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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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Abracadabreath

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ab/ra/ca/da/breth

Sentence: Never brushing his teeth, using mouth wash, or mints cleared a room in minutes because of his foul odour. The few friends he had called it abracadabreath.

Etymology: abracadabra + breath

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COMMENTS:

Did you say he was using mouse wash as breath freshner? - wordmeister, 2007-02-26: 01:06:00

petaj Or was it mince? - petaj, 2007-02-26: 04:19:00

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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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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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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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Clusterduck

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: kluh-stur-duk

Sentence: Minutes after her arrival in the crowded bar, Stacey found herself in a clusterduck. During her state of wonderwent, she pondered the wisdom of her limburger cheese diet.

Etymology: cluster, duck (and rhymes with the opposite meaning)

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COMMENTS:

I like these word-definitions that has a completely different approach by sounding right without neccesserily combining two normal words ;) - allwise, 2007-02-26: 07:20:00

Me too! Very creative purple-a - wordmeister, 2007-02-26: 09:00:00

Thanks! (aw, geez. they've left the room now.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-26: 20:15:00

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Fundusflee

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: fundus/flee

Sentence: A vixen of vagrant volatiles, she could best be described as a fetching if not frequent flutterblaster with a keen aptitude for fundusflee at cocktail parties.

Etymology: fundus (breaking wind) + flee

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Emptenter

Created by: Harlequin

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I told you you looked creepy! Did you see how you emptentered this place?

Etymology: Combination of verbs "empty" and "enter."

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Presperse

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiˌspɚs/

Sentence: Sam would always presperse the office lounge, except when he'd postsperse the room, often a result of his odor arriving a good minute before he did.

Etymology: From pre- + disperse

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Sounds like Sam was always well-prepared! - wordmeister, 2007-02-26: 01:42:00

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

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Gastroevacuation

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: gas-trO-evac-q-A-tion

Sentence: David's lunch consisted of chili, hard boiled eggs, and a tall glass of chocolate milk. Thinking he could secretly release his gas to relieve his stomach cramps, David noticed his guests exiting the party, due to gastoevacuation.

Etymology: gas/gastro/evacuation

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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