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'Omigod! You're cheating on me!'

DEFINITION: n., A type of guilt associated with a lapse in brand loyalty; especially when caught surreptitiously zipping the "wrong" coffee by your barista "friend". v. To secretly switch brands.

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Brandgression

MrDave2176

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: brand-gres-shun

Sentence: Wally was a BK man: he ate BK breakfasts and BK lunches. His brandgression was exposed when the BK drive-through cashier saw the Chik-Fil-A napkin on his dashboard.

Etymology: Brand + (Trans)Gression

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COMMENTS:

Great minds indeed! - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-19: 11:43:00

1 vote for a great word with no coffee reference! - Jenna, 2007-09-19: 13:42:00

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Infranchised

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: in-fran-chiyzd

Sentence: as she skulked out of starbucks with her ridiculously large sweet warm beveridge she was feeling incredibly infranchised

Etymology: in, franchise, disenfranchised

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Gapffe

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: gap/fa

Sentence: Shopping at Old Navy is a huge GAPffe

Etymology: gaffe + GAP

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Cappuccinohoh

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: cap-yew-CHEEN-oh-oh

Sentence: Glynnis was caught in a cappuccinohoh moment when her boyfriend Gilbert caught her drinking instant decaf coffee out of a Starbucks cup.

Etymology: blend of 'cappuccino' (n. coffee with steamed milk, sometimes served with whipped cream or sprinkled with powdered chocolate) and 'oh oh' or 'uh oh' (1.An exclamation of error, concern, awareness of a problem, or surprise)

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Branditute

Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: Brand-it'ute

Sentence: Zoe felt sure that, by swapping the lables, she could effectively mask the branditution.

Etymology: Brand - a type of product made by a particular company. Substitute - to use something instead of another thing.

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Cafflipflop

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: KAFF-flip-flop

Sentence: After Bob's cafflipflop, all that was left for him was isolatte.

Etymology: Blend of CAFF as in Caffiene; FLIP-FLOP: change of mind, reversal, apostasy

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Huhwhathappen

Created by: lakia

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Preferenslip

Created by: Jenna

Pronunciation: pref-er-ehn-slip

Sentence: Mary felt a wave of PREFERENSLIP when she was seen wearing Old Navy in The Gap.

Etymology: preference + slip

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Gulpability

Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: guhl-puh-bil-i-tee

Sentence: She was caught red-branded, scarfing down a Hershey's bar, instead of their beloved Toblerone. Unable to deny her gulpability, she insisted it was just a "one night brand" and begged his forgiveness for the brandgression (brand + transgression).

Etymology: gulp + culpability

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COMMENTS:

chockingly good! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-19: 05:58:00

MrDave2176 Oh my! I didn't see this until after I had posted my entry. Great minds and all... - MrDave2176, 2007-09-19: 09:28:00

Chockful of such sweet trooth! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-19: 17:48:00

A word that's easy to swallow! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-19: 17:48:00

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Cappuccheato

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: kap/oo/cheet/oh

Sentence: The extra two blocks to Star Bucks seemed difficult today for Mary, so she visited Second Cup. After the fist sip an overwhelming feeling of cappuccheato set in and she broke down and had to dispose of her 'fling coffee' in the nearest waste bin.

Etymology: cappuccino + cheat

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COMMENTS:

and the moral of this is 'never have your first cup at second cup' - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-19: 15:09:00

If Mary not careful, someone might call in the coppacheatoes! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-19: 17:43:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-09-19: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-01-18: 00:18:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

DrWebsterIII DrWebsterIII - 2012-10-22: 19:39:00
love the etymology

DrWebsterIII DrWebsterIII - 2012-10-22: 19:40:00
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