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DEFINITION: v. To arrange with a friend to phone you with a "crisis" during a blind date, in case you need to make an emergency exit; n. A fake "emergency" phone call that is used to end a blind date.
Verboticisms
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Callrescyou
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: call res cue
Sentence: Deana and her close friend Diana arranged for Diana’s callrescyou if her blind date was a disasster. Diana’s signal that the date required intervention was simply to say ‘HELLo’ instead of ‘hi’.
Etymology: From CALL and RESCUE and YOU.
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COMMENTS:
Your callrescyou is important to us... - Nosila, 2009-07-09: 11:08:00
thanks for your immediate response, but please hold the line... - splendiction, 2009-07-09: 11:10:00
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Ringsquirm
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ring-sqworm
Sentence: The blind date seemed to be going quite well until Bob mentioned his schizophrenia. Luckily for Sue she had arranged with her best mate to ringsquirm her with a phony emergency, so when her mobile rang to tell her that her 'cat' had been run over she made her excuses to leave immediately, leaving Bob in 'two minds' about what to do next.
Etymology: Ring(to contact by telephone)Squirm(to wriggle out of something) =Ringsquirm
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COMMENTS:
She'd always wonder which one she was out with...good word! - Nosila, 2008-05-28: 08:25:00
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Cellafeign
Created by: focusteacher
Pronunciation: cell uh feyn
Sentence: Marsha, please remember to cellafeign at 8:00 and we'll see if I need it.
Etymology: From the Modern American cell, indicating a phone area since 1977, and the Old French feindre meaning to pretend, represent, imitate or shirk.
Punctumate
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: PUNCTUate+MATE
Sentence: He sounded fine on the internet, but please punctumate me in an hour, just in case.
Etymology: PUNCTUate+MATE
Phonexit
Created by: Redrover
Pronunciation: fone-exit
Sentence: Darlene had made specific arrangements with her friend Marsha to call 20 minutes into her blind date with Richard. She had met him online but when he pressed her for a live meeting she just had a nagging suspicion that he wouldn't be everything he professed to be. So she told Marsha that she needed a phonexit opportunity in case her intuition had been correct - and boy was it ever! She could smell him before he even approached the table and she wished she had arranged for the call the moment he arrived.
Etymology: phone + exit
Telibi
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: TEL-uh-bahy
Sentence: Bob didn't smell a rat, when Roxie's phone rang and she told him that she had to break their date and leave immediately, in order to return to her post at the local hospital and care for a patient suffering from bromhidrosis. It was a clever telibi, hatched together with her girlfriend, in case of an emergency, for in the end all they finished up doing was going to a theatre and watching "Lord of the Rings."
Etymology: Blend of TEL of telephone & LIBI of alibi, with a homophonic suggestion of bi, bi of goodbye. Alibi: an excuse, esp. to avoid blame or to use to find one's way out of trouble, work etc.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent verboticism...covers the definition very nicely. - Mustang, 2008-05-28: 06:30:00
Roxie must have been the Ringleader...good word! - Nosila, 2008-05-28: 08:27:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-28: 10:18:00
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Dentalcellepathy
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: dent/al/sell/epathy
Sentence: Dentists are providing dentalcellepathy for emergency calls. A microchip is implanted in a molar which can activate the emergency number needed to get you out of a scrape.
Etymology: mental telepathy + dental + cell
Palibi
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pahl ib eye
Sentence: The palibi which was provided by her pally's, palarming phone call came just in time. she saw him reach for the breath freshener out of the corner of her eye as she answered the call.
Etymology: alibi, pal
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COMMENTS:
I hope she didnt have to pay palimony. Good word. - Mustang, 2008-05-28: 06:31:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-28: 16:07:00
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-28: 21:37:00
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Celltingency
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cell/tin/gen/see
Sentence: Jenny always arranged with Marsha a celltingcy escape on all her dates. Marsha was to call thirty minutes after the arranged meeting time to give Jenny 'an out' in case the guy was 'the date from hell'.
Etymology: cell + contingency (an event, or emergency that may happen, but is not certain to occur
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COMMENTS:
Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-28: 21:37:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by doseydotes. Thank you doseydotes. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by doseydotes. Thank you doseydotes. ~ James