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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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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.
Soliciview
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: sole-eh-ceh-view
Sentence: Suzanne was could always draw a soliciview by asking men to look at her buttons.
Etymology: solitic + view
Leerbait
Created by: Pipeski
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Leer + bait (oddly enough)
Eyepopping
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: ipopping
Sentence: your hanging earrings are eyepopping big
Etymology: if you see something your eyes don´t believe seeing
Ascramalalodge
Created by: Slicer
Pronunciation: Ass-cra-llama-lodge
Sentence: If one ascramalalodges, they are flogged.
Etymology: The sound of one caveman beating another caveman over the head for staring at his wife.
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
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:
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.
