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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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Flurtive
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: flur-tiv
Sentence: Anna knew John only wore his pink glasses when he was feeling particularly flurtive
Etymology: flirt+furtive
Limboctise
Created by: superbananaman
Pronunciation: limb-bock-tyze
Sentence: amy and john limboctise when asked "why were you two so close to each other"
Etymology: love+boctise (just because it sounded good)
Trystcipher
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'trist-"sI-f&r/
Sentence: Despite their careful trystcipher, all of Peter's friends knew he was sleeping with Thelma.
Etymology: From tryst + cipher
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COMMENTS:
I could do better, but I'm tired and the late bird catches no votes. - ErWenn, 2007-02-13: 08:14:00
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Amorthesaurus
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: am - or - thus - sor - us
Sentence: When Jenny and Clyde were around, I had to consult the amorthesaurus in order to understand their language. Their conversation was rife with hidden amorous meaning.
Etymology: amorous (Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment), thesaurus (A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language)
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COMMENTS:
Love amorthesaurus...sounds like a love-lorn dinosaur! - Nosila, 2009-09-08: 16:41:00
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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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Lustocryptolinguistics
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: LUST-o-kript-O-ling-gwist-ics
Sentence: Sanjay enrolled in two subjects of lustocryptolinguistics at University, because he had the hots for the pert young lecturer and wanted to speak her language as often as possible.
Etymology: Lust (intense sexual desire) + cryptic (mysterious meaning) + linguistics (study of languages)
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COMMENTS:
Aha I'm the first one today. - petaj, 2007-02-13: 05:52:00
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Speechpassology
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: spEEch-pass-ol-ogy
Sentence: David and Jill made passes in the speech pathology lab, using speechpassology.
Etymology: speech pathology/pass
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)
Codate
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: ko-deit
Sentence: They said they were just a team, but everybody could sense Dave and Ann was codating; the way they snickered when they talked, how they appeared at work at the same time every day and of course the strange sounds from the locked copying-room.
Etymology: code + dating/ co-working
Associamittal
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: ah-sew-see-ah-mitt-al
Sentence: The boss doesn't know they're associamittal. If he finds out, they'll be in... separate doghouses.
Etymology: from associates + committal
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"