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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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Bunnybanter
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: bun-nee-ban-tur
Sentence: Jill and Jack's bunnybanter was thinly veiled flirtation.
Etymology: bunny - (i.e. cute) + banter (i.e. talk)
Sincryption
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sin krip shun
Sentence: Agnes & Leroy worked together. Agnes & Leroy fell in love. But falling in love at work is not always a good idea. Especially since Agnes already had a husband and Leroy already had a wife. So they developed a secret code to convey their feelings. It was a sincryption to cover those times in the broom closet and supply room where they met and expressed their amour. They overlooked the fact that the word sincryption contained another word..CRYPT...and that is where they spent eternity together once the spouses found out...and spouses always do!
Etymology: Sin (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will;violent and excited activity)& Encryption (the activity of converting from plain text into code)
Obfuscationshipspeak
Created by: bailandi
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Oh man, did you hear Tom and Mary at the office yesterday, I thought they were talking about work but when I listened closely, it was more obfuscationshipspeak than anything else!"
Etymology: Using the word Obfuscate, meaning to make unclear and relationship, to indicate it's between two people. adding "speak" to indicate a new type of language comes from Orwell's 1984.
Langualove
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: that couples langualove doesn't cover their relationship very well.
Etymology: Language + love = Langualove
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)
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
Whatusi
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: what us eeee
Sentence: their use of whatusi was wearing thin, he had already allegedly helped her remove something from her eye twelve times that week.
Etymology: wha us? watusi
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).
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)
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"