Verboticism: Masquevade

'I think he's pretending that no one is home.'

DEFINITION: v., To avoid unwanted interruptions (visits, calls, or emails) by pretending to be unavailable, unreachable or unconscious. n., A person who pretends they are not home in order to avoid talking to someone.

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Masquevade

Created by: tdhall56

Pronunciation: mask e vade

Sentence: Jim was broke, so all week he had to masquevade the bill collectors.

Etymology: masquerade (pretend) evade (avoid)

Points: 410

Comments: Masquevade

MrDave2176 - 2007-10-19: 09:55:00
This word has a nice ring to it!

OZZIEBOB - 2007-10-20: 18:18:00
I like it,too!

petaj - 2007-10-22: 03:39:00
who was that masked elusionist?