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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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Desolatteshun
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: deh sow layt sh unn
Sentence: Her desolatteshun upon being thrown out of the Professional Young Mothers for Progressive Shopping coffee mornings, when she was spotted with a generic jar of instant, was the most acute case of logonorrhea she had ever suffered.
Etymology: desolation, latte, shun.
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-21: 16:18:00
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Meacuppa
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mee a kup pa
Sentence: Susan had to scurry past the window of her favourite coffee bar and not look in, because today she had grabbed a cup of rooibos tea from the tea shop on the corner. When she almost ran into the barista Jill who was coming down the street, she cried, "Meacuppa,Jill,someone bought me this, I just couldn't refuse...I'll be back at my usual time tomorrow!
Etymology: mea culpa (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt;remorse;apology for error) & Cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle) & cuppa (British for a cup of tea, which cures everything and solves all the world's problems, at least on Coronation Street!)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent... - Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:47:00
quite nice - Navalon, 2008-08-21: 22:32:00
I can feel litigation coming on. Good brew - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:08:00
Cheers, You make me feel Joe-vial! - Nosila, 2008-08-23: 00:01:00
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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
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
Embaristment
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: em BAYR ist ment
Sentence: Joe couldn't escape a vague feeling of embaristment as he walked right past Czarbucks coffee shop holding a cup of convenience store coffee. After all, most of them in there knew him by name. His mocapriciousness had a reason, though, and it wasn't that he was tired of paying $80 a month for coffee; it was his newfound crush on the cute girl behind the counter at the convenience store. Years of coffealty to went out the window when it came to her; even fear of dreg-radation couldn't stand up against love.
Etymology: embarrassment + barist(a)
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COMMENTS:
Latte fun! - Nosila, 2010-01-18: 23:07:00
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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
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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Mochashame
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Mok-a-shaym
Sentence: Sarah had been a member of the Barista club for the past eight years, so when she was caught by a fellow member drinking a cheap mocha coffee with extra chocolate she felt such mochashame she knew she would never be able to look him in the eye again without feeling guilty.
Etymology: Mocha(coffee, usually with added chocolate) ORIGIN named after a port on the Red Sea from where coffee was first shipped. + Shame(a feeling of awareness of wrong or foolish behaviour) = Mochashame
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COMMENTS:
Good'un...close relative of lattechagrin. - Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:46:00
Another very good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:07:00
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Locamochashun
Created by: marglark
Pronunciation: lowka-moka-shun
Sentence: she went through locamochashun when the was cought red branded(other word choice).
Etymology: loca(crazy in spanish) + mocha + shun + locomotion(moving on)
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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