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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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Esoteriche
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Es O Ter Eh Che
Sentence: The national porn convention's audience was unimpressed when the presenters of "Best Sound Editing" esoteriched on stage before announcing the winner.
Etymology: Esoteric Cliche
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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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.
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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Textuality
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: tecksed -you-allity
Sentence: With knowing smile he volunteered to stay late at work and assist her with the project. His words oozed textuality
Etymology: text + a bit of sexuality.
Erogloss
Created by: kaenif
Pronunciation: [ˈɛrəglɒs] /EH-ruh-gloss/
Sentence: Their erogloss is becoming so subtle it is hard to understand, but they seem to be enjoying the decoding game.
Etymology: Ancient Greek ἔρως Eros - sexual desire γλῶσσα Glossa - language
Fornicryptic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: for-ni-crip-tic
Sentence: Fred and Ethel's fornicryptic explanation of their impromptu mailroom meeting fooled no one, especially after we saw the huge love bite on Ethel's neck. She blushed and said that a package fell off the shelf and darn near killed her. Good thing Fred was there to give her mouth to mouth recusitation.
Etymology: fornicate: unmarried sex + cryptic: having a hidden meaning; put into a secret language or code
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COMMENTS:
It was an unforntunate accident... - Nosila, 2009-09-08: 16:42:00
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Adorababble
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ədôrəbabəl
Sentence: John and Jill (she apparently dumped Jack) are just the cutest couple. They are slightly embarrassed to talk about their intimacy so they speak in adorababble sounding ever so much like a couple of toddlers.
Etymology: adorable (inspiring great affection) + babble (talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way)
Langualove
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: that couples langualove doesn't cover their relationship very well.
Etymology: Language + love = Langualove
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
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"