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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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Nocquaintance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: no kwayn tans
Sentence: Although Sally had hired her best friend Melissa and had still socialized with her outside work at non-work functions, she did not want it known they were friends. Melissa was now a nocquaintance and went along with this charade.In truth, Sally and she were long-time lovers and their employer, The Straight Times, a gay-bashing extreme newspaper tended to frown on this type of relationship!
Etymology: No (not, negative) & Acquaintance (colleague, associate)
Friendicate
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Me and bob friendicated during happyhour.
Etymology: friend + syndicate
Chumvenience
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: chum-veen-yenss
Sentence: Sue thought Marcy was her best friend, but when her attempt to strike up a conversation with her at the conference was met with Marcy's cold glare, Sue realized she was just a chumvenience.
Etymology: chum, convenience
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-25: 11:13:00
So do I! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-25: 18:51:00
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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
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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Chatfauxfoe
Created by: mryder
Pronunciation: chat / fa-h / foe
Sentence: Molly wandered passed Cindy gloomily, as she remembered that she was Cindy's chatfauxfoe, and that it was only acceptable to talk to her after work.
Etymology: Chat -ORIGIN shortening of CHATTER Faux- — ORIGIN French, ‘false’Foe-— ORIGIN from Old English, hostile; related to FEUD.
Snubordinate
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: snub/or/din/it
Sentence: On the weekends Tiffany and Becka could be found shopping, lunching and looking for love at the hottest clubs together. Becka didn't mind at all that come Monday she was nothing but Tiffany's snubordinate. "Tiff" promised once she got the keys to the Management lounge, they could...well, that she'd get fresher pastries, after work, outside, in the parking lot, around the corner and two blocks down.
Etymology: Snub: To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight. Suborninate: Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.
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COMMENTS:
She should be brought up on charges of insnubordination. - Mustang, 2008-09-23: 08:16:00
snubbery = opposite of snobbery?? very nice word - yellowbird, 2008-09-23: 18:34:00
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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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Stealthmate
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: stealth-mate
Sentence: Even though they were best friends and soulmates, Tori and Sue had to be stealthmates in the office because it was against company policy to a supervisor to be friends with an underling. They even went to the next town to go shopping or to clubs so that no one from the office would see them.
Etymology: stealth: moving, acting or proceeding in a covert way + mate: one of a matched pair; close 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