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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.
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Esspressolo
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: ess-press-oh-loh
Sentence: I esspressolod myself a coffee and cookie.
Etymology: esspress - meaning quickly (italian) also a contraction of a style and variety of coffee. solo - meaning alone
Stealthfish
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.
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:
Ghostwaiter
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ghost-way-tur
Sentence: Bob was a consummate ghostwaiter, able to slink by coworkers unnoticed, while I was the office hostess, always seen returning from the kitchen area with at least 3 cups of coffee and 2 vending machine items.
Etymology: a spin on ghost writer
Coffeebreakout
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: CAW fee BRAKE owt
Sentence: Each morning at 9:55, right before the boss gave his daily briefing to the high muckety-mucks, Joe managed to escape for his coffeebreakout. That way, he was able to avoid his coffee-loving co-workers, who were too busy lying low in case the boss was in a bad mood that day. As an added benefit, he escaped the notice of his "superiors," who would randomly assign "leadership opportunities," otherwise known as extra work, to whomever they stumbled upon on their way into the meeting. Sometimes Joe drank his coffee out back with Virginia, who liked to get away around that time for her smokebreakout.
Etymology: coffee break + breakout (escape from confinement)
Sneaketeria
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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Respiting
Created by: LittleLula
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Every morning at 10:15, Cathy makes a beeline for the breakroom, respiting her colleagues before they can make any requests.
Etymology:
Coffeeprowl
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: coff-ee-prowl
Sentence: Jennifer was skilled at the coffeeprowl and could make it to the breakroom without encountering any of her mooching co-workers.
Etymology: prowl (sneak) + coffee (as in to get some)
Solofood
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: SOLO+FOOD
Sentence: Whenever I can get away for just me, I solofood in the breakroom.
Etymology: SOLO+FOOD
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