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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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Joelogoschmoe

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: joh-loh-goh-shmoh

Sentence: She had succumbed to joelogoschmoe behaviour so much so that she crept out the emergency exit which led her to the back alley where it smelled like rotting garbage, of course fell over a piece of rusty scrap metal and skinned her knee as she struggled to save her coffee and ended up in the hospital that evening to receive a tetanus shot.

Etymology: joe (slang for coffee)+ logo + schmoe (yiddish for stupid fool)

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Meacuppa

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mee a kup pa

Sentence: Susan had to scurry past the window of her favourite coffee bar and not look in, because today she had grabbed a cup of rooibos tea from the tea shop on the corner. When she almost ran into the barista Jill who was coming down the street, she cried, "Meacuppa,Jill,someone bought me this, I just couldn't refuse...I'll be back at my usual time tomorrow!

Etymology: mea culpa (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt;remorse;apology for error) & Cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle) & cuppa (British for a cup of tea, which cures everything and solves all the world's problems, at least on Coronation Street!)

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COMMENTS:

Excellent... - Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:47:00

quite nice - Navalon, 2008-08-21: 22:32:00

I can feel litigation coming on. Good brew - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:08:00

Cheers, You make me feel Joe-vial! - Nosila, 2008-08-23: 00:01:00

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Labelshame

Created by: DrWebsterIII

Pronunciation: la"bel - sha*m

Sentence: Maxine tried to sneak past the mean girls outside of The Gap as she felt labelshamed with her Forever 21 bag:(

Etymology: label (an identifying brand) + shame (painful feeling having lost the respect of others

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Badvertise

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bad ver tyze

Sentence: Latte Kafeen swung by the local coffee bar on the way to work each morning for her usual double double decaf mocha machato frothy made with brown cane sugar and skim milk. It was tasty, but took about ten minutes to create by the time all the steaming and foaming and brewing was complete and cost eight bucks. One morning when running late and a bit broke, she opted for a plain small coffee ($1) at the local convenience store. Of course, that was when she ran smack into Christa the Barista from her usual java purveyor out on the street. Latte's feeble fumbling was a poor atttempt to hide the brand name on her cup and instead served to badvertise her guilt. She never returned to the fancy coffee bar after that, lest revenge was put upon her defection in the form of a foreign and icky substance in her cup.

Etymology: Bad (not good;keenly sorry or regretful;nonstandard) & Advertise (make publicity for;call attention to)

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Mochashame

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Mok-a-shaym

Sentence: Sarah had been a member of the Barista club for the past eight years, so when she was caught by a fellow member drinking a cheap mocha coffee with extra chocolate she felt such mochashame she knew she would never be able to look him in the eye again without feeling guilty.

Etymology: Mocha(coffee, usually with added chocolate) ORIGIN named after a port on the Red Sea from where coffee was first shipped. + Shame(a feeling of awareness of wrong or foolish behaviour) = Mochashame

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COMMENTS:

Good'un...close relative of lattechagrin. - Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:46:00

Another very good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:07:00

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Latteguilt

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: lata gilt

Sentence: When she walked into her favorite coffee place, Edna new that trouble was percolating. Her barista, Raoul, had spotted her yesterday with a Starbuck's cup as she walked to work. He espressoed his disdain for her and she felt a latteguilt. "Java an idea how hard it is for me to urn a living when my patrons sip around?", he asked. "I feel like a mug", she responded. "I'm just a human bean, afterall..."

Etymology: Latte (strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk) & Guilt(remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence)

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COMMENTS:

What a Story!! - SethelMerman, 2012-10-22: 12:13:00

A real brew-haha - Nosila, 2012-10-22: 18:28:00

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Gulpability

Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: guhl-puh-bil-i-tee

Sentence: She was caught red-branded, scarfing down a Hershey's bar, instead of their beloved Toblerone. Unable to deny her gulpability, she insisted it was just a "one night brand" and begged his forgiveness for the brandgression (brand + transgression).

Etymology: gulp + culpability

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COMMENTS:

chockingly good! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-19: 05:58:00

Oh my! I didn't see this until after I had posted my entry. Great minds and all... - MrDave2176, 2007-09-19: 09:28:00

Chockful of such sweet trooth! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-19: 17:48:00

A word that's easy to swallow! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-19: 17:48:00

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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

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