Verboticism: Crabbibeano
DEFINITION: n. A person who regularly sulks inside cafes and coffeehouses all day, contributing nothing more to their world than a pout. v. To glower angrily at the state of world affairs while remaining inactive and unemployed.
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Pouterpoof
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: poutərpoŏf
Sentence: As a runway model Percy is always a candidate for American Idle. His employment is always at the whim of the current crop of hot designers. The glowerclass is not as popular as the perky boys just now. Percy has tried to break of his pouterpoof designation with little success. He attempted a smile last week and almost ended up in the hospital emergency room when nearly-atrophied facial muscles cramped.
Etymology: pouter (one who pushes one’s lips or one’s bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive + poof (an effeminate man)
Borista
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bow rista
Sentence: Java Lyn was such a borista, rambling on without getting to the point.
Etymology: barrista, bore
Pouterlimits
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pow ter lim its
Sentence: "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it pouter, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to... The Pouter Limits"...order another Latte!
Etymology: Pouter (Someone who pouts-be in a huff and display one's displeasure) & Limits ( the greatest possible degree of something) & Play on Outer Limits, popular sci-fi tv series.
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COMMENTS:
hilarious! - splendiction, 2009-07-06: 19:26:00
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Espressionado
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: es - press - yan - AH - do
Sentence: Definitely a cup 'half empty' pessimist, Maybellene had become a devout espressionado...whiling away the days in her favorite coffee house, sipping espresso and griping and grumbling endlessly about politics, the econonomy, and people in general.
Etymology: blend of espresso and aficionado.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent - Rutilus, 2008-05-16: 11:11:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-16: 10:14:00
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Coppoutcino
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cop/out/cheeno
Sentence: Sally believed in the philosophy of coppoutchino and regularly drowned her sorrows in a big cup of freshly brood coffee.
Etymology: cop out + pout + cappucino
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COMMENTS:
Like it, funny! - TJayzz, 2008-05-16: 11:52:00
rolls off the tongue - petaj, 2008-05-17: 05:15:00
Nice blend! - Tigger, 2008-05-17: 14:55:00
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Secmo
Created by: Kallystie
Pronunciation: sec-mo
Sentence: Maggie recently moved to Seattle for a job. After she moved to Seattle, she found out that her job was given to somebody more qualified. Day after day she sat at her local café, brooding over the lose of her job over a small Americano. One day she though to herself…I have become such a secmo. I should stop feeling sorry for myself and do something about it.
Etymology: Secmo is a combination of the words Seattle, café, and emotional.
Javaproblem
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ja va prob lem
Sentence: Sharon sat petulantly in her favourite coffee bar scowling as usual. She thought it made her look intellectual and intriguing... but to the other patrons, her body language said javaproblem?
Etymology: Java (coffee) & Problem (Issue) and Wordplay on "Do you have a problem?" (facetious question)
Juanvaldesperado
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: wan/val/des/pur/ah/doh
Sentence: Juanvaldesperado is often seen hanging around coffee houses desperately seeking the one true beaning of life.
Etymology: Juan Valdez + desperado (Spanish for desperate)
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COMMENTS:
He should haul his ass out there and get a job! - Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:08:00
hahahaha...funny!! - mweinmann, 2009-07-06: 12:10:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-06: 13:17:00
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Crabbibeano
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: crab-bee-been-noh
Sentence: Xavier was a real crabbibeano, and he liked his coffee the way he saw the world -- hot, strong and bitter. But due to limited financial resources and his unlimited amount of time (he was going to be an artist), he would spend his entire day sulking in the corner nursing a single espresso until it was tepid, bland and empty -- like his imagination.
Etymology: crabby + bean + cappuccino
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COMMENTS:
Cute word and sentence! - Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:10:00
clever...good word and sentence! - mweinmann, 2009-07-06: 12:08:00
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Coppoutchino
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cop/out/cheeno
Sentence: Sally believed in the philosophy of coppoutchino and regularly drowned her sorrows in a big cup of freshly brood coffee.
Etymology: cop out + pout + cappucino
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COMMENTS:
Good Blend...heady yet aromatic! - Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:06:00
clever....ground, brood and enjoyed in a new blend of capuchino, cop out and pout...like it. - mweinmann, 2009-07-06: 12:07:00
Best word today! (Although I don\'t want to try this blend!) - splendiction, 2009-07-06: 12:34:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2009-07-07: 00:30:00
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