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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.
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Puzzlekill
Created by: Rheelax246
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jacob's idea to allow the cat to frolic into the trap was a puzzlekill.
Etymology: new
Deathiquette
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dett ee ket
Sentence: His sense of deathiquette had won him many admirers, and kept all of his detractors silent.
Etymology: etiquette, death
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COMMENTS:
Morbid, but descriptive. - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 10:57:00
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Protocull
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: proh-toh-cull
Sentence: In today's competitive office environment it is important to follow the correct protocull (i.e. find some other sucker to tell the boss the bad news) in order to survive.
Etymology: protocol for culling
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COMMENTS:
1 Across: For zapping cyber viruses, perhaps (9). Good word I say! - scrabbelicious, 2009-07-29: 15:30:00
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Ewegofurst
Created by: fabdiva
Pronunciation: yoo-go-furst
Sentence: Mavis was a clever lamb indeed. Day after day she avoided the slaughter by stunning the crowd with her impeccable manners. Ewegofurst was the last thing they heard...
Etymology: Ewe - a female sheep. Go - to move from one place or point to another. First - coming before all others.
Trapease
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trap eez
Sentence: Mickey would trapease himself some free cheese by courteously allowing Rodney to go first and snap the mousecatcher.
Etymology: Trap (hold or catch as if in a trap) & Ease (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort) plus WordPlay on Trapeze (a swing used by circus acrobats)
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)
Yellegate
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈjɛləˌgeɪt/
Sentence: Any situation in which you willingly put someone else in the danger that you could have faced yourself is an example of yellegation.
Etymology: Yellow (as in afraid) + delegate
Smartyr
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: SMAHR-turr
Sentence: Alex smartyred himself by having his coworker cut to the front for the staff-meeting continental breakfast, so that the coworker, and not Alex, would find out whether the milk was a month outdated, like last time.
Etymology: smarter + martyr
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COMMENTS:
This is mostly based on a true story--sad thing was that I was the coworker! - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-26: 01:56:00
Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-26: 10:15:00
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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\".
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
Comments:
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
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