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DEFINITION: v., To ignore a "friend" at work because you don't want anyone else to know that you are friends. n., A co-worker and secret "best friend" with whom it is best to keep your friendship confidential.
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Confidont
Created by: Chickp
Pronunciation: Con-fee-dont
Sentence: My office confidont will remember that we do not talk now but after hours.
Etymology: Confidant + don't
Sorpe
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The lady sorped her friend for her job.
Etymology:
Passociate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pas so she at
Sentence: Mindy and Rowena are inseparable on the weekends and at social functions. They also work together and since fraternization between management (Mindy) & staff (Rowena)is frowned upon, they have passociate relationship. When they pass each other in the hall, they feign indifference. For up-and-comer Mindy,this is a smart tactic, since Rowena is President of the local UFO Society, leads a coven and has been known to speak in Klingon.
Etymology: Pass (allow to go without comment;be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background) & Associate (a person who is frequently in the company of another;colleague;friend)
Differfriendsheaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Differ-friend-shee-aint
Sentence: She would always calmly and coldly differfriendsheaint between personal and professional relationships.
Etymology: Different friend she is not
Chatfauxfoe
Created by: mryder
Pronunciation: chat / fa-h / foe
Sentence: Molly wandered passed Cindy gloomily, as she remembered that she was Cindy's chatfauxfoe, and that it was only acceptable to talk to her after work.
Etymology: Chat -ORIGIN shortening of CHATTER Faux- — ORIGIN French, ‘false’Foe-— ORIGIN from Old English, hostile; related to FEUD.
Underpal
Created by: happyjocy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When they were at work, Betty and Jane were 2 people from different planets. But, in a shopping mall, these two underpals made the perfect pair.
Etymology: Under (beneath, below, the other side of things) + pal (friend)
Privypal
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: pri__/vee/paall | Note: (__) = last 2 letters of the word prick. That is how pri is supposed to be pronounced: just like prick, but without the (ck).
Sentence: Melissa Adams was my best friend all through grade school, high school and university. We even got the same job together, yet we are not friends as much. We do not giggle like we use to in school. This is business, and our conversations cannot be disclosed. We are privypals by day, and aquaintances by night.
Etymology: privy (private) + pal (friend)
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COMMENTS:
Love it: great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 18:59:00
Thankyou! - Kevcom, 2007-10-25: 22:24:00
Nice word Kevin.!! - Stevenson0, 2007-10-26: 07:56:00
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Cubedestfriend
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My cubedestfriend was so serious about keeping our friendship secret that if she needed advice at work, she'd go to the bathroom and call me at my desk.
Etymology: cubicle+clandestine+friend
Nontoktomise
Created by: brimuth
Pronunciation: non - tock - too - m - eyes
Sentence: The Supervisor's nontoktomise approach to her supposed best friend in the office, upset and annoyed those who witnessed the effect it had on her.
Etymology:
Mystimate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mis-ti-meyt
Sentence: She mysticated almost everyone in the office and it seemed to be working well so far. Next on her list was to conquer the cleaning staff - after hours of course.
Etymology: mystic (secret) + mate (pal)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
lumina - 2008-09-25: 12:01:00
"Yay!" :)
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James