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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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Lattechagrin

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: lah - tey - sha - grin

Sentence: Alexandra felt a wave of lattechagrin wash over her when her boyfriend Chablis found her drinking decaffeinated instant coffee from a Starbucks cup.

Etymology: Blend of 'latte' (strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk) and 'chagrin' (disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure)

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Great word - TJayzz, 2008-08-21: 05:45:00

Good word...this definition has a latte good answers! - Nosila, 2008-08-21: 22:12:00

Well blended. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:09:00

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Guiltsip

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: gilt-sip

Sentence: Sue was a caffiend on a major guiltsip when she was confronted by her friend after seen drinking what he referred to as crappuccino.

Etymology: guilt trip, sip

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Branditute

Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: Brand-it'ute

Sentence: Zoe felt sure that, by swapping the lables, she could effectively mask the branditution.

Etymology: Brand - a type of product made by a particular company. Substitute - to use something instead of another thing.

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Straytron

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: Strey-truhn

Sentence: Captain Felipe was having the best day of his life, booming his stereo while speeding up and down main street in his new Honda. Unfortunately it was right in front of his Mercury Sable dealer Stephan, he felt like such a straytron.

Etymology: Stray - Patron, sounds like patron

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Culpalabelity

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kulpa lay bel itee

Sentence: Saundra was jeanetically challenged. She loved her old Levi's, but of late found them more expensive, the right fits harder to find and the brand carried less design variety for a fashionista like her. She had guiltily bought a marvy pair of new jeans with rhinestones and embroidery adorning them at a discount store. So what if they would only last through a few washes before they shredded. With a fearsome culpalabelity, she wore them to work one day. Her eagle-eyed manager spotted the new jeans right away. He shouted, "Saundra you can only come waltzing into this Levi's store if it is by Stauss!"

Etymology: Culpability (a state of guilt) & Label (brand;trade name;an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)

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Gapffe

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: gap/fa

Sentence: Shopping at Old Navy is a huge GAPffe

Etymology: gaffe + GAP

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Brandtrayal

Created by: knightbird

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Delicheasting

Created by: Sarahbarah

Pronunciation: Deli-cheese-ting

Sentence: My mom was a Delicheeseting because she told her friend who worked at starbucks she would drink their coffee, but really she drank Bobs coffee.

Etymology: Deli-"Delight" joy, happyness chea- "cheat", "cheating" going against are behind someones back

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Desolatteshun

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: deh sow layt sh unn

Sentence: Her desolatteshun upon being thrown out of the Professional Young Mothers for Progressive Shopping coffee mornings, when she was spotted with a generic jar of instant, was the most acute case of logonorrhea she had ever suffered.

Etymology: desolation, latte, shun.

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COMMENTS:

love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-21: 16:18:00

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