Verboticism: Surromate
DEFINITION: v., To find a lost item immediately after purchasing a replacement. n., An item which is lost and cannot not be found unless a replacement is purchased.
Surromate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sur-uh-meyt
Sentence: When Darren showed up at the party with a surromate, he explained that his wife was lost at sea. Her side of the story is that she once accidentlly docked her canoe at the wrong pier.
Etymology: surrogate (a substitute) + mate (husband or wife; spouse)
Points: 512