Verboticism: Pitfool

DEFINITION: v. To generously allow others to precede you in hopes that they will identify, reduce, and perhaps be eliminated by, the potential hazards. n. A gesture of courtesy which is really the lead-in to a trap.
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Pitfool
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Pit-fewl
Sentence: Before tasting the coffee, I pitfooled my wife by offering her a sip to make sure it wasn't too hot to drink. It turned out it was.
Etymology: Pitfall (a danger) + fool (a gullible or dumb person; to trick such a person)
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Comments: Pitfool
galwaywegian - 2007-06-26: 06:20:00
you sound like a pitfool terr(i)or