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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.
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Culpalabelity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kulpa lay bel itee
Sentence: Saundra was jeanetically challenged. She loved her old Levi's, but of late found them more expensive, the right fits harder to find and the brand carried less design variety for a fashionista like her. She had guiltily bought a marvy pair of new jeans with rhinestones and embroidery adorning them at a discount store. So what if they would only last through a few washes before they shredded. With a fearsome culpalabelity, she wore them to work one day. Her eagle-eyed manager spotted the new jeans right away. He shouted, "Saundra you can only come waltzing into this Levi's store if it is by Stauss!"
Etymology: Culpability (a state of guilt) & Label (brand;trade name;an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
Discoffery
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: dis-coff-err-ree
Sentence: Despite her vain attempt to conceal the starbucks cup in her hand, Muriel couldn't deny her discoffery when Kevin asked her why he hadn't seen her at his coffee shop. She had been discoffered.
Etymology: dis - (negative/reverse) + coffee + a play on 'discovery' = discoffery.
Betrade
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: exactly like betrayed
Sentence: Mac Iato was roasted for his betradal of his brother's coffee shop. Not only was he caught sipping in the shop over the road, he announced in the press that the grind of his job resulted in long black moods which were expressoed in bursts of short tamper and lattely he'd bean bitter about his decision to join the Cappuchins.
Etymology: betray + trade(as in trademark)
Meagulpa
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: mee ah gull pa
Sentence: I was caught with ICED java, my meagulpa!
Etymology: Latin mea culpa
Brandgression
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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Caffling
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: kaf-fling
Sentence: "Oh, this is SO NOT happening!" Barista Bob gasped to his co-worker while swirling a delicate heart out of foam on his carefully crafted Tall Skinny Half-calf Sugarfree Mocha Java with a hint of cinnamon and 2 double shots. "Look across the street!...Suzy is apparently too good for us here at Java Hut..She looks to be having a caffling with Starbucks...Oh she'll be back!...Won't she????!!!
Etymology: Blend of "caffeine" + "fling"
Generetic
Created by: FreeToys
Pronunciation: Jen - er' - uh - tick
Sentence: That ungrateful Generetic began drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee right in front of me!
Etymology: generic / heretic
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)
Timwhoretons
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tim/hor/tons
Sentence: Any Canadian who gets coffee at any other franchise feels like a timwhoreton.
Etymology: Tim Hortons + whore
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COMMENTS:
You must have caught me timwhoretoning at Star Bucks. Great word!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-09-20: 12:02:00
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Delicheasting
Created by: Sarahbarah
Pronunciation: Deli-cheese-ting
Sentence: My mom was a Delicheeseting because she told her friend who worked at starbucks she would drink their coffee, but really she drank Bobs coffee.
Etymology: Deli-"Delight" joy, happyness chea- "cheat", "cheating" going against are behind someones back
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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