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DEFINITION: To ask someone to look at one thing, when you really want them to look at another thing, which is better left unspecified.
Verboticisms
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Divhersion
Created by: dstorm78
Pronunciation: Div-Her-Shun
Sentence: John fell prey to Mandy's divhersion when she asked for a raise.
Etymology: A play on the word diversion and the inclusion of the pronoun 'her', since it is generally assumed that a woman would commit this act. It could be supposed that 'divhesion' might also be an acceptable use.
Soliciview
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: sole-eh-ceh-view
Sentence: Suzanne was could always draw a soliciview by asking men to look at her buttons.
Etymology: solitic + view
Fishingleer
Created by: bohdel
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She used a fishingleer to pick up guys at the bar. "Just look at how I spilt this on my shirt," she'd say, "I'll never be able to wear it again."
Etymology:
Hiltonequest
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: hill/tone/equest
Sentence: When Paris makes a hiltonequest nowadays hardly anyone bothers to look.
Etymology: Hilton - from that distinguishe heir of the family Paris and her frequent 'wardrobe malfunctions' & request.
Sawsee
Created by: PeteyPeteMcPetey
Pronunciation: Saw-see
Sentence: He had a long hard sawsee at her lovely 'eyes'.
Etymology: Saw. See. Sawsee. Sounds like saucy. See?
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COMMENTS:
Very clever. - Maureen, 2006-12-29: 21:54:00
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Taintalize
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: TAYNT-a-lyz
Sentence: Eager to show off his new hairline, but ashamed to admit he wore a toupee, Jim taintalized his friends with a new pair of gold aviator specs.
Etymology: tain't (as in, "Tain't funny, McGee) + tantalize
Eyepopping
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: ipopping
Sentence: your hanging earrings are eyepopping big
Etymology: if you see something your eyes don´t believe seeing
Divriage
Created by: Lyokia
Pronunciation: div-ree-ahge
Sentence: She divriaged his attention to get him to notice her over his wife.
Etymology: from diverage
Eyeswerve
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: i/swurv
Sentence: When she hit on him at the bar, she used the old eyeswerve move to get his full attention.
Etymology: eye + swerve
