Verboticisms

Created by: Chrysti

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Created by: Loreshai

Pronunciation: st-ellth-fish

Sentence: It was stealthfish of Jane to disppear and get her own beverage when it was her time to make the group drinks.

Etymology: stealth - the art of remaining undetected + selfish - thinking only of oneself.

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: kit-chen-nin-jit-soo

Sentence: She arrived back at her desk with her coffee and they were none the wiser...another successful piece of kitcheninjitsu

Etymology: kitchen, ninjitsu

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COMMENTS:

I like! - allwise, 2007-03-30: 02:36:00

so is kitcheninjitsu like really fast? - ajcor, 2007-03-30: 21:25:00

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Created by: azazn

Pronunciation: Rash-in-Dash-in

Sentence: Lots of people around, looks like I'll be doin a little rationdashin.

Etymology: Ration: as in an amount of food. Dashin: as in a sudden movement

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: sneakery

Sentence: you are the most sneakery person in the wordl .

Etymology: sneaky

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: caw/fee/run/arownd

Sentence: She was famous for her coffeerunaround - everyone thought she was making coffee for other people

Etymology: coffee run + runaround (avoidance)

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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: mweinmann

Pronunciation: sneek - eh - teer - ee - ah

Sentence: Leslie had a stealth move she called the sneaketeria. Once everyone came into the office, said hello and started to work, she would creep silently to the cateferia for coffee and a donut. Or, she would get in really, really early before anyone else was there.

Etymology: sneak, cafeteria

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COMMENTS:

Great word! - splendiction, 2009-10-16: 19:11:00

Good word and a running shoe store could be a Sneakerteria! - Nosila, 2009-10-16: 21:48:00

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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: Mustang

Pronunciation: GO - first - whyl

Sentence: Once the office errand girl and flunky at large, Miranda had found a way to surreptitiously avoid those tasks she'd become expected to run, and had become a goferstwhile extraordinaire.

Etymology: blend of gofer (errand boy/girl) and erstwhile (formerly)

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COMMENTS:

neat blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:34:00

Lovely word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-15: 20:09:00

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