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DEFINITION: To enter a crowded public place such as a bar or restaurant, only to find it deserted within minutes of your entrance.
Verboticisms
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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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Socialosticlimation
Created by: igho1207
Pronunciation: so-shee-al-ost-icla-may-shun.
Sentence: Unfortunately, socialosticlimation happens to him a lot.
Etymology:
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
Evacudate
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: e-vac-u-date
Sentence: Whenever Anna wanted the dance-floor to herself, she'd call up Borat for an evacudate. He'd clear the floor in just seconds by making a rankentrance.
Etymology: evacuate (clear the building) + date (commonly occurring in bars and restaurants)
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"
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
Vamooseffect
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: va moo see feckt
Sentence: it was astonishing how fast the vamoosefect took place when "smelly Simon" entered a crowded small room with the windows shut.
Etymology: from effect and vamoose
Eaudepariah
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/de/par/i/ah
Sentence: Ever seence I bought zis capitivating scent eaudepariah, people seem to be avoiding me - eet must be jealousy
Etymology: eau de parfum + Pariah
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"
Restaurout
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: rest + arr + out
Sentence: We pulled a restaurout the other day, which is what we get for showing up for dinner at 10:45 PM.
Etymology: restaurant + out
Comments:
Alchemist - 2007-02-26: 01:01:00
Strangely, this phenomenon has happened to me many times...
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist.
Thank you Alchemist! ~ James