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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.
Verboticisms
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Difsipia
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: dif-SIP-ee-uh
Sentence: It gave me much difsipia, Anderson's dark roast completes me, Randle's depletes me.
Etymology: Different: another, not the same + Sip: to taste + ia:a suffix
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COMMENTS:
LOVE THE ETYMOLOGY - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-24: 11:21:00
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Brewmorse
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: broo-mohrs
Sentence: He felt a twinge of brewmorse as he left the Starbuck's drive thru, as it had once been a local coffee shop.
Etymology: brew, remorse
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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Brandslipsip
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: brand-slip-sip
Sentence: Bob was brandesultory: a new brand a day was his way. When drinking coffee it had to be a sneaky brandslipsip; for sunscreen a shifty brandslipslop. But during times of quiet reflection it was a brandslip-guilt-trip.
Etymology: "brand" & "slip" (to fall into mistake, error, to err, sin)& "sip."
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COMMENTS:
and sometimes, if he was indecisive, he did a brandslipflipflop - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-19: 15:08:00
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Brandwhoring
Created by: hellohime
Pronunciation: Brandwhoring - brand'hoo'ring
Sentence: After drinking at Starbucks for a while, Jill branched out and started Brandwhoring at Tim Hortons.
Etymology: A person who switches from their regular brand to another while maintaining allegience to the first brand.
Contrabranding
Created by: Kooldaddy
Pronunciation: con-tra-bran ding
Sentence: Jane was embarrassed when her favorite Barrista from Starbucks caught her contrabranding at Java Jones.
Etymology: brand betrayal, branding, out-branding, contrary branding, and contraband
Skulmuggery
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skəlˈməgərē
Sentence: In a underbranded act of skulmuggery Mindy purchased her morning cup of wake-up from the local gas station and transferred it to her Starbucks mug. She even pretended that she enjoyed it as she settled in for her day at work.
Etymology: skulduggery (underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery) + mug (a large cup, typically cylindrical and with a handle and used without a saucer, typically used for coffee)
Latteguilt
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lata gilt
Sentence: When she walked into her favorite coffee place, Edna new that trouble was percolating. Her barista, Raoul, had spotted her yesterday with a Starbuck's cup as she walked to work. He espressoed his disdain for her and she felt a latteguilt. "Java an idea how hard it is for me to urn a living when my patrons sip around?", he asked. "I feel like a mug", she responded. "I'm just a human bean, afterall..."
Etymology: Latte (strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk) & Guilt(remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence)
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COMMENTS:
What a Story!! - SethelMerman, 2012-10-22: 12:13:00
A real brew-haha - Nosila, 2012-10-22: 18:28:00
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Embaristament
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: em-bear-ees-ta-ment
Sentence: It was a beastly hot day in Georgia and the place was Java Sun, a combination expresso shop and tanning parlor. Sootie thought she could get away it. Instead of her usual, she had ordered a decaf frozen mocha (with whipped cream) from the new barista while Josh was on his break at the gun shop next door. She and Josh had a serious thing about three shots going. It was bad timing when Josh arrived before she had finished the delightful new concoction. She panicked when she realized she didn't have time to slip into one of the beds down the hall. Her heart began skipping more beats than usual as she saw Josh sniffing. She knew it was over as he approached her, downing the last dregs, and sidling towards the trash can. She could have died of embaristament.
Etymology: A play on embarrassment, using barista, one who works behind a bar and serves
Perkotraitor
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: purk - ooo - tray - tore
Sentence: Honey felt like a peerkotraitor. Ben bought her a gift bag of Starbucks coffee but each morning, she brewed a fresh pot of Folgers and poured it in the "Starbucks" mug. She didn't know how to tell him that she liked cheap coffee better.
Etymology: Perkolator - device used to brew coffee or a person who brews it + traitor - someone who is not loyal and betrays a cause or trust.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
love the etymology
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