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DEFINITION: n. A person who regularly sulks inside cafes and coffeehouses all day, contributing nothing more to their world than a pout. v. To glower angrily at the state of world affairs while remaining inactive and unemployed.
Verboticisms
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Perkolazer
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: purk - oo - laz - ur
Sentence: Romona turned into a perkolazer after she lost her job at Starbucks. Instead of looking for another job, she brings her books and laptop into Starbucks each morning and sits there sipping cafe lates, wishing they would hire her back.
Etymology: perk (short for perkolate (a process used to make coffee), perkolator (a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans) laze (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)
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COMMENTS:
She\'s just brewding! Good word. - Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:05:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-06: 13:24:00
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Cafesneeria
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: kaf-ay-sneer-eeya
Sentence: Jan hated people, politicians, pets, TV, almost eveything in fact. In her own mind she was the most beautiful and gifted person on earth and it was about time someone came to her and offered her that dream job. Like all sufferers of cafesneeria, she was oblivious to her condition and its ability to divorce her from society and reality.
Etymology: cafeteria - coffee shop; sneer - scornful expression
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COMMENTS:
I think I know her. lol Very good verboticism - Mustang, 2008-05-16: 07:12:00
good one - petaj, 2008-05-17: 05:15:00
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Juanvaldesperado
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: wan/val/des/pur/ah/doh
Sentence: Juanvaldesperado is often seen hanging around coffee houses desperately seeking the one true beaning of life.
Etymology: Juan Valdez + desperado (Spanish for desperate)
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COMMENTS:
He should haul his ass out there and get a job! - Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:08:00
hahahaha...funny!! - mweinmann, 2009-07-06: 12:10:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-06: 13:17:00
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Socialgripe
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: so shall gripe
Sentence: Akin to the socialite is the socialgripe, with no hobbies or job prospects, but plenty of serious interests in society’s problems. Sour socialgripes congregate in neighbourhood cafes to share stories of social injustices. Many socialgripes have geniune concerns, but lack resources to remedy them.
Etymology: From: socialite and gripe.
Coffeegrouse
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kôfēgrous
Sentence: Ruby spends much of her day in the local coffee shop. While the waitress pours her java, she pours out her displeasure with the state of her life. Her grumbling has earned her the title of coffeegrouse.
Etymology: coffee (a drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub) + grouse (complain pettily; grumble) play on coffeehouse
Crabbibeano
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: crab-bee-been-noh
Sentence: Xavier was a real crabbibeano, and he liked his coffee the way he saw the world -- hot, strong and bitter. But due to limited financial resources and his unlimited amount of time (he was going to be an artist), he would spend his entire day sulking in the corner nursing a single espresso until it was tepid, bland and empty -- like his imagination.
Etymology: crabby + bean + cappuccino
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COMMENTS:
Cute word and sentence! - Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:10:00
clever...good word and sentence! - mweinmann, 2009-07-06: 12:08:00
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Isolatte
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: AHY-suh-lah-tey
Sentence: Roxie was an isolatte with a flat, black mindset.
Etymology: ISOLATTE: blend of isolate and latte. ALOOFEE: aloof and coffee
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COMMENTS:
fantastic!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-16: 10:10:00
She should really stop brewding. Great word! - Tigger, 2008-05-17: 15:05:00
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Suppoutcast
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: sup+pout+cast
Sentence: Were it not for the number of suppoutcasts constantly hanging around, there would hardly have been enough business for one coffeehouse in town, let alone several.
Etymology: sup+pout+cast
Javapathy
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /JA-vap-uh-thee/
Sentence: Veronica hated going to the coffee shop next to the building where she worked because it seemed to always be filled with fateful, indifferent, Generation-Y'ers who were filled with javapathy, and acted world-weary and jaded beyond their years. They usually appeared to be alert and perceptive young adults, although that may have just been from all the caffeine. So, why didn't these people have jobs? Who was supporting these flocks of coffee house beatniks, sitting around scowling at the rest of the world, and sipping expensive café mocha lattes?
Etymology: Java - brewed coffee; coffee from the island of Java (Slang, from Java, an island in Indonesia where coffee is grown) + Apathy - lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things in general; indifference (from Greek, apathes "without emotion")
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COMMENTS:
nice one. - stache, 2008-05-16: 08:41:00
Add in tidapthy - nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-18: 18:27:00
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Stewbucks
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: stu-bucks
Sentence: Sara spent her days and unemployment cash brooding at Stewbucks after losing her job as a cashier at Wal-Mart for not welcoming people. "Being a cashier is too hard," she thought, "because they want you to be cheerful all the time."
Etymology: stew: be in a huff, sullen, resentful + starbucks: well-known chain of coffeehouses
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by scissorlips. Thank you scissorlips. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by scissorlips. Thank you scissorlips. ~ James
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