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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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Laterwaiter
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: later waiter
Sentence: I refuse to wait on my office mates; I am a Laterwaiter indeed!
Etymology: see you later + waiter
Sneakery
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: sneakery
Sentence: you are the most sneakery person in the wordl .
Etymology: sneaky
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
Ninjatate
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: nin ja tate
Sentence: Doreen was getting really good at getting in and out of the office kitchen with nothing but her own coffee and donut. It took a bit of practice, but she finally became very good at ninjatating to the kitchen and back before anyone noticed she was gone.
Etymology: Ninja-silent killers/attackers gravitate-slowly getting to said destination
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.
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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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
Drinkslink
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: drink slink (boring, I know)
Sentence: her drinkslink while effective was costing her a fortune in replacing tights. She was going to have to invest in kneepads or a flask!
Etymology: drink slink ( I know, I know)
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COMMENTS:
I love rhyming verbotomies - Alchemist, 2007-03-31: 06:36:00
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Missemispossible
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Mis-em-iz-pos-ibel
Sentence: Sue had to come up with a great missemispossible if she wanted to get herself a coffee without anyone spotting her and placing various orders as if she were the office waitress not a secretary.
Etymology: Missem(miss them) -Mission)An important assignment) + Possible(Capaple of happening or being achieved) Origin Latin possibilis from posse 'be able' = Missemispossible - opposite of Mission impossible.
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:41:00
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Cofflee
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: CAW flee
Sentence: Sue's latest cofflee came seconds before Brad's really big meeting. Once again, Sue wasn't around to get the coffee!
Etymology: Coffee and flee.
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COMMENTS:
So simple yet so appropos...she's gotta latte nerve! - Nosila, 2009-10-16: 21:46:00
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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