Verboticism: Manstrawait
DEFINITION: v. What boyfriends and husbands do while they are waiting their girlfriends and/or wives to shop. n. A person doing such a thing.
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Mallbearer
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: pawl-BAIR-uhr
Sentence: Bob confessed to friends that he would rather go to a funeral than be a mallbearer on one of Roxie's shopping trips.
Etymology: Blend of MALL: (as in shopping mall)mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; & PALLBEARER: One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; so called from the pall being formerly carried by them; PALL: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; grim, gloomy, foreboding.
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:04:00
Ah, death by debit, all sales final, slashed prices, coffin up more cash...Debt of a Salesman! - Nosila, 2008-08-28: 01:38:00
Bravo! More! More! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:35:00
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Shoperone
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: shop/er/one
Sentence: Eugene was so disappointed in himself. He should have known it was too good to be true. When Tiffany said, "Pick me up at 6:00 big boy, and we'll paint the town" he had no idea she just needed a ride to the mall, and a shoperone to carry her bags. You could almost see the neon sign blinking "Fool" on his forehead.
Etymology: derived from chaperone: One who accompanies and supervises
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COMMENTS:
I have seen the glare of that neon sign all too often- reflected in a shoppe window. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 00:51:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:06:00
very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-28: 00:56:00
Love it! - Nosila, 2008-08-28: 01:35:00
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Mallinger
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: Mahl-LING-er
Sentence: Two hours after the Wife entered Old Navy, Bob was seen in the food court, mallingering on the cement bench with an empty bag of Cinnabons.
Etymology: Mall: a large retail complex with no hardware stores. Linger: to pass time in a tedious manner.
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COMMENTS:
wow. my first verboticism....sniff. - kabloozie, 2007-09-26: 02:26:00
It's a good one too. No auto parts stores in a Mall either. - petaj, 2007-09-26: 04:44:00
good start! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-26: 07:22:00
wow - what a debut!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-26: 10:42:00
Perhaps Bob should have lingered in lingerie boutique. Might not have been so teduous for him ! Good start:good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-26: 18:44:00
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Manterval
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: mann-tuh-vawl
Sentence: Gideon had grown used to waiting outside of the changing rooms in women's shops. In fact he had learnt to almost enjoy mantervals and began to use the time more productively. Instead of spending hours on end waiting by racks of frocks staring at his shoes like he used to, he now uses being surrounded by women to his benefit. Gideon has picked up some of the most amazing make-up tips, he's learnt how to deal with period pain and can now tell the difference between shampoo and shower gel which he, like most men, previously believed were inter-changeable. The list goes on...
Etymology: Man (male adult human) + interval ( intervening period of time)
Eyedle
Created by: shalla
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Fred sighed as Jen took six more dresses into the changing room, resigned to eyedling for another twenty minutes at least. Having already eyedled through the homewares and auto departments, he now turned his gaze to electronics...
Etymology: eye (to look at or ogle) + idle (to waste time)
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COMMENTS:
I can see this site becoming addicting... My first-ever verboticism! - shalla, 2007-09-26: 10:40:00
Eye-eye for an eye-popper! Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-26: 18:40:00
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Holostasis
Created by: doceanjo
Pronunciation: Hó + los +istasis
Sentence: This is a holographic homeostasis biological concept it means holographic equilibrium.
Etymology: Holos + stasis
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COMMENTS:
Holostasis is a great word. You should expound on it. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:06:00
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Wasterbate
Created by: frenchprof
Pronunciation: as it sounds
Sentence: Charlie wasterbated aimlessly once again as Sandra was trying on her pink platforms.
Etymology: waste-akin to waiting and middle English bate to take away; subtract.
Plazaroam
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: plaz-uh-rohm
Sentence: As much as he complained about having to plazaroam every weekend, he thoroughly enjoyed taking in all the 16 year old eye candy at the mall.
Etymology: plaza + roam