exiting

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Socialosticlimation

Created by: igho1207

Pronunciation: so-shee-al-ost-icla-may-shun.

Sentence: Unfortunately, socialosticlimation happens to him a lot.

Etymology:

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Funkinetics

Created by: Madamemojo

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Closedman

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: cloos-men

Sentence: When it's a pleasant affair and the bar has to close they always call the closedman, it takes a serveral minutes and the bar is complete empty

Etymology: closed and men

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Comments:

Alchemist - 2007-02-26: 01:01:00
Strangely, this phenomenon has happened to me many times...

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-26: 00:00:31
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist.
Thank you Alchemist! ~ James