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DEFINITION: n., A type of guilt associated with a lapse in brand loyalty; especially when caught surreptitiously zipping the "wrong" coffee by your barista "friend". v. To secretly switch brands.
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Messpresso
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: mess/presso
Sentence: Aria was so humiliated that she went ahead and banned herself from Le Cafe de Cafe. Having been spotted by "Lucky Pierre" the cafe's owner as she stood in line at Starbuck's...yeah, she was a real messpresso. She no longer felt worthy of his homemade croissants or his famous watered down Joe.
Etymology: mess esspresso
Venerationgap
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: venn err ay shun gap
Sentence: When Britney arrived at the pre-party cocktail thing wearing a Swatch with her valentino dress, she was quickly demoted to ex-soulmate.
Etymology: generation gap, veneration.
Embaristament
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: em-bear-ees-ta-ment
Sentence: It was a beastly hot day in Georgia and the place was Java Sun, a combination expresso shop and tanning parlor. Sootie thought she could get away it. Instead of her usual, she had ordered a decaf frozen mocha (with whipped cream) from the new barista while Josh was on his break at the gun shop next door. She and Josh had a serious thing about three shots going. It was bad timing when Josh arrived before she had finished the delightful new concoction. She panicked when she realized she didn't have time to slip into one of the beds down the hall. Her heart began skipping more beats than usual as she saw Josh sniffing. She knew it was over as he approached her, downing the last dregs, and sidling towards the trash can. She could have died of embaristament.
Etymology: A play on embarrassment, using barista, one who works behind a bar and serves
Difsipia
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: dif-SIP-ee-uh
Sentence: It gave me much difsipia, Anderson's dark roast completes me, Randle's depletes me.
Etymology: Different: another, not the same + Sip: to taste + ia:a suffix
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COMMENTS:
LOVE THE ETYMOLOGY - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-24: 11:21:00
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Cafeconlecher
Created by: audrey
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A cafeconlecher is a coffee whore; he french presses a sulawesi/kenya blend with one day and a Tim Horton's big one the next
Etymology: cafe con leche and lecher
Genheretic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: jen - hayr - eh - tik
Sentence: Lila felt like a genheretic as she sipped on her Sam's Club coffee disguised by one of the Starbuck's Cups that she had saved for just this occasion.
Etymology: generic, heretic (characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards)
Foolgering
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: fool-ger-ing
Sentence: Starbucks manager Mac, found his supply of "Joya del Dia Blend"™ quite low, so he decided on a little foolgering to make the daily sales quota.
Etymology: fooling with folgers
Skulmuggery
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skəlˈməgərē
Sentence: In a underbranded act of skulmuggery Mindy purchased her morning cup of wake-up from the local gas station and transferred it to her Starbucks mug. She even pretended that she enjoyed it as she settled in for her day at work.
Etymology: skulduggery (underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery) + mug (a large cup, typically cylindrical and with a handle and used without a saucer, typically used for coffee)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
love the etymology
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