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DEFINITION: n., A type of guilt associated with a lapse in brand loyalty; especially when caught surreptitiously zipping the "wrong" coffee by your barista "friend". v. To secretly switch brands.
Verboticisms
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Gapffe
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: gap/fa
Sentence: Shopping at Old Navy is a huge GAPffe
Etymology: gaffe + GAP
Timwhoretons
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tim/hor/tons
Sentence: Any Canadian who gets coffee at any other franchise feels like a timwhoreton.
Etymology: Tim Hortons + whore
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COMMENTS:
You must have caught me timwhoretoning at Star Bucks. Great word!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-09-20: 12:02:00
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Convaldez
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: kon-vahl-dez
Sentence: Betsy was filled regret and convaldez when Juan caught her with Hunky Donut's Kona Blend instead of her usual Moondollar Columbian.
Etymology: con + Juan Valdez
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COMMENTS:
I bet she got an ass whipping - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-19: 15:11:00
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Desolatteshun
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: deh sow layt sh unn
Sentence: Her desolatteshun upon being thrown out of the Professional Young Mothers for Progressive Shopping coffee mornings, when she was spotted with a generic jar of instant, was the most acute case of logonorrhea she had ever suffered.
Etymology: desolation, latte, shun.
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-21: 16:18:00
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Meagulpa
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: mee ah gull pa
Sentence: I was caught with ICED java, my meagulpa!
Etymology: Latin mea culpa
Disroyalty
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: dis-roy-el-tee
Sentence: It was a elite club with just two members--Amber and her co-worker Karen--who knew where to still find Tab and were willing to walk over to the convenience store in the lobby three buildings down to get it. But when Amber discovered that Diet Coke with Lime was an acceptable--and more readily available--substitute, her disroyalty so offended Karen that she couldn't even look Amber in the eye as she charged past her cube with her pink can of Tab in hand.
Etymology: It's a play on disloyalty, but also incorporates the idea of "dissing" the royalty that branded products get.
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Super usage, too. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:33:00
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Culpaccino
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: KULL-pah-CHEE-noh
Sentence: Kate was filled with culpaccino as she quietly sipped her coffee under Mike's accusing stare.
Etymology: culpable (guilty and responsible) + cappuccino (type of coffee)
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COMMENTS:
Love it! Great play on words. :) - abrakadeborah, 2012-12-06: 14:41:00
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Dunkincover
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dunk-in-cov-er
Sentence: Jenna used the dunkincover method of putting a wrapper around her coffee label so her friends wouldn't be able to tell she had switched to the less expensive brand. Unfortunately, they noticed and gave her funny looks all day. Now she she was forced to decide whether to give in to peer group pressure and drink the trendy stuff or continue saving money for her kidney transplant.
Etymology: Duck and Cover: a method of self-preservation during an attack or when everything comes down on you. Dunkin' Donuts: known for their coffee and the slogan "America runs on Dunkin" + Cover: to place something over to protect or conceal
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COMMENTS:
dunkeroo word! - Nosila, 2010-01-18: 23:08:00
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Gulpability
Created by: ScrabbledEgg
Pronunciation: guhl-puh-bil-i-tee
Sentence: She was caught red-branded, scarfing down a Hershey's bar, instead of their beloved Toblerone. Unable to deny her gulpability, she insisted it was just a "one night brand" and begged his forgiveness for the brandgression (brand + transgression).
Etymology: gulp + culpability
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COMMENTS:
chockingly good! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-19: 05:58:00
Oh my! I didn't see this until after I had posted my entry. Great minds and all... - MrDave2176, 2007-09-19: 09:28:00
Chockful of such sweet trooth! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-19: 17:48:00
A word that's easy to swallow! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-19: 17:48:00
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Caffling
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: kaf-fling
Sentence: "Oh, this is SO NOT happening!" Barista Bob gasped to his co-worker while swirling a delicate heart out of foam on his carefully crafted Tall Skinny Half-calf Sugarfree Mocha Java with a hint of cinnamon and 2 double shots. "Look across the street!...Suzy is apparently too good for us here at Java Hut..She looks to be having a caffling with Starbucks...Oh she'll be back!...Won't she????!!!
Etymology: Blend of "caffeine" + "fling"
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
love the etymology
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