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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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Slykick
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SLAHY_kik
Sentence: Bob & Roxie remained cautiously inchummunicado, slykicks and chumdestine shushmates through out years of marriage.
Etymology: SLY: dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice & KICK: (as in sidekick): close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: mate, cobber, digger, buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal,)
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COMMENTS:
inchummunicado and chumdestine are fabulous - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-23: 10:19:00
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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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Nontoktomise
Created by: brimuth
Pronunciation: non - tock - too - m - eyes
Sentence: The Supervisor's nontoktomise approach to her supposed best friend in the office, upset and annoyed those who witnessed the effect it had on her.
Etymology:
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)
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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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
Egalitard
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: ee/gal/i/tard
Sentence: With her pleasant demeanor and slow wit, Connie was the perfect egalitard.
Etymology:
Shunchum
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Sh-un-ch-um
Sentence: Sylvia had put in for the senior management position, So when Jill greeted her with the usual good morning in front of the boss, she felt it was best to shunchum her one time friend. After all, it wasn't the done thing to be too friendly with your subordinates.
Etymology: Shun(Ignore, reject) + Chum(Friend) ORIGIN Oxford University slang for room-mate, probably short for chamber fellow = Shunchum
Differfriendsheaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Differ-friend-shee-aint
Sentence: She would always calmly and coldly differfriendsheaint between personal and professional relationships.
Etymology: Different friend she is not
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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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