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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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Leerbait
Created by: Pipeski
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: Leer + bait (oddly enough)
Pervoy
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: perv-oi
Sentence: She had a reputation as a pervoyeur, enticing men to view her "charms" by asking them to look at her etchings.
Etymology: purvey (supply, offer) + voyeur (one who enjoys watching especially sexual acts) + perv (colloq. taking a look at someone's physical attractions)
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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Duplicisplay
Created by: IanArcher
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: from "duplicitous" and "display"
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.
Misdiracktion
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: miss-die-rack-shun
Sentence: his eyes were drawn inevitably downward in what was a stunning piece of misdiracktion
Etymology: misdirection, rack
Scrutigaze
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: scru-ti-gays
Sentence: Cedric asked Maud to his apartment to scrutigaze his etchings.
Etymology: scruti (nize) to examine; + gaze, to look around
Alterexibition
Created by: seifip
Pronunciation: alter exibition
Sentence: She's alterexibiting her earrings to everyone but strangely, noone notices them. Wasn't it because of her beautiful low cut dress?
Etymology: alternative + exibition
