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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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Labelshame
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: la"bel - sha*m
Sentence: Maxine tried to sneak past the mean girls outside of The Gap as she felt labelshamed with her Forever 21 bag:(
Etymology: label (an identifying brand) + shame (painful feeling having lost the respect of others
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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Latteguilt
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lata gilt
Sentence: When she walked into her favorite coffee place, Edna new that trouble was percolating. Her barista, Raoul, had spotted her yesterday with a Starbuck's cup as she walked to work. He espressoed his disdain for her and she felt a latteguilt. "Java an idea how hard it is for me to urn a living when my patrons sip around?", he asked. "I feel like a mug", she responded. "I'm just a human bean, afterall..."
Etymology: Latte (strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk) & Guilt(remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence)
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COMMENTS:
What a Story!! - SethelMerman, 2012-10-22: 12:13:00
A real brew-haha - Nosila, 2012-10-22: 18:28:00
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Generetic
Created by: FreeToys
Pronunciation: Jen - er' - uh - tick
Sentence: That ungrateful Generetic began drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee right in front of me!
Etymology: generic / heretic
Meacuppa
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mee a kup pa
Sentence: Susan had to scurry past the window of her favourite coffee bar and not look in, because today she had grabbed a cup of rooibos tea from the tea shop on the corner. When she almost ran into the barista Jill who was coming down the street, she cried, "Meacuppa,Jill,someone bought me this, I just couldn't refuse...I'll be back at my usual time tomorrow!
Etymology: mea culpa (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt;remorse;apology for error) & Cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle) & cuppa (British for a cup of tea, which cures everything and solves all the world's problems, at least on Coronation Street!)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent... - Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:47:00
quite nice - Navalon, 2008-08-21: 22:32:00
I can feel litigation coming on. Good brew - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:08:00
Cheers, You make me feel Joe-vial! - Nosila, 2008-08-23: 00:01:00
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Beanadictarnold
Created by: Syzygy
Pronunciation: Bean-a-dict-arn-awld
Sentence: The cup of Average Joe Coffee (r) in Marie's hand revealed her to be a beanadict-arnold.
Etymology: From Benedict Arnold
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COMMENTS:
Creative! You should put in a sentence and recieve the rest of your points. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-20: 10:01:00
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Cappuccinohoh
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: cap-yew-CHEEN-oh-oh
Sentence: Glynnis was caught in a cappuccinohoh moment when her boyfriend Gilbert caught her drinking instant decaf coffee out of a Starbucks cup.
Etymology: blend of 'cappuccino' (n. coffee with steamed milk, sometimes served with whipped cream or sprinkled with powdered chocolate) and 'oh oh' or 'uh oh' (1.An exclamation of error, concern, awareness of a problem, or surprise)
Cappuccheato
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kap/oo/cheet/oh
Sentence: The extra two blocks to Starbucks for her morning fix seemed a bit too difficult today for Jenny, so she visited Second Cup. After the fist sip an overwhelming feeling of cappuccheato set in and she broke down and had to dispose of her 'lazy fling coffee' in the nearest waste bin.
Etymology: CAPPUCCHEATO - noun - from CAPPUCCINO + CHEAT
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COMMENTS:
I JUST CAME BACK TO POST THAT ONE! You verbhogomist you! ha...Ok, thinking cap must go back on... - lumina, 2008-08-21: 01:28:00
Good one. - Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:50:00
Never trust coffee-drinker. nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:07:00
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Embaristament
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: em-bear-ees-ta-ment
Sentence: It was a beastly hot day in Georgia and the place was Java Sun, a combination expresso shop and tanning parlor. Sootie thought she could get away it. Instead of her usual, she had ordered a decaf frozen mocha (with whipped cream) from the new barista while Josh was on his break at the gun shop next door. She and Josh had a serious thing about three shots going. It was bad timing when Josh arrived before she had finished the delightful new concoction. She panicked when she realized she didn't have time to slip into one of the beds down the hall. Her heart began skipping more beats than usual as she saw Josh sniffing. She knew it was over as he approached her, downing the last dregs, and sidling towards the trash can. She could have died of embaristament.
Etymology: A play on embarrassment, using barista, one who works behind a bar and serves
Contrabranding
Created by: Kooldaddy
Pronunciation: con-tra-bran ding
Sentence: Jane was embarrassed when her favorite Barrista from Starbucks caught her contrabranding at Java Jones.
Etymology: brand betrayal, branding, out-branding, contrary branding, and contraband
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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