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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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Diflirticate
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: dy-flur-ti-kate
Sentence: She used her new boots to diflirticate from the shortness of that killer skirt.
Etymology: From "divert", "flirt" and the "icate" bit is for the connotations of "selfish, catty person" (i-cat yes, pretentious, I know). Plus "-icate" is a great suffix for such a compelling verb.
Misdirbreastion
Created by: bondfool
Pronunciation: Mis-dur-breh-shtyun
Sentence: She tried using misdirbreastion on me, but I knew what she wanted me to see.
Etymology:
Jailbaitenswitch
Created by: adobrodt
Pronunciation: jail-bay-ten-swich
Sentence: Jenny preferred her method of jailbaitenswitch to other girls' more direct methods.
Etymology: from jailbait and 'bait and switch'
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COMMENTS:
Very creative. - dstorm78, 2006-12-29: 18:31:00
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Flauntation
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: In order to get the part in the flick, a great amount of flauntation was necessary.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
- Carole, 2007-01-01: 18:18:00
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Gapeshifting
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Gayp-shif-ting
Sentence: I gapeshifted Tom to look across the street at the drug store so he would see the couple fighting on the street.
Etymology: Gape - to stare with open mouth, as in wonder. Shifting - To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
