Verboticism: Rogueallery
DEFINITION: v. To discover that one of your "just friends" friends maintains a lovingly tended shrine in their bedroom, consisting mostly of compromising photos and/or videos of you. n. A private collection of "private" photos and/or videos.
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Covertrusion
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kōvərtroōzhən
Sentence: Marsha thought it was a good thing when she saw \"video surveillance\" in the ad for an apartment. When she found a hidden camera in her bedroom wall she wasn’t so sure. The covertrusion was complete when she discovered one in the bathroom. Litigation is pending.
Etymology: covert (not openly acknowledged or displayed) + intrusion (the action of intruding)
Toxicstalksyndrome
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tok/sic/stok/sin/drome
Sentence: Jill had to be rushed to the hospital with toxicstalksyndrome after visiting Jack
Etymology: toxic shock syndrome + stalk
Pinupropriate
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: pin-up-oh-pree-at
Sentence: Neil's collection of several hundred photos of Shelley was wildly pinupropriate. His Canonising had gone too far.
Etymology: pin up (a large photo) + inappropriate (not proper or suitable)
Perviewed
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PER - vewyd
Sentence: Miranda was both dismayed and angered to discover that her casual friend, Antoine, had a virtual altar containing compromising pictures and videos of her in his bedroom and she became very concerned as she contemplated whom else may have perviewed his rogues gallery and just how much more extensive it might be.
Etymology: Blend of pervert and viewed, also play on both 'purview' (the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc) and 'preview' (to view or show beforehand or in advance)
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COMMENTS:
Antoine must be a purveyor...good word! - Nosila, 2008-07-02: 19:35:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:23:00
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Psychoscovery
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: si-co-scuv-er-ee
Sentence: he always strangely never let me in his room at his house, was there a psychoscovery he was trying to prevent from happening
Etymology: psycho + discovery
Creepgallery
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: creep GAL er e
Sentence: When Jill stumbled upon Jack's creepgallery, she knew he'd become a real creep. How DID he get those pictures? His collection revealed he'd really fallen for her. Who would want a picture of her picking her nose? Jill was certain Jack's fall last year had warped her friend's frontal cortex (or whatever part of the brain responsible for judgement and reason)!
Etymology: From: creep (the noun and verb) and gallery.
Creepitude
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: creep-eh-tood
Sentence: Jill experienced creepitude at seeing that her friend had collected hundreds of picture of her in his bedroom.
Etymology: creep + itude
Mediaghast
Created by: jonzerofourteen
Pronunciation: mee dee ah gast
Sentence: Penny was more than horrified when she saw Tom's photographic display. In fact her moment of mediaghast had rendered her completely speechless.
Etymology: media (collective noun for information storage - photo, video etc) + aghast (struck with fear, dread, or consternation)
Rogueallery
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: roge-AL-ery
Sentence: Elmira was beyong miffed, she was mortified and even a bit terrified when she discovered that Alvin had assembled a veritable rogueallery consisting of very personal and even intimate pictures of her.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'rogue' (n. a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel)and 'gallery' (n. a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art)
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