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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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Starfuckered
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Star-Fahq-Er-D
Sentence: You bitch! I can't believe you would walk into the office holding that shitty ass bean water! I'm so starfuckered, I'll never be able to enjoy foam with you, EVER again!
Etymology: Starbucks, and those little bastard/bitches who you know.
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
Americanogigolo
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/mare/i/kano/jig/oh/low
Sentence: He was just buying espressos for the guys on the desk but the barista who already had his favourite americano brewing made him experience an acute attack of americanogigolo.
Etymology: americano + American Gigolo (of Richard Gere fame)
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COMMENTS:
More memories of Beverley Hills - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:18:00
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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)
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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Cupterfuge
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kup-ter-fyooj
Sentence: Joan ran into her favorite barista while she was shopping for groceries. He mentioned that he hadn't seen her as often as he once had. She played it off by telling him that her work schedule had changed. Her cupterfuge unraveled when she set down the cup of coffee she was sipping. As she did the cardboard heat guard slipped down exposing the logo of a different coffee shop. She was so embarrassed she ran away crying.
Etymology: cup (a container used to hold a dring like tea or coffee) + subterfuge (deception, scheme, trick)
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
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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Cappuccheato
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kap/oo/cheet/oh
Sentence: The extra two blocks to Star Bucks seemed difficult today for Mary, 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 'fling coffee' in the nearest waste bin.
Etymology: cappuccino + cheat
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COMMENTS:
and the moral of this is 'never have your first cup at second cup' - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-19: 15:09:00
If Mary not careful, someone might call in the coppacheatoes! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-19: 17:43:00
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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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