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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)
Cryptolust
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: krip/toe/lust
Sentence: Their cryptolust comments raised suspicions among the secretaries, leading to rumours that the two were definitely "involved".
Etymology: cryptic + lust
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
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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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)
Associamittal
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: ah-sew-see-ah-mitt-al
Sentence: The boss doesn't know they're associamittal. If he finds out, they'll be in... separate doghouses.
Etymology: from associates + committal
Nofase
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: no fase
Sentence: We will be together but now we are in a nofase.
Etymology: no and fase.
Cryptoschtup
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: krip-toh-shtoop
Sentence: Vince and Betty continue to cryptoschtup, although we all know what's going on.
Etymology: crypto(secret or hidden) + schtup(to engage in sexual intercourse)
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
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)
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"