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DEFINITION: n. A specially coded language, which newly dating couples use to describe their relationship when they don't want other people to realize that they have "the hots" for each other.v. To talk about sex in a code words.
Verboticisms
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Sexplanation
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: seks-pler-nay-shun
Sentence: Matthew wondered why something was telling him that what Phoebe and Mark had said didn't quite ring true...then he got it; they'd been sexplaining things to him
Etymology: the innocent explanation you give when you are driven by far from innocent thoughts
Lovercover
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: luv-er-cuv-er
Sentence: in order to organise where they were going to hook up after the work function they needed to apply some lovercover
Etymology: from the italian 'loverco' and the french 'ver'...both of which mean 'to attempt to build a sand castle with dry sand'... so clearly this word is inappropriate
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COMMENTS:
I LOVE the etymology! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 19:09:00
super etymology, and bonus for rhyming!! - Alchemist, 2007-02-13: 19:13:00
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Adorababble
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ədôrəbabəl
Sentence: John and Jill (she apparently dumped Jack) are just the cutest couple. They are slightly embarrassed to talk about their intimacy so they speak in adorababble sounding ever so much like a couple of toddlers.
Etymology: adorable (inspiring great affection) + babble (talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way)
Sinnuendo
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sinyoōendō
Sentence: They had only been dating for a couple of days but they already have developed an entire vocabulary of sinnuendo. They can get each other charged up with the most common of phrases. It’s gotten to the point that that many in the office are uncomfortable if they speak to each other at all.
Etymology: sin (an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law) + innuendo (an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one)
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COMMENTS:
in you end? Oh! great word - galwaywegian, 2011-02-09: 07:31:00
Beats youth in Asia... - artr, 2011-02-10: 12:09:00
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Infatuspeak
Created by: dancemonkey
Pronunciation: In-FAT-Chew-Speak
Sentence: Katie and Arnold's infatuspeak got annoying, especially since the entire office knew what they'd done in the break room.
Etymology: From the noun infatuation and the verb to speak. Like you needed that explanation.
Flinguistics
Created by: alphabetapolothology
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Their cover was blown after being caught making out in the elevator, but they still insisted on using flinguistics in front of the boss.
Etymology: fling & linguistics
Nudgenudge
Created by: Buzzardbilly
Pronunciation: ˈnəjˈnəj
Sentence: You have to know they weren't really talking about stapling documents in such detail; they were nudgenudging with double entendres. Really, if they nudgenudge anymore, I might just have to tell them we all know they're dating because every conversation they have is filled with nudgenudges.
Etymology: From the infamous Monty Python "Nudge Nudge" sketch about making everything be sexual innuendo and is often referred to as "wink wink, nudge nudge."
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COMMENTS:
Say no more, know what you mean, a wink's as good as a nod to a blind horse, nuff said, wink, wink, nod, nod! - Nosila, 2009-09-08: 01:21:00
"Ello SQUIRE! Your wife's a goer....know what i mean? - metrohumanx, 2009-09-11: 00:19:00
Yes, I do... - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 01:09:00
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Langualove
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: that couples langualove doesn't cover their relationship very well.
Etymology: Language + love = Langualove
Sneakitius
Created by: wordnerd
Pronunciation: snee-ki-tee-us
Sentence: Those two are suffering from sneakitius!
Etymology:
Bangslang
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: BANG-slang
Sentence: "I gotta go help Marie with her costume," said Trent, nervously edging toward the stage door. "Man, don't give me that bangslang stuff. Everyone in the cast knows you been boinking her since opening night."
Etymology: Bang (euphimism for sex) + slang (Language peculiar to a group; figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms)
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COMMENTS:
HA! Funny sentence too! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 06:58:00
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Comments:
Alchemist - 2007-02-13: 07:34:00
Rhyming verboticisms should get Bonus points! great etymology!
Alchemist - 2007-02-13: 07:38:00
oops. that comment was for rikboyee's word "lovercover"