Verboticism: Querylyevident
DEFINITION: v. To ask someone who is clearly in a store uniform, perhaps on a ladder creating a display or running a cash register "Do you work here?" n. A person who doesn't know how to ask for assistance in a retail store without asking a stupid question.
Querylyevident
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kweer/lee/ev/i/dent
Sentence: Even though Sam stood at the crosswalk in his bright orange vest with the yellow reflective stripe which said Crossing Guard, holding a giant stop sign, pedestrians would still pose the querlyevident question "Are you the Crossing Guard"? Sometimes it made him feel like running amok in traffic.
Etymology: query + evident + 'clearly evident'
Points: 1211
Comments: Querylyevident
abrakadeborah - 2009-03-27: 22:49:00
LOL! made him feel like running amok in traffic. GOOD ONE!
kateinkorea - 2009-03-28: 00:00:00
Funny!
silveryaspen - 2009-03-28: 15:00:00
play on the oft said 'fairly evident', too. Excellent word!