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DEFINITION: n. A specially coded language, which newly dating couples use to describe their relationship when they don't want other people to realize that they have "the hots" for each other.v. To talk about sex in a code words.
Verboticisms
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Limboctise
Created by: superbananaman
Pronunciation: limb-bock-tyze
Sentence: amy and john limboctise when asked "why were you two so close to each other"
Etymology: love+boctise (just because it sounded good)
Flurtive
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: flur-tiv
Sentence: Anna knew John only wore his pink glasses when he was feeling particularly flurtive
Etymology: flirt+furtive
Lustocryptolinguistics
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: LUST-o-kript-O-ling-gwist-ics
Sentence: Sanjay enrolled in two subjects of lustocryptolinguistics at University, because he had the hots for the pert young lecturer and wanted to speak her language as often as possible.
Etymology: Lust (intense sexual desire) + cryptic (mysterious meaning) + linguistics (study of languages)
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COMMENTS:
Aha I'm the first one today. - petaj, 2007-02-13: 05:52:00
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Sinnuendo
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sinyoōendō
Sentence: They had only been dating for a couple of days but they already have developed an entire vocabulary of sinnuendo. They can get each other charged up with the most common of phrases. It’s gotten to the point that that many in the office are uncomfortable if they speak to each other at all.
Etymology: sin (an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law) + innuendo (an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one)
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COMMENTS:
in you end? Oh! great word - galwaywegian, 2011-02-09: 07:31:00
Beats youth in Asia... - artr, 2011-02-10: 12:09:00
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Secretoric
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: seek.re.torik
Sentence: "would you like to swish the monkey?" she asked him secretorically. He grinned and they left the room.
Etymology: secret + rhetoric
Romanticode
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: roh-MAN-te-code
Sentence: Though the 'secret' lingo was quite discernible to folks around them, Hal and Harriet believed their sweet talking romanticode was fooling everyone.
Etymology: Blend of romantic and code
Semaphamore
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sema/fa/mor/eh
Sentence: Semaphamore is the language of luv
Etymology: semaphore + amore
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COMMENTS:
sounds great with an Italian accent - porsche, 2007-02-13: 09:05:00
You're right, say it out loud. - petaj, 2007-02-14: 02:44:00
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Cryptamore
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: cripped a more
Sentence: He tried not to be overly defensive, but his sentiments for her were obvious in his cryptamoric rationalizations.
Etymology: crypto + amore
Datish
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: dait/ish
Sentence: Allthough they spoke Datish at the office, we all understood what was going on.
Etymology: date/dating + -ish (like in Swedish).
Desighfor
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dee sy for
Sentence: The 2 cryptographers at the remote intel-gathering outpost in Canada's wilds were in the business to decypher enemy codes. When they fell in love, it was very hard for them to desighfor anything!
Etymology: Decipher (convert code into ordinary language: & Sigh For (yearn after)
Comments:
Alchemist - 2007-02-13: 07:34:00
Rhyming verboticisms should get Bonus points! great etymology!
Alchemist - 2007-02-13: 07:38:00
oops. that comment was for rikboyee's word "lovercover"