Verboticism: Mallinger
DEFINITION: v. What boyfriends and husbands do while they are waiting their girlfriends and/or wives to shop. n. A person doing such a thing.
Mallinger
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: Mahl-LING-er
Sentence: Two hours after the Wife entered Old Navy, Bob was seen in the food court, mallingering on the cement bench with an empty bag of Cinnabons.
Etymology: Mall: a large retail complex with no hardware stores. Linger: to pass time in a tedious manner.
Points: 719
Comments: Mallinger
kabloozie - 2007-09-26: 02:26:00
wow. my first verboticism....sniff.
petaj - 2007-09-26: 04:44:00
It's a good one too. No auto parts stores in a Mall either.
galwaywegian - 2007-09-26: 07:22:00
good start!
Jabberwocky - 2007-09-26: 10:42:00
wow - what a debut!!
OZZIEBOB - 2007-09-26: 18:44:00
Perhaps Bob should have lingered in lingerie boutique. Might not have been so teduous for him ! Good start:good word.