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DEFINITION: n. The art of sneaking to the office kitchen without having to take orders from your colleagues for coffee, or tea, or anything... v. To sneak in and out of the office kitchen without getting caught.
Verboticisms
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Stealthyeating
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: stelth ee eet ing
Sentence: Jane Bond was the Queen of stealthyeating. She'd be sitting at her desk one minute and a minute later she'd have a full meal miraculously appear at her work station. No one could figure how she made it to the kitchen and back without anyone knowing. Little did they know their mild-mannered administrative assistant had been trained by the CIA in covert cusinary capers.
Etymology: Stealthy (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed) & Wordplay on Healthy Eating (Conciously ingesting only nutritious foods)
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COMMENTS:
she must have been from Cavan (where they eat their dinner from a drawer) - galwaywegian, 2011-03-07: 13:49:00
She was definitely from the Copa Cavana - Nosila, 2011-03-07: 14:39:00
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Gofahcoffy
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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Nesteaonage
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
Cuppouflage
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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Goferstwhile
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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Brounging
Created by: coachnomad23
Pronunciation: Brown-jing
Sentence: After having finished the stack of invoices on his desk, Jack crept quietly so no one would catch him brounging in the workroom
Etymology:
Stealthocup
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: stelth-*long* o- cup
Sentence: All this stealthocup-ping through the office just to get coffee.
Etymology: stealth and cup as in coffee
Sneakitchen
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: s nee kit chen
Sentence: Mary had perfected the art of sneakitchen to the point that she had made a full wall of boxes between her and the kitchen door.
Etymology: from kitchen and sneak
Rationdashin
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
Snackjitsu
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: snÆk-jit-su
Sentence: -When you can remove this cookie from my private locked drawer grasshopper, you will have mastered the art of snackjitsu!
Etymology: snacking - the art of eating between meals. + ninjitsu - the art of The art of sneaking around in your pajamas.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-30: 04:24:00
Schrutestealth
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-30: 04:30:00
Oops- wrong button. Sorry for the shameless advertising! Better get myself some coffee!
I LIKE EATRAIDER ! The double meaning is very funny... Metrohumanx
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James