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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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Akuticumon
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: A - cute - a - come - on
Sentence: She's such a tramp, she's constantly using akuticumon on my boyfriend.
Etymology: A cute come on
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
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
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
Substatraction
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: sub stih track shun
Sentence: girls are very good at substitraction, such as the one in this picture.
Etymology: substitute + attraction
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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Eyeaside
Created by: Maureen
Pronunciation: eye - a - side
Sentence: Please come and eyeaside the view from the bathroom while I take a shower.
Etymology: From eye as in to view something and aside to take attention away from an object
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.