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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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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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Sprinkleaday

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: sprink-el-a-day

Sentence: Mister Elmore was so rank, no matter where he went, the sprinkleaday effect was in full force, expelling people from offices, restaurants, and bars.

Etymology: The old ditty-- A sprinkle a day helps keep odor away.... have you had your sprinkle todayyy... Mr. Skunk hasn't!

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Diasporate

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Die-ass-spore-rate

Sentence: "That's odd," said Fred, whose hazmattire was a bold fashun statement. "The place looks diasporated - it was full a minute ago!"

Etymology: Diaspora + evaporate. Diaspora: refers to the spread of the Jewish peoples all over the world before the creation of the state of Israel.

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COMMENTS:

good word~ - Alchemist, 2007-02-27: 02:57:00

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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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Funkinetics

Created by: Madamemojo

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Pubandon

Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: puh-ban-duhn

Sentence: After filling my soda, I turned to find the room pubandoned.

Etymology: combination of "pub" and "abandon"

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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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Stinkmata

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: stink ma ta

Sentence: the aura of her stinkmata coccooned her like a forcefield, keeping her safe from human contact.

Etymology: stink, stigmata

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I like this galwaywegian - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-26: 15:57:00

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Cleardahouse

Created by: aj3131

Pronunciation: Clear-duh-house

Sentence: I came in the restaurant and everybody left. Eventually i realized I cleardahouse

Etymology: Clear(ed)+da(the)+ House

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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