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DEFINITION: To flirt with a purpose or ulterior motive -- as opposed to casual flirting, which is just for fun.
Verboticisms
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Alluruse
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: al yoo roos
Sentence: When Vincent and Julius finally made it, they stopped to think. The brothers were at least an hour behind, they had the umbrellas, and the sun wasn’t up yet. Sure of themselves they went forwards. They hadn’t counted on the farmer’s daughters. A tangled web of alluruses quickly enraptured Julius, but Vincent had true love!
Etymology: allure + ruse
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COMMENTS:
I'm curious to find out what the umbrellas are for - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-18: 10:16:00
"early morning rain?" - administraitor, 2007-07-18: 17:30:00
SPF300? - Kyoti, 2007-07-18: 22:02:00
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Flirching
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: flur ching
Sentence: Her flirching always managed to decrease the bulge in men's pockets, unless of course they wore a plastic.
Etymology: flirting Ching!
Flirtplan
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: FLIRT + PLAN
Sentence: She flirtplans so simply: her sweet-nothings are part of her get-rich-quick plan to marry a wealthy octogenarian - and get everything!
Etymology: Flirt + plan
Purrpose
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: purr + pohss
Sentence: She gets whatever she wants with that purrpose, guys fall all over themselves to do her bidding.
Etymology: purr + purpose
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COMMENTS:
Great word Osomatic! I'd write it purrrpose and say it like the Cat Woman. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-18: 20:33:00
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Calcuvamp
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: KAL-kyoo-vamp
Sentence: Jessica figured she could calcuvamp at least 2 more drinks from this guy before she had to find a new mark.
Etymology: calculate + vamp
Vamploitation
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: vam/ploi/tey/shun
Sentence: At a party she had her vamploitation so well refined that she always had two, or three unattached guys running around waiting on her. It never occurred to her that the vamploitation and sexploitation of her hangers-on was in any way wrong.
Etymology: vamp + exploitation
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COMMENTS:
The guys were vampadmirers. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-18: 11:45:00
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Flatternize
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: flat-ter-nize
Sentence: Coming from anyone else, Calvin's attempts to flatternize Diane would have seemed harmless, but his intense stare made her feel like a dear in his headlights.
Etymology: flatter + fraternize
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COMMENTS:
it was probably part of an initiation ritual to get into a flatternity - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-18: 11:28:00
No - he just wanted her as his flatt mate! - administraitor, 2007-07-18: 17:27:00
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Redirectillation
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Ree-dur-eck-til-lay-shun
Sentence: Buddy's attempt to woo Michelle after the ball game resulted in an unexpected redirectillation when they stopped by the Porsche dealership on the way home and bought her a convertible instead.
Etymology: Redirection + titillation
Sexploit
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: sex-ployt
Sentence: She was so skilled at sexploiting her way up the corporate ladder, she could have included it on her resume.
Etymology: sex + exploit
