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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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Romanshh
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: row-man-shh
Sentence: Bill and Barbara fooled no one after emerging flushed from the photocopying room, despite their secretive romanshh language.
Etymology: romance (a romantic affair) + shh! (request to be silent)
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
Jabberstraction
Created by: Mobelia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: They chatted briefly in front of their colleagues about the temperature of the coffee, but it was mere jabberstraction from the rising heat between them.
Etymology: From: Jabber meaning to chat Distraction meaning to confuse and divert attention
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COMMENTS:
Good! I wonder what jabberwocky thinks about this? - wordmeister, 2007-02-16: 00:18:00
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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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Sexplanation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sek-spluh-ney-shuhn
Sentence: When the Marketing Director and the Sales Director were caught in the supply closet together they had to come up with a quick sexplanation. Nobody really believed that they were looking for white-board markers.
Etymology: sex (coitus) + explanation (a mutual declaration of the meaning of words spoken, actions, motives, etc)
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)
Nofase
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: no fase
Sentence: We will be together but now we are in a nofase.
Etymology: no and fase.
Amoflage
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: amo-fla:j
Sentence: Sara and Majid were talking in the corner during the party it was a kind of amoflage i can guess.
Etymology: camouflage= a method of hiding amour= related to love affair
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2011-02-09: 22:32:00
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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).
Diglatin
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: dihg + laa +tin
Sentence: Marty and Jane's would only communicate in diglatin at work; no one would possibly suspect they were a hot item.
Etymology: like piglatin
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COMMENTS:
ervay everclay - Iway ikelay itway - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-13: 10:56:00
emay ootay!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 19:16:00
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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"