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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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Dissassociate
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: dis-ass-oh-see-ate
Sentence: Although Margot liked to tell Gina all about her man troubles during trips to the bathroom, she thought it better for her reputation to dissassociate with her at all other times.
Etymology: diss - slang for snub + associate - syn for friend
Cryptopal
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: crip-toe-pal
Sentence: Clay and Doug worked at the same company but their immediate bosses were locked in a vicious feud so they were strictly cryptopals at work.
Etymology: crypto + pal. Origin from Greek kruptos 'hidden.'
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COMMENTS:
Cute...so Superman's secret friend is a Kryptopal?? - Nosila, 2010-02-23: 00:30:00
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Careerful
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: car + ear + full
Sentence: I got a careerful from my buddy about his weekend of boozing and carousing, but then we went back to just being plain old co-workers.
Etymology: career + earful
Inchummunicado
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: in-chuhm-myoo-ni-KAH-do
Sentence: Bob and Roxie remained paloof shushmates, in inchummunicado, through months of management meetings.
Etymology: Blend of "chum" & incommunicado. Paloof: pals who deliberately remain aloof for business or other reasons. Shushmates: mates who keep quiet for gain or favour.
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COMMENTS:
Blend of "chum" & incommunicado. Paloof: pals who deliberately remain aloof for business or other reasons. Shushmates: mates who keep quiet for gain or favour. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 06:34:00
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-25: 06:52:00
you always pack your sentences with more than one great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-25: 11:16:00
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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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Privypal
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: pri__/vee/paall | Note: (__) = last 2 letters of the word prick. That is how pri is supposed to be pronounced: just like prick, but without the (ck).
Sentence: Melissa Adams was my best friend all through grade school, high school and university. We even got the same job together, yet we are not friends as much. We do not giggle like we use to in school. This is business, and our conversations cannot be disclosed. We are privypals by day, and aquaintances by night.
Etymology: privy (private) + pal (friend)
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COMMENTS:
Love it: great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 18:59:00
Thankyou! - Kevcom, 2007-10-25: 22:24:00
Nice word Kevin.!! - Stevenson0, 2007-10-26: 07:56:00
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Shamemate
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: shame + mate
Sentence: Jill was no fool. She understood that her new frenemy Maggie, was just a shamemate, but Jill was low on friends at the office, and she did love to gossip.
Etymology: shame: embarrassment + mate: friend
Freatcode
Created by: iluvenglish
Pronunciation: freet-cod
Sentence: she always freatcodes in front of her boss
Etymology: friend, cheat, cheat code
Palnopalism
Created by: SteveMB1959
Pronunciation: Pal-no-pal-ism
Sentence: At weekends she's my pal, then weekdays she's not. Pal, no pal. (Part-time friend)
Etymology: Meaning pal (friend) some days, not a pal other days.
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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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