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DEFINITION: v. To generously allow others to precede you in hopes that they will identify, reduce, and perhaps be eliminated by, the potential hazards. n. A gesture of courtesy which is really the lead-in to a trap.
Verboticisms
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Courtesee
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: curt-i-sEE
Sentence: Bob seems to be the human guinea pig of the family. They put old food on plate out of courtesee. Then see if he pukes after eating it. If not, they fill thier plates and feel confident in finishing the meal.
Etymology: courtesy/see
Secondwary
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sek-und-ware-ee
Sentence: It was a good thing that Bob became secondwary and let his friend sign up first for the all-expenses paid vacation to... Once the line cleared, the word "Afghanistan" was revealed.
Etymology: secondary, wary
Lemmify
Created by: EpicButCrazy
Pronunciation: Lemm-i-fy
Sentence: To convince another to go ahead of you & do something without their thinking, rather like a lemming.
Etymology: Lemming-ify
Courtesnare
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kur te snair
Sentence: Mojo the Mouse had learned how to avoid the mousetrap. When he saw the tasty cheese awaiting him, he always did a courtesnare, by letting his pal, Rodney spring the trap and leave him the tasty morsel. This way, Mojo wan't one of those mice, who thrice get a splice in a vise and heed no advice!
Etymology: Courtesy (a courteous or respectful or considerate remark or act) & Snare (entrap)
Chivtrickalry
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: shiv-trick-all-ree
Sentence: She fell for his chivtrickalry yet again. The meal he prepared for her was his best yet save for the rat poison aftertaste to the steak. Then she slowly passed out.
Etymology: chivalry (courteous behaviour, generous) + trick (as in trap, snare, lure)
Pitfool
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Pit-fewl
Sentence: Before tasting the coffee, I pitfooled my wife by offering her a sip to make sure it wasn't too hot to drink. It turned out it was.
Etymology: Pitfall (a danger) + fool (a gullible or dumb person; to trick such a person)
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COMMENTS:
you sound like a pitfool terr(i)or - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 06:20:00
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Deathiquette
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dett ee ket
Sentence: His sense of deathiquette had won him many admirers, and kept all of his detractors silent.
Etymology: etiquette, death
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COMMENTS:
Morbid, but descriptive. - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 10:57:00
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Goahhhead
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: go ahhhh head
Sentence: The benefit of telling guests goahhhhead was that if the canapes tasted bad, they would find out first. There was no need to try all those fattening foods! The guests would determine the palatability!
Etymology: From: GO A HEAD and AHHHH.
Preventpal
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pre-vent-pal
Sentence: Gladys picked Norman to be her preventpal for the day, the potato salad that Mitch made looked a tad radioactive.
Etymology: prevent + pal
Politeabomb
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: po light a bahm
Sentence: Letting her precede him in the interviews was a blatant politeabomb move to advance himself
Etymology: polite - niceness bomb- explosive device
Comments:
wordmeister - 2006-11-28: 11:24:00
Hey Chris, I like playing this game with you, becuase I always get to go shafteryou.
very clever words so far
chris - 2006-11-28: 11:43:00
...as a matter of protocull, I shall allow you to go first tomorrow.....
wordmeister - 2006-11-28: 11:49:00
No, no, no... Please, you go first.
jrogan - 2006-11-28: 18:00:00
Guineatrick is funny
thank you, jrogan.
jedijawa - 2007-03-06: 13:03:00
hindlead
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-26: 11:12:00
Hey James, can we vote for the old words? I voted, but didn't get a point. The word, however, got 3 points.
Hi Purple, Yes you should be able to vote for the old words. I will check the logic to make sure it scores properly. ~ James