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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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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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Perkotraitor
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: purk - ooo - tray - tore
Sentence: Honey felt like a peerkotraitor. Ben bought her a gift bag of Starbucks coffee but each morning, she brewed a fresh pot of Folgers and poured it in the "Starbucks" mug. She didn't know how to tell him that she liked cheap coffee better.
Etymology: Perkolator - device used to brew coffee or a person who brews it + traitor - someone who is not loyal and betrays a cause or trust.
Embaristment
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: em BAYR ist ment
Sentence: Joe couldn't escape a vague feeling of embaristment as he walked right past Czarbucks coffee shop holding a cup of convenience store coffee. After all, most of them in there knew him by name. His mocapriciousness had a reason, though, and it wasn't that he was tired of paying $80 a month for coffee; it was his newfound crush on the cute girl behind the counter at the convenience store. Years of coffealty to went out the window when it came to her; even fear of dreg-radation couldn't stand up against love.
Etymology: embarrassment + barist(a)
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COMMENTS:
Latte fun! - Nosila, 2010-01-18: 23:07:00
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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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Preferenslip
Created by: Jenna
Pronunciation: pref-er-ehn-slip
Sentence: Mary felt a wave of PREFERENSLIP when she was seen wearing Old Navy in The Gap.
Etymology: preference + slip
Venerationgap
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: venn err ay shun gap
Sentence: When Britney arrived at the pre-party cocktail thing wearing a Swatch with her valentino dress, she was quickly demoted to ex-soulmate.
Etymology: generation gap, veneration.
Straytron
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Strey-truhn
Sentence: Captain Felipe was having the best day of his life, booming his stereo while speeding up and down main street in his new Honda. Unfortunately it was right in front of his Mercury Sable dealer Stephan, he felt like such a straytron.
Etymology: Stray - Patron, sounds like patron
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)
Genheretic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: jen - hayr - eh - tik
Sentence: Lila felt like a genheretic as she sipped on her Sam's Club coffee disguised by one of the Starbuck's Cups that she had saved for just this occasion.
Etymology: generic, heretic (characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards)
Meagulpa
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: mee ah gull pa
Sentence: I was caught with ICED java, my meagulpa!
Etymology: Latin mea culpa
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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