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DEFINITION: v. To generously allow others to precede you in hopes that they will identify, reduce, and perhaps be eliminated by, the potential hazards. n. A gesture of courtesy which is really the lead-in to a trap.
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Baitenhookish
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: BATE-en-HOOK-ish
Sentence: Ralph noticed the unavoidable rope trap ten feet in front of the fresh water spring, and baitenhookishly "let" James go to the spring before anyone else.
Etymology: Bait and hook
Courtesnare
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kur te snair
Sentence: Mojo the Mouse had learned how to avoid the mousetrap. When he saw the tasty cheese awaiting him, he always did a courtesnare, by letting his pal, Rodney spring the trap and leave him the tasty morsel. This way, Mojo wan't one of those mice, who thrice get a splice in a vise and heed no advice!
Etymology: Courtesy (a courteous or respectful or considerate remark or act) & Snare (entrap)
Courtierstwhile
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: curt-ee-erst-while
Sentence: Galahad succeeded to the court by deploying a courtierstwhile strategy. He always allowed others to go before him in a show of courtesy, but they often fell into bear traps, dragon's lairs or other medieval dangers only to become his bygone friends.
Etymology: courteous + courtier + erstwhile (bygone, former)
Trapease
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trap eez
Sentence: Mickey would trapease himself some free cheese by courteously allowing Rodney to go first and snap the mousecatcher.
Etymology: Trap (hold or catch as if in a trap) & Ease (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort) plus WordPlay on Trapeze (a swing used by circus acrobats)
Courtesee
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: curt-i-sEE
Sentence: Bob seems to be the human guinea pig of the family. They put old food on plate out of courtesee. Then see if he pukes after eating it. If not, they fill thier plates and feel confident in finishing the meal.
Etymology: courtesy/see
Fallguide
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Fah-all-gu-ide
Sentence: Clint was no idiot. No Sir! If he was a movie star he'd certainly have done his own stunts. But only after his personal fallguide tested the equipment, of course.
Etymology: Cunning modification of Fallguy, 80's tv show starring the same guy who did the Bionic Man, I think (er..no typecasting here!), and whose real name may also have been Guy (which is unlikey really). And 'Girl Guide' akin to Boy scout but disbanded and sadly subsumed into Scouts. (See any Enid Blython book).
Preventpal
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pre-vent-pal
Sentence: Gladys picked Norman to be her preventpal for the day, the potato salad that Mitch made looked a tad radioactive.
Etymology: prevent + pal
Protocull
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: proh-toh-cull
Sentence: In today's competitive office environment it is important to follow the correct protocull (i.e. find some other sucker to tell the boss the bad news) in order to survive.
Etymology: protocol for culling
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COMMENTS:
1 Across: For zapping cyber viruses, perhaps (9). Good word I say! - scrabbelicious, 2009-07-29: 15:30:00
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Hostiletality
Created by: terpette
Pronunciation: hostile-TAL-ity
Sentence: Letting me jump off the cliff first when we go to the quarry to swim is just another example of my ex-boyfriend\'s hostiletality!
Etymology: Conjunction of \"hostile\" and \"hospitality\".
Comments:
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-26: 11:12:00
Hey James, can we vote for the old words? I voted, but didn't get a point. The word, however, got 3 points.
Hi Purple, Yes you should be able to vote for the old words. I will check the logic to make sure it scores properly. ~ James
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