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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.
Verboticisms
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Cryptmate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: Krip/mate
Sentence: In the office, Jenny only got phone calls and e-mails from her cryptmate Barb, although they spent most weekends together cruising the night club scene.
Etymology: cryptic + mate
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COMMENTS:
Am I channelling Bobby "Boris Picket here?! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 18:56:00
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Dismissami
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: dis-miss- a- mi
Sentence: Jane was getting tired of being Karen's dismissami at the office-- ignoring Jane in front of VIPs, then calling her every night to chat.
Etymology: dismiss & ami (friend)
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COMMENTS:
So you dismissami, do you? Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 19:05:00
Hasn't scratched the surface yet? - MrDave2176, 2007-10-25: 22:15:00
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Incogamigo
Created by: verbinator
Pronunciation: in-COG-uh-MEE-goh
Sentence: Sarah and Kate were the classic incogamigos: cordial and distant co-workers by day, chummy phone pals by night.
Etymology: incognito + amigo
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COMMENTS:
Looks nice, sounds nice. I'll try this one out on my Italian-speaking in-laws, and see their response. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 18:58:00
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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)
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'.
Nodnodacquaintance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nod nod akwain tans
Sentence: By day, Jill was a mild-mannered accountant and Jack was a mild-mannered sales manager. But no one in their office realized that they had a nondnodacquaintance. They appeared casual and aloof to each other at work. But by night, they were red-hot lovers and neither of their spouses realized that their collegiality actually went from the boardroom to the bedroom. Their clandestine relationship may have had something to do with the fact that they worked for a very religious publisher who had a no tolerance policy towards extra-marital trysts, punishable by termination of both parties.
Etymology: Nodding Acquaintance (someone known to you in passing;informal relationship) & Nod Nod (wink, wink, say no more, nuff said, know what you mean, a wink's as good as a nod to a blind horse...credit Monty Python...meaning secret, hint)
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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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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Conafiliate
Created by: Katie
Pronunciation: con-afil-iate
Sentence: I know we are friends but i cant conafiliate with you in public.
Etymology: con+afiliate
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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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