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'The place was packed when I came in...'

DEFINITION: To enter a crowded public place such as a bar or restaurant, only to find it deserted within minutes of your entrance.

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Pubandon

Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: puh-ban-duhn

Sentence: After filling my soda, I turned to find the room pubandoned.

Etymology: combination of "pub" and "abandon"

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Vacusting

Created by: monkeywerks

Pronunciation: vai-custing

Sentence: Shortly after entering the the classroom, Brent emitted a vacusting stench. Thanks in part to his lactose heavy diet.

Etymology: vacate + disgusting

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Crowdispersing

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: craw-dis-pers-ing

Sentence: People shunned Andrew, but it wasn't until he got a job in the police as a crowdisperser that he was happy about it.

Etymology: crowd + dispersing

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Publicenema

Created by: toralora

Pronunciation: pub/lik/eh/neh/mah

Sentence: He had a case of publicenema when he went to the local bar last night. Everyone left within minutes of his entrance.

Etymology: public + enema

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COMMENTS:

Kind of like public enemy - toralora, 2007-03-04: 21:12:00

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Barsmell

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Dude, get a load of that barsmell, let's leave.

Etymology: Bar + Smell

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Dispersify

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: dis-PERS-uh-fie

Sentence: I don't know if it was the leather, the chains, or the haunch of elk he was dragging behind him, but no one could dispersify a busy tavern like Bad Bob. We always got a seat!

Etymology: from the Nez Perce "das parses" meaning "bad mojo"

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Expodorous

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: ex.poh.d.rous

Sentence: In his earlier years he had sometimes wondered about that expodorous effect he had on other people. He had completely changed his diet a couple of times, had driven home at lunch time to take a shower and put on a fresh shirt. It hadn't made the least bit of a difference. He pored over the injustice of fate while he chomped on yet another clove of fresh garlic.

Etymology: expel+odorous

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Fundusflee

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: fundus/flee

Sentence: A vixen of vagrant volatiles, she could best be described as a fetching if not frequent flutterblaster with a keen aptitude for fundusflee at cocktail parties.

Etymology: fundus (breaking wind) + flee

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Emptenter

Created by: Harlequin

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I told you you looked creepy! Did you see how you emptentered this place?

Etymology: Combination of verbs "empty" and "enter."

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Socialosticlimation

Created by: igho1207

Pronunciation: so-shee-al-ost-icla-may-shun.

Sentence: Unfortunately, socialosticlimation happens to him a lot.

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Comments:

Alchemist - 2007-02-26: 01:01:00
Strangely, this phenomenon has happened to me many times...

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-26: 00:00:31
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist.
Thank you Alchemist! ~ James