Verboticisms

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: hahyd-uh-wey

Sentence: Josh decided to hideaway the last Linkin Park CD with the John Denver CD's so he could come back for it later.

Etymology: Hide: to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret. + Away: from Layaway - a method of purchasing by which the purchaser reserves an article with a down payment and claims it only after paying the full balance.

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kazh-meer'-uh-flahzh/

Sentence: The red cashmere sweater was perfect and the New Year's sale would last until Sunday, but Sue's credit card was already maxed out and payday was still two days away, so she cashmeroflaged it with the summer dresses, where hopefully nobody would find it before she could buy it.

Etymology: cashmere - the fine, downy wool of the Kashmir goat (old spelling of Kashmir) + camouflage - a device or stratagem used for concealment (French, from camoufler, to disguise)

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Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: cove-er-uup-nes-ses-stuf

Sentence: She had to coverupnecesstuff the things she wanted as she didn't have enough money to buy them at the moment.

Etymology: cover up:to hide + nessecary:needed or wanted + stuff:objects

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: stoh-a-wair

Sentence: Bob was the bane of booksellers, carefully stowawaring much-sought-after or rare editions for later purchase.

Etymology: With "stowaway" in mind, based on STOW: to conceal and WARE: goods for sale.

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COMMENTS:

PS: YES, I am guilty of stowawaring! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 04:22:00

good one! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-26: 07:07:00

Clever! Right on the meaning! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-27: 19:39:00

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Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Shop/a/hoard/er

Sentence: A chronic shopahoarder, Janeane hid the store's last pair of burgandy pumps so she can buy them later.

Etymology: Shop + Hoard (A play on the word Shopaholic)

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Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: shop-block

Sentence: I went shopping and found something fabulous, alas I had no money. I had to shopblock the other customers by hiding it.

Etymology: like cockblock

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Created by: freakystyley

Pronunciation: Hi-Do-Nis-Tick

Sentence: That Shirley is such a hidonistic character when it comes to shopping for jeans.

Etymology: Hide + Hedonistic

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COMMENTS:

Thought it would have been rawhidonistic leather trousers. Good word. - galwaywegian, 2007-12-26: 07:09:00

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-26: 11:28:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: dress/pee/on/aj

Sentence: Sally was so desperate to buy the last prom dress in her size that she had to use a little dresspionage and hide it under some pilate's balls until she could come back and purchase it.

Etymology: dress + espionage

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COMMENTS:

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 18:53:00

haha! hits the mark! - freakystyley, 2007-12-26: 23:32:00

Like the furtive nature of this word and the way it rolls off the tongue. Very nice word. - silveryaspen, 2007-12-27: 19:41:00

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Created by: maryamwebster

Pronunciation: see-QWE-ster-shop

Sentence: I had my eye on a great pair of Manolo Blahnik's, but had to sequestershop them so I could run to the ATM.

Etymology: sequester = to hide away shop = the act of shopping

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eye doo lay tor

Sentence: Her idoolatry had become an artform which never failed, apart from that one time, when she secreted the to-die-for lingerie in the the pet gift section at Maaaceys.

Etymology: idolater, do later.

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COMMENTS:

love it - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-26: 11:28:00

Love the sentence and word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 18:52:00

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