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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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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
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.
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
Divhersion
Created by: dstorm78
Pronunciation: Div-Her-Shun
Sentence: John fell prey to Mandy's divhersion when she asked for a raise.
Etymology: A play on the word diversion and the inclusion of the pronoun 'her', since it is generally assumed that a woman would commit this act. It could be supposed that 'divhesion' might also be an acceptable use.
Leerbait
Created by: Pipeski
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Leer + bait (oddly enough)
Hiltonequest
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: hill/tone/equest
Sentence: When Paris makes a hiltonequest nowadays hardly anyone bothers to look.
Etymology: Hilton - from that distinguishe heir of the family Paris and her frequent 'wardrobe malfunctions' & request.
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.
Fishingleer
Created by: bohdel
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She used a fishingleer to pick up guys at the bar. "Just look at how I spilt this on my shirt," she'd say, "I'll never be able to wear it again."
Etymology:
Eyeswerve
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: i/swurv
Sentence: When she hit on him at the bar, she used the old eyeswerve move to get his full attention.
Etymology: eye + swerve
