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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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Hatiloth
Created by: Computergeek
Pronunciation: hate-y-loathe
Sentence: Mike and Jenny hatiloth with each other all the time
Etymology:
Romanticode
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: roh-MAN-te-code
Sentence: Though the 'secret' lingo was quite discernible to folks around them, Hal and Harriet believed their sweet talking romanticode was fooling everyone.
Etymology: Blend of romantic and code
Obfuscationshipspeak
Created by: bailandi
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Oh man, did you hear Tom and Mary at the office yesterday, I thought they were talking about work but when I listened closely, it was more obfuscationshipspeak than anything else!"
Etymology: Using the word Obfuscate, meaning to make unclear and relationship, to indicate it's between two people. adding "speak" to indicate a new type of language comes from Orwell's 1984.
Diglatin
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: dihg + laa +tin
Sentence: Marty and Jane's would only communicate in diglatin at work; no one would possibly suspect they were a hot item.
Etymology: like piglatin
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COMMENTS:
ervay everclay - Iway ikelay itway - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-13: 10:56:00
emay ootay!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 19:16:00
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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)
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
Sexicon
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: seks i kon
Sentence: Barry & Meredith had fallen in love at work. Since fraternization was frowned upon,and they were both partnered with others, they had to develop their own "Code of Conduct", to allow themselves stolen moments at work. It was their sexicon. "Catching up with my filing", in the filing room had a whole new meeting. As did "getting supplies" and "doing a donut run". But their greatest fears were realized when "going to the reproduction centre" became true.
Etymology: Sex (all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; activities associated with sexual intercourse)& Lexicon (a language user's knowledge of words; a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)
Bunnybanter
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: bun-nee-ban-tur
Sentence: Jill and Jack's bunnybanter was thinly veiled flirtation.
Etymology: bunny - (i.e. cute) + banter (i.e. talk)
Jabberstraction
Created by: Mobelia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: They chatted briefly in front of their colleagues about the temperature of the coffee, but it was mere jabberstraction from the rising heat between them.
Etymology: From: Jabber meaning to chat Distraction meaning to confuse and divert attention
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COMMENTS:
Good! I wonder what jabberwocky thinks about this? - wordmeister, 2007-02-16: 00:18:00
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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"