Verboticism: Puzzlekill
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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Precanarize
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: pree-can-a-raiz
Sentence: Fearing that grandfather was about to change his will, the siblings elected his favorite, Darlene, she of the silken hair, angelic smile and hourglass figure to precanarize the old bas...d with a visit to (hopefully) his deathbed.
Etymology: pre (before) + canary (as in coal mine)
Puzzlekill
Created by: Rheelax246
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jacob's idea to allow the cat to frolic into the trap was a puzzlekill.
Etymology: new
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Guineatail
Created by: andrewa121
Pronunciation: "guinea tail"
Sentence: When he mentioned diving from 60 feet, I made a point to guineatail the fool.
Etymology: from "guinea [pig]" + "tail [end]", to follow behind a test case.
Courtesee
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: curt-i-sEE
Sentence: Bob seems to be the human guinea pig of the family. They put old food on plate out of courtesee. Then see if he pukes after eating it. If not, they fill thier plates and feel confident in finishing the meal.
Etymology: courtesy/see
Protocull
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: proh-toh-cull
Sentence: In today's competitive office environment it is important to follow the correct protocull (i.e. find some other sucker to tell the boss the bad news) in order to survive.
Etymology: protocol for culling
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COMMENTS:
1 Across: For zapping cyber viruses, perhaps (9). Good word I say! - scrabbelicious, 2009-07-29: 15:30:00
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Ufirzt
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: yoo-first
Sentence: Ufirzt is a very disturbing ailment which involves a plate of mussels and a very sick man.
Etymology: You First! [...before I eat that]
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COMMENTS:
Noufirzt, or rage before booty. - petaj, 2007-06-26: 07:48:00
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Deathiquette
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dett ee ket
Sentence: His sense of deathiquette had won him many admirers, and kept all of his detractors silent.
Etymology: etiquette, death
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COMMENTS:
Morbid, but descriptive. - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 10:57:00
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Fallguide
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Fah-all-gu-ide
Sentence: Clint was no idiot. No Sir! If he was a movie star he'd certainly have done his own stunts. But only after his personal fallguide tested the equipment, of course.
Etymology: Cunning modification of Fallguy, 80's tv show starring the same guy who did the Bionic Man, I think (er..no typecasting here!), and whose real name may also have been Guy (which is unlikey really). And 'Girl Guide' akin to Boy scout but disbanded and sadly subsumed into Scouts. (See any Enid Blython book).
Afteryoobytrap
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: arf-tah-you-be-trap
Sentence: i make it a point to afteryoobytrap before i go into any new room.
Etymology: after you, booby trap
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COMMENTS:
good enough for my vote! hehehe - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 06:18:00
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Trapease
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trap eez
Sentence: Mickey would trapease himself some free cheese by courteously allowing Rodney to go first and snap the mousecatcher.
Etymology: Trap (hold or catch as if in a trap) & Ease (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort) plus WordPlay on Trapeze (a swing used by circus acrobats)
