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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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Egressivate
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: e-gres-si-vate
Sentence: Moe often caused the other patrons of the bar to egressivate not long after his arrival.
Etymology: egress - the act of exiting
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
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
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
Presperse
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiˌspɚs/
Sentence: Sam would always presperse the office lounge, except when he'd postsperse the room, often a result of his odor arriving a good minute before he did.
Etymology: From pre- + disperse
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Sam was always well-prepared! - wordmeister, 2007-02-26: 01:42:00
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Cleardahouse
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Clear-duh-house
Sentence: I came in the restaurant and everybody left. Eventually i realized I cleardahouse
Etymology: Clear(ed)+da(the)+ House
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)
Abracadabreath
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ab/ra/ca/da/breth
Sentence: Never brushing his teeth, using mouth wash, or mints cleared a room in minutes because of his foul odour. The few friends he had called it abracadabreath.
Etymology: abracadabra + breath
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COMMENTS:
Did you say he was using mouse wash as breath freshner? - wordmeister, 2007-02-26: 01:06:00
Or was it mince? - petaj, 2007-02-26: 04:19:00
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Gastroevacuation
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: gas-trO-evac-q-A-tion
Sentence: David's lunch consisted of chili, hard boiled eggs, and a tall glass of chocolate milk. Thinking he could secretly release his gas to relieve his stomach cramps, David noticed his guests exiting the party, due to gastoevacuation.
Etymology: gas/gastro/evacuation
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