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DEFINITION: To flirt with a purpose or ulterior motive -- as opposed to casual flirting, which is just for fun.
Verboticisms
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Flirching
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: flur ching
Sentence: Her flirching always managed to decrease the bulge in men's pockets, unless of course they wore a plastic.
Etymology: flirting Ching!
Goaldigger
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: GOHL-dihg-gur
Sentence: As Alex drove an hour out of his way to deliver his girlfriend her groceries and dry cleaning, he suddenly realised he was dating a goaldigger.
Etymology: goal + gold digger
Sulterior
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sull-teer-ee-ya
Sentence: Her strategic plan was to use sulterior moves to seduce and obtain.
Etymology: sultry + ulterior
Alluruse
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: al yoo roos
Sentence: When Vincent and Julius finally made it, they stopped to think. The brothers were at least an hour behind, they had the umbrellas, and the sun wasn’t up yet. Sure of themselves they went forwards. They hadn’t counted on the farmer’s daughters. A tangled web of alluruses quickly enraptured Julius, but Vincent had true love!
Etymology: allure + ruse
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COMMENTS:
I'm curious to find out what the umbrellas are for - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-18: 10:16:00
"early morning rain?" - administraitor, 2007-07-18: 17:30:00
SPF300? - Kyoti, 2007-07-18: 22:02:00
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Wantin
Created by: americanogig
Pronunciation: Pronounced like the word wonton.
Sentence: I thought she wanted to go out with me, but since she ignored me after I introduced her to my friend, I figure she was just wantin.
Etymology: A combination of the words wonton and wanting.
Chumptivate
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: Chum - ti - vate
Sentence: Bambi was a pro. In less than ten minutes Roger had bought her three $12 cocktails, a large bowl of mixed nuts, and queued up 16 awful pop songs on the jukebox. It was abundantly clear to his friends that she was playing him for a complete nincomdupe, but he was completely chumptivated and refused to listen to a word they said.
Etymology: Chump (someone easily taken in) + captivate (to attract and hold the interest of)
Flatternize
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: flat-ter-nize
Sentence: Coming from anyone else, Calvin's attempts to flatternize Diane would have seemed harmless, but his intense stare made her feel like a dear in his headlights.
Etymology: flatter + fraternize
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COMMENTS:
it was probably part of an initiation ritual to get into a flatternity - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-18: 11:28:00
No - he just wanted her as his flatt mate! - administraitor, 2007-07-18: 17:27:00
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Vamploitation
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: vam/ploi/tey/shun
Sentence: At a party she had her vamploitation so well refined that she always had two, or three unattached guys running around waiting on her. It never occurred to her that the vamploitation and sexploitation of her hangers-on was in any way wrong.
Etymology: vamp + exploitation
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COMMENTS:
The guys were vampadmirers. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-18: 11:45:00
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Delure
Created by: Wiserhinoceros
Pronunciation: de-LURE
Sentence: He was delured into giving her everything she wanted.
Etymology: delude/lure
Foxnuzzle
Created by: ChristopherAndersen
Pronunciation: FOCKS nuzz uhl
Sentence: My secretary just foxnuzzled me into giving her a three day weekend.
Etymology: from "fox," a crafty animal or attractive woman, and "nuzzle," to rub with the nose.
