Verboticisms

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: slip-tee-z

Sentence: Ida had perfected the art of sliptease by going under the desks to the breakroom.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sərəplishəs

Sentence: Sarah will sometimes quietly slip out the back door at work to catch a quick snack and coffee at the local convenience store. She refers to these surreplicious mini-repasts as heaven elevens.

Etymology: surreptitious (kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of) + delicious (highly pleasant to the taste)

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COMMENTS:

This is hilarious!! Love it. - mweinmann, 2009-10-16: 07:52:00

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Created by: Rutilus

Pronunciation: cup-oh-flaj

Sentence: Linda carefully placed her cup in the box, the one she kept her 'tissues' in and headed in the direction of the ladies. She diverted to the stairwell to the next floor, walked back across, and down again straight into the kitchen. Tea made, she carefully crept back up the stairs, back across to the other side and down again, to make it look like she'd been to the loo. Once she was back at her desk she carefully took the mug of tea out of the box and enjoyed the moment. She had become quite adept in the execution of cuppouflage; she wasn't going to hang around making brews for all and sundy that's for sure.

Etymology: Cuppa - cup of tea/coffee; Camouflage - the art of concealment

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COMMENTS:

great plan - I'll have to try it sometime - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:38:00

Another good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-15: 20:09:00

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Created by: urbanwookie

Pronunciation: tee-sep-shun

Sentence: Hiding her mug in the billowing folds of her skirt, Lisa traced a circuitous route towards the scullery...praying none of her office colleagues would catch wind of her intended teaception. She knew they would frown on her act of sculleryduggery!

Etymology: tea + deception

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COMMENTS:

Why can't we have more than one word each? I wanted to add "sculleryduggery" too! - urbanwookie, 2007-04-01: 12:37:00

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Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /sneek-um-bob-you-late-shun/

Sentence: "Sandra's sneakumbobulation time from desk to kitchen, had reduced from 30 minutes to 15 in just three days - a rare feat amongst other sneakumbobulators."

Etymology: Sneak + discombobulate + -tion

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: subb teee few jjj

Sentence: Her subteafuge was only matched by her teacrecy

Etymology: subterfuge, tea

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COMMENTS:

love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:36:00

Teariffic word! - Nosila, 2008-06-13: 22:58:00

Very subtle blending. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-15: 20:10:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: sneek-UH-broo

Sentence: When Roxie's sneakabrew filing cabinet exploded, all they found were "charred" remains.

Etymology: SNEAK: move in a furtive or stealthish manner & BREW: a pot of tea,; a cup of tea or coffee; thus a cup of brew (slang)

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COMMENTS:

another great word Ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:35:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: go/fah/coff/ee

Sentence: 'Time to gofahcoffy' she said to herself. This was one of the few times this week she would try to invisibly gumshoe her way to the staff room to enjoy a cup of tea by herself and wallow in the solitude and calmness of the vacated kitchen. Goinfahcoffy was a huge challenge and risk, but if she got by her twenty-two co-workers, the tea and the time alone would help her overcome her protaskination and comtemplate the highly emotional marrage she encountered earlier in the week.

Etymology: go + for + coffee-Related to the ancient and timely Canadian art of sneaking off from work to be on your own, known as 'goingfahcoffy', or 'Tim'sing it up'. Also referenced in respect to unsolicited and irrelevant comments, such as a protoclash.

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COMMENTS:

I often feel like telling my co-workers to gofahcoffy - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-30: 09:25:00

ha ha - just got it - I'll definitely use this one - porsche, 2007-03-30: 11:04:00

Lovin' the pun. Reckon it isn't a strictly Canadian practice. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-30: 12:56:00

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Created by: sunny09

Pronunciation: snee-cup

Sentence: after graduating first in her class, Sally felt fully able to pull off a sneacup at the office.

Etymology: sneak + cup.

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COMMENTS:

Wow! This word is good! It sneaked up on me.... - wordmeister, 2007-04-02: 13:53:00

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: NEHS-tee-oh-nahzh

Sentence: She returned to her desk with her cup of tea having been completely unnoticed, her Nesteaonage mission complete.

Etymology: Nestea + epsionage

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