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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: artr
Pronunciation: känfədōnt
Sentence: Jill is Judy’s best of friend outside of work. At work she is a confidon’t, barely acknowledging that she knows Judy.
Etymology: confidant (a person with whom one shares a secret) + don’t (contraction of do not)
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2011-07-07: 04:36:00
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Colintimate
Created by: Juny1
Pronunciation: cul-int-i-mate
Sentence: During the meeting the were have a culintimate conversation.
Etymology: colleague + intimate
Friendicate
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Me and bob friendicated during happyhour.
Etymology: friend + syndicate
Sorpe
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The lady sorped her friend for her job.
Etymology:
Nodnodacquaintance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nod nod akwain tans
Sentence: By day, Jill was a mild-mannered accountant and Jack was a mild-mannered sales manager. But no one in their office realized that they had a nondnodacquaintance. They appeared casual and aloof to each other at work. But by night, they were red-hot lovers and neither of their spouses realized that their collegiality actually went from the boardroom to the bedroom. Their clandestine relationship may have had something to do with the fact that they worked for a very religious publisher who had a no tolerance policy towards extra-marital trysts, punishable by termination of both parties.
Etymology: Nodding Acquaintance (someone known to you in passing;informal relationship) & Nod Nod (wink, wink, say no more, nuff said, know what you mean, a wink's as good as a nod to a blind horse...credit Monty Python...meaning secret, hint)
Snubjugate
Created by: badsnudge
Pronunciation: \ˈsnəb-ji-ˌgāt\
Sentence: Felicia would often snubjugate her office-mate when others were around yet would confide and even depend upon Molly when alone.
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin 'snubguts'
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:
Afeigntance
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) ə-fān'təns; (tr. v.) ə-fānt'
Sentence: Although Marsha considered her after-work chats with Louise to be the beginnings of a true friendship, Louise's refusal to interact with her during business hours proved that theirs was only an afeigntance.
Etymology: a[quain]tance + feign = to put on an appearance of
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COMMENTS:
(tr. v.) Afeignt - milorush, 2007-10-25: 17:20:00
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Incogmigo
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/kog/mee/goh
Sentence: Jenny liked to have a number of incogmigos at work who were used as her contacts to keep track of all the politics and gossip going on.
Etymology: INCOGMIGO - noun - from INCOGNITO (having one's identity concealed to avoid notice)+ AMIGO (a friend)
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COMMENTS:
I likey, and I votey. :) - lumina, 2008-09-24: 00:07:00
I like it too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-24: 05:47:00
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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