Verboticism: Peripherequest

'Look at my earrings.'

DEFINITION: To ask someone to look at one thing, when you really want them to look at another thing, which is better left unspecified.

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Peripherequest

Created by: kryptik

Pronunciation: per-ih-fer-ee-kwest

Sentence: Angela kept asking him about her necklace even as she was falling out of her own dress. It was such a blatant peripherequest!

Etymology: From the words 'periphery' and 'request'

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