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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.

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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.

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Duplicisplay

Created by: IanArcher

Pronunciation:

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Etymology: from "duplicitous" and "display"

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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'

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Poutificate

Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: phonetically

Sentence: She smiled as he ate and asked him "Do you like my dumplings"?

Etymology: pout is a facial gesture and when used to convey a double entendre becomes poutification

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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

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Focalredirection

Created by: stormee

Pronunciation: Foe-cool-ree-direction

Sentence: Amy used focalredirection to direct the man to look at her ample chest.

Etymology: Focal: To look or see. Redirection: To direct attention to a particular area.

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Taintalize

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: TAYNT-a-lyz

Sentence: Eager to show off his new hairline, but ashamed to admit he wore a toupee, Jim taintalized his friends with a new pair of gold aviator specs.

Etymology: tain't (as in, "Tain't funny, McGee) + tantalize

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