Verboticism: Preventpal

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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Chivtrickalry
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: shiv-trick-all-ree
Sentence: She fell for his chivtrickalry yet again. The meal he prepared for her was his best yet save for the rat poison aftertaste to the steak. Then she slowly passed out.
Etymology: chivalry (courteous behaviour, generous) + trick (as in trap, snare, lure)
Hostiletality
Created by: terpette
Pronunciation: hostile-TAL-ity
Sentence: Letting me jump off the cliff first when we go to the quarry to swim is just another example of my ex-boyfriend\'s hostiletality!
Etymology: Conjunction of \"hostile\" and \"hospitality\".
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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Shivalry
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: shiv-ul-ree
Sentence: Tex thought it was awfully nice of Bubba to let him go out into the exercise yard before him, but as he emerged into the sunlight and saw a group of H Block inmates waiting for him, he realised it had simply been a case of shivalry.
Etymology: shiv [crude weapon], chivalry
Baitenhookish
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: BATE-en-HOOK-ish
Sentence: Ralph noticed the unavoidable rope trap ten feet in front of the fresh water spring, and baitenhookishly "let" James go to the spring before anyone else.
Etymology: Bait and hook
Puzzlekill
Created by: Rheelax246
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jacob's idea to allow the cat to frolic into the trap was a puzzlekill.
Etymology: new
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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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:
you sound like a pitfool terr(i)or - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 06:20:00
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