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DEFINITION: v. To generously allow others to precede you in hopes that they will identify, reduce, and perhaps be eliminated by, the potential hazards. n. A gesture of courtesy which is really the lead-in to a trap.
Verboticisms
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Ufirzt
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: yoo-first
Sentence: Ufirzt is a very disturbing ailment which involves a plate of mussels and a very sick man.
Etymology: You First! [...before I eat that]
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COMMENTS:
Noufirzt, or rage before booty. - petaj, 2007-06-26: 07:48:00
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Lemmify
Created by: EpicButCrazy
Pronunciation: Lemm-i-fy
Sentence: To convince another to go ahead of you & do something without their thinking, rather like a lemming.
Etymology: Lemming-ify
Benevolentrap
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: buh-nev-uh-luhn-trap
Sentence: Denise was so happy to see that chivalry was alive when Ken held the door for her yesterday morning. It turned out to be a benevolentrap when it she found out that the boss was looking for someone to take care of a particularly cranky customer.
Etymology: benevolent (charitable, kind) + trap (snare, trick)
Hostiletality
Created by: terpette
Pronunciation: hostile-TAL-ity
Sentence: Letting me jump off the cliff first when we go to the quarry to swim is just another example of my ex-boyfriend\'s hostiletality!
Etymology: Conjunction of \"hostile\" and \"hospitality\".
Snideswap
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: snide/ swap
Sentence: I never thought I would be one to snideswapbut in this world it is survival of the smartest.
Etymology: snide = deceptive, swap = to trade =snideswap
Courtesee
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: curt-i-sEE
Sentence: Bob seems to be the human guinea pig of the family. They put old food on plate out of courtesee. Then see if he pukes after eating it. If not, they fill thier plates and feel confident in finishing the meal.
Etymology: courtesy/see
Maltruism
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: MAL-troo-iz-uhm
Sentence: Don Vito's maltruism was most evident near revolving doors.
Etymology: mal- + altruism
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COMMENTS:
I suppose he often let his friends try the dodgy brew first so that he could avoice malt ruism. - petaj, 2007-06-26: 03:15:00
sigh. Hit the c and the e, but couldn't seem to hit the d! Avoid, avoid, avoid, avoid (100 times) - petaj, 2007-06-26: 03:16:00
Finally, avoice of reason. - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 07:06:00
Avoice and ruism are actually examples of my intellexicon. - petaj, 2007-06-26: 07:46:00
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Sacrifriend
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sakrəfrend
Sentence: Like Mikey in the old Life cereal commercial, Jimmy discovered that his buds saw him as the sacrifriend. They would always \"let\" him go first when the situation was at all sketchy. When they allowed him to go first at jumping into the mountain-stream-fed lake, me had to use every ounce of self-control he could muster to smile and call out, \"Come on in, the water\'s fine\".
Etymology: sacrificial (an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy) + friend (a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection)
Husherette
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: hush/ur/et
Sentence: Sue was an established husherette who kindly led the way to the appointed spot, their final destination.
Etymology: hush + usherette
Courtierstwhile
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: curt-ee-erst-while
Sentence: Galahad succeeded to the court by deploying a courtierstwhile strategy. He always allowed others to go before him in a show of courtesy, but they often fell into bear traps, dragon's lairs or other medieval dangers only to become his bygone friends.
Etymology: courteous + courtier + erstwhile (bygone, former)
Comments:
wordmeister - 2006-11-28: 11:24:00
Hey Chris, I like playing this game with you, becuase I always get to go shafteryou.
very clever words so far
chris - 2006-11-28: 11:43:00
...as a matter of protocull, I shall allow you to go first tomorrow.....
wordmeister - 2006-11-28: 11:49:00
No, no, no... Please, you go first.
jrogan - 2006-11-28: 18:00:00
Guineatrick is funny
thank you, jrogan.
jedijawa - 2007-03-06: 13:03:00
hindlead
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-26: 11:12:00
Hey James, can we vote for the old words? I voted, but didn't get a point. The word, however, got 3 points.
Hi Purple, Yes you should be able to vote for the old words. I will check the logic to make sure it scores properly. ~ James