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DEFINITION: To ask someone to look at one thing, when you really want them to look at another thing, which is better left unspecified.
Verboticisms
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Eyevert
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'I-v&rt/
Sentence: The picture printed on the crotch of his skin-tight pants was clearly just an eyeversion.
Etymology: from eye + divert
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COMMENTS:
LOL. Very good. - ubgrud, 2006-12-29: 14:08:00
Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-01-11: 20:18:00
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Obswerve
Created by: fonka99
Pronunciation: ob-swerve
Sentence: When Marko pointed out someone had come in through the door, I knew he surreptitiously intended for me to obswerve the shapely waitress in the tight fitting top.
Etymology: From observe and swerve
Peripherequest
Created by: kryptik
Pronunciation: per-ih-fer-ee-kwest
Sentence: Angela kept asking him about her necklace even as she was falling out of her own dress. It was such a blatant peripherequest!
Etymology: From the words 'periphery' and 'request'
Leerbait
Created by: Pipeski
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Leer + bait (oddly enough)
Difostentate
Created by: grammatically
Pronunciation: dif-os-TEN-tate
Sentence: Jim kept trying to difostentate towards his belt when I knew he wanted to show off something else.
Etymology: "dif" from root DIFFERENT; "osten" from root OSTENTATIOUS
Subview
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: sub-viuw
Sentence: Her purple lipstick was an excuse for her to have othen women subview her better parts.
Etymology: sub (under) + view
Ducoexhibeo
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: duke-oh-ex-hib-eeooo
Sentence: She leaned over the table, pointing at a menu item. Clearly a ducoexhibeo. Clever girl.
Etymology: From latin: duco: to charm, influence, mislead, draw in. exhibeo: show or demonstrate
Sublure
Created by: Manhattan
Pronunciation: Sub-lour
Sentence: The woman was playing him for stupid, making sure he wasn't aware of her tactics to sublure him.
Etymology: The prefix sub- + the word lure
