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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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Convenfidant
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: con - veen - fi - dant
Sentence: Rose, having neither lunch nor plans, agreed reluntantly to meet her convenfidant, Elma, in hopes of getting a heads up on the promotion.
Etymology: convenient + confidant antonym - Stalleague stall + colleague Definition - a person a work that will hamper your professional and social standing by association
Friendicate
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Me and bob friendicated during happyhour.
Etymology: friend + syndicate
Closetist
Created by: MithrilShadow
Pronunciation: Klosetist
Sentence: Do you ever get the feeling those two might have a thing for each other? I think they might be closetists.
Etymology: From the phrase "In the closet"
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:
Incogmigo
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/kog/mee/goh
Sentence: Jenny liked to have a number of incogmigos at work who were used as her contacts to keep track of all the politics and gossip going on.
Etymology: INCOGMIGO - noun - from INCOGNITO (having one's identity concealed to avoid notice)+ AMIGO (a friend)
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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Nosociate
Created by: Lolagrrl
Pronunciation: Know-soss-ee-ate
Sentence: You can't tell by the way he dismisses my ideas but the AD of Marketing is a nosociate of mine... Really... He is.
Etymology: No - not, nyet, negatory, nunca + Associate minus Ass - as in "a$$hole" but the ass is still there, it's just silent
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COMMENTS:
Funny etymology! - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-25: 11:38:00
Hahaha! Thanks! :D - Lolagrrl, 2007-10-25: 12:36:00
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Cooleague
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cool-eeg
Sentence: Cheryl is so friendly on the weekends but come Monday morning she treats my like a cooleague.
Etymology: colleague + cool
Hushmate
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /hʌʃmeit/
Sentence: :- "You thought we were friends!!! We are darling, but a new kind of friends which is very hype today: we're hushmates..." (and if you don't like it then hush up).
Etymology: HUSHMATE. Hush (To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of) + Mate (A person with whom one is in close association; an associate)
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