Verboticism: Preferenslip
DEFINITION: n., A type of guilt associated with a lapse in brand loyalty; especially when caught surreptitiously zipping the "wrong" coffee by your barista "friend". v. To secretly switch brands.
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Mochashame
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Mok-a-shaym
Sentence: Sarah had been a member of the Barista club for the past eight years, so when she was caught by a fellow member drinking a cheap mocha coffee with extra chocolate she felt such mochashame she knew she would never be able to look him in the eye again without feeling guilty.
Etymology: Mocha(coffee, usually with added chocolate) ORIGIN named after a port on the Red Sea from where coffee was first shipped. + Shame(a feeling of awareness of wrong or foolish behaviour) = Mochashame
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COMMENTS:
Good'un...close relative of lattechagrin. - Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:46:00
Another very good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:07:00
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Contrabranding
Created by: Kooldaddy
Pronunciation: con-tra-bran ding
Sentence: Jane was embarrassed when her favorite Barrista from Starbucks caught her contrabranding at Java Jones.
Etymology: brand betrayal, branding, out-branding, contrary branding, and contraband
Starfuckered
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Star-Fahq-Er-D
Sentence: You bitch! I can't believe you would walk into the office holding that shitty ass bean water! I'm so starfuckered, I'll never be able to enjoy foam with you, EVER again!
Etymology: Starbucks, and those little bastard/bitches who you know.
Beantrayal
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: beeen TRAY uhl
Sentence: "It's not mine," she insisted. But it was too late. He was staring at the matching lipstick on the cup -- evidence of her beantrayal.
Etymology: bean (coffee bean) + betrayal (having been disloyal to)
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COMMENTS:
2 in a row WERQUE!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-24: 00:20:00
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Newtimer
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: noōtaɪmər
Sentence: Joan’s barista thought she was a faithful customer. What he didn’t know is that she is really a newtimer, checking out whatever is advertised as ”the latest and greatest”. She has been known to buy a second cup just to cover her treason.
Etymology: new (not existing before) + two-timer (deceive or be unfaithful to)
Genheretic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: jen - hayr - eh - tik
Sentence: Lila felt like a genheretic as she sipped on her Sam's Club coffee disguised by one of the Starbuck's Cups that she had saved for just this occasion.
Etymology: generic, heretic (characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards)
Preferenslip
Created by: Jenna
Pronunciation: pref-er-ehn-slip
Sentence: Mary felt a wave of PREFERENSLIP when she was seen wearing Old Navy in The Gap.
Etymology: preference + slip
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Cafeconlecher
Created by: audrey
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A cafeconlecher is a coffee whore; he french presses a sulawesi/kenya blend with one day and a Tim Horton's big one the next
Etymology: cafe con leche and lecher
Disroyalty
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: dis-roy-el-tee
Sentence: It was a elite club with just two members--Amber and her co-worker Karen--who knew where to still find Tab and were willing to walk over to the convenience store in the lobby three buildings down to get it. But when Amber discovered that Diet Coke with Lime was an acceptable--and more readily available--substitute, her disroyalty so offended Karen that she couldn't even look Amber in the eye as she charged past her cube with her pink can of Tab in hand.
Etymology: It's a play on disloyalty, but also incorporates the idea of "dissing" the royalty that branded products get.
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Super usage, too. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:33:00
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Straytron
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Strey-truhn
Sentence: Captain Felipe was having the best day of his life, booming his stereo while speeding up and down main street in his new Honda. Unfortunately it was right in front of his Mercury Sable dealer Stephan, he felt like such a straytron.
Etymology: Stray - Patron, sounds like patron