Verboticism: Selectdumb
DEFINITION: v. To pretend to forget an embarrassing act or event. n. A person who pretends to forget embarrassing moments or actions.
Selectdumb
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: See lekt dumb ...
Sentence: Barey put on his swim suit, threw a towel over his shoulder, and headed out the door of his luxury suite in the swankest hotel in town. As he was entering the lobby, the desk clerk, Sally, saw him. Sally hurried to him, catching him in the middle of the lobby. "Sir, you can't wear your swim suit in the lobby" She admonished. Without saying a word, he took off his swim suit and handed it to her. Barey, naked, proceeded to the pool. After several complaints from other guests about the incident, the manager called Sally into his office. "You are in serious trouble and may lose your job. What did you say to Barey in the lobby, that made him take off his swim suit and give it to you?" Sally decided her only chance to keep her job, was to practice careful selectdumb. Sally replied, "Barey who? What swimsuit? What are you talking about?"
Etymology: SELECTION, DUMB. // SELECTION - a careful choosing, especially when choosing what to remember. // DUMB - as in playing dumb, pretending not to know/remember.
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