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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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Friendicate
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Me and bob friendicated during happyhour.
Etymology: friend + syndicate
Underpal
Created by: happyjocy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When they were at work, Betty and Jane were 2 people from different planets. But, in a shopping mall, these two underpals made the perfect pair.
Etymology: Under (beneath, below, the other side of things) + pal (friend)
Secretfriendzy
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation: secret-frenzy
Sentence: She wanted her only as a secretfriendzy.
Etymology:
Differfriendsheaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: diff-er-FREND-she-aynt
Sentence: Leann was a social and professional climber and though she had become pals with some of her coworkers, whenever the out of town bosses were around she would always differfriendsheaint, publicly ignoring her friends.
Etymology: Blend of words 'differentiate'( to make a distinction) 'friend' and 'aint'.
Slymatize
Created by: lwidmer
Pronunciation: SLY mah TIZE
Sentence: "Sherri was nearly caught slymatizing with Helen by the fax machine."
Etymology: From the Greek "sly" meaning doing something your mother shouldn't know about, and the Australian "mate" meaning a friend or chum who would hold your hair back while you throw up.
Sorpe
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The lady sorped her friend for her job.
Etymology:
Confriendential
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kon-frend-den-shuh l
Sentence: Kate and Allie grew up together. They went to college together. They are roommates. The fact that they work as sales reps for competing companies means that their relationship is confriendential at work.
Etymology: confidential (in strict privacy or secrecy) + friend (a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard)
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.
Cubevert
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: kyub-VERT / enn-IG-maydz
Sentence: Sarah and Tammy had been cubevertly seeing each other despite being coworkers, however, as enigmaides they were having trouble concealing what happened during lunch hour.
Etymology: cube (as in cubicle) + covert / enigma + aides
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COMMENTS:
Wow, sorry for the late entry! I nealy missed this. - MrDave2176, 2007-10-25: 22:13:00
oh I just thought of another one...dissenfriendchise - MrDave2176, 2007-10-25: 22:16:00
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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