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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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Misdirbreastion
Created by: bondfool
Pronunciation: Mis-dur-breh-shtyun
Sentence: She tried using misdirbreastion on me, but I knew what she wanted me to see.
Etymology:
Substatraction
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: sub stih track shun
Sentence: girls are very good at substitraction, such as the one in this picture.
Etymology: substitute + attraction
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:
Saloppe
Leerbait
Created by: Pipeski
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Leer + bait (oddly enough)
Jailbaitenswitch
Created by: adobrodt
Pronunciation: jail-bay-ten-swich
Sentence: Jenny preferred her method of jailbaitenswitch to other girls' more direct methods.
Etymology: from jailbait and 'bait and switch'
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COMMENTS:
Very creative. - dstorm78, 2006-12-29: 18:31:00
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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
Alterexibition
Created by: seifip
Pronunciation: alter exibition
Sentence: She's alterexibiting her earrings to everyone but strangely, noone notices them. Wasn't it because of her beautiful low cut dress?
Etymology: alternative + exibition
Misdiracktion
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: miss-die-rack-shun
Sentence: his eyes were drawn inevitably downward in what was a stunning piece of misdiracktion
Etymology: misdirection, rack
