Verboticism: Queuerage

'But I was here first!'

DEFINITION: n. The feelings that well up inside of you when you're waiting for service and another person, who arrived after you did, gets waited first! v. To wait and wait in line, only to watch other people jump the queue.

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Queuerage

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: CUE-raj

Sentence: As she watched yet another shopper manage to slip in line ahead of her as she waited, Brenda felt welling queuerage building inside and only through concentrated effort was she able to quell an outburst of screaming and cursing.

Etymology: Blend of 'queue' and 'rage'.

Points: 908

Comments: Queuerage

silveryaspen - 2009-04-07: 11:36:00
Also a play on courage ... the courage to remain calm despite your queuerage!

Jabberwocky - 2009-04-07: 15:24:00
nice

mweinmann - 2009-04-07: 17:08:00
good word..