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DEFINITION: v., To ignore a "friend" at work because you don't want anyone else to know that you are friends. n., A co-worker and secret "best friend" with whom it is best to keep your friendship confidential.
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Slykick
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SLAHY_kik
Sentence: Bob & Roxie remained cautiously inchummunicado, slykicks and chumdestine shushmates through out years of marriage.
Etymology: SLY: dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice & KICK: (as in sidekick): close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: mate, cobber, digger, buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal,)
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COMMENTS:
inchummunicado and chumdestine are fabulous - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-23: 10:19:00
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Confriendential
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: känfrendenchəl
Sentence: John and Tim are roommates. They have been since college. When they ended up working for the same company their situation became confriendential. The company policy against nepotism includes domestic partners which they are not. They only sleep in the same bed because they can*t afford a two-bedroom apartment. The shared showers save water. And the kissing? That*s just because they both come from affectionate families.
Etymology: Confidential (intended to be kept secret) + Friend (a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection)
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COMMENTS:
Not that there is anything wrong with it.... - Nosila, 2010-02-23: 01:30:00
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Afeigntance
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) ə-fān'təns; (tr. v.) ə-fānt'
Sentence: Although Marsha considered her after-work chats with Louise to be the beginnings of a true friendship, Louise's refusal to interact with her during business hours proved that theirs was only an afeigntance.
Etymology: a[quain]tance + feign = to put on an appearance of
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COMMENTS:
(tr. v.) Afeignt - milorush, 2007-10-25: 17:20:00
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Differsociate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dif-er-SOSE-she-ayt
Sentence: Peggy Sue was a social climber as well as being professionally ambitious and she made social distinctions in public between those who could help or who might hinder her professionally as well as socially and would only associate with 'substandard' friends in private...to her, to differsociate was a survival mechanism more than it was a social aberration.
Etymology: Blend of 'differentiate' (to make a distinction) and 'associate' (to join as a companion, partner, or ally)
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-23: 10:18:00
Is that like differsity? - Nosila, 2008-09-23: 12:49:00
I'll bet Becky Sue, in her attempt to "sniff out" who would help and who would hinder...I am sure she has done quite a bit of kissassociating. :) - lumina, 2008-09-23: 16:56:00
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Chugotitmane
Created by: BigKP
Pronunciation: ch-you-got-it-man
Sentence: My secret crush at the office kept trying to make Chugotitmane with me.
Etymology:
Cinderally
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sin derr al eye
Sentence: She would cover up her evenings with her cinderally by telling the people at the office that she had hired her to do some cleaning.
Etymology: cinderella, ally
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 18:52:00
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Hushhushpal
Created by: Missnah
Pronunciation: hush-hush-pal
Sentence: As hushhushpals Sarah and I pretended to barely tolerate each other at work.
Etymology: To keep sth hush hush - to keep it quiet/secret pal - friend
Friendeprecate
Created by: QuantumMechanic
Pronunciation: fren dep ruh cate
Sentence: Don't come to my office George, or I'll have to friendeprecate you -- I need to keep my nose clean.
Etymology: friend + deprecate
Defriendtiate
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I know we are close, but I must defrienciate our relationship at work.
Etymology: de-friend+differentiate - definition: To remove friendships from the work environment by setting it apart from the non-work relationship.
Friendicate
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Me and bob friendicated during happyhour.
Etymology: friend + syndicate
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
lumina - 2008-09-25: 12:01:00
"Yay!" :)
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James