Verboticisms

Created by: Niktionary

Pronunciation: pree-tayil

Sentence: A master at the art of pretail, I managed to get the last shirt in that store in my size.

Etymology: pre+reatail

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Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: shop-block

Sentence: I went shopping and found something fabulous, alas I had no money. I had to shopblock the other customers by hiding it.

Etymology: like cockblock

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Created by: sharktrager

Pronunciation: SHELF-ish-ness

Sentence: I'm only shelfish at Christmas.

Etymology: From shelf hoarder and selfish so and so

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: stoh-a-wair

Sentence: Bob was the bane of booksellers, carefully stowawaring much-sought-after or rare editions for later purchase.

Etymology: With "stowaway" in mind, based on STOW: to conceal and WARE: goods for sale.

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COMMENTS:

PS: YES, I am guilty of stowawaring! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 04:22:00

good one! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-26: 07:07:00

Clever! Right on the meaning! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-27: 19:39:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pur/cache/er

Sentence: Her husband had suspended all debit and credit cards and limited her to a weekly allowance because of her outlandish spending sprees. As a result, she was a cash only buyer. Unfortunately, when that money ran out, she turned into a devious purcacher who hide sale items in various places in the store until her weekly allowance came in.

Etymology: purchaser + cache

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COMMENTS:

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 18:51:00

Great word! Wish I'd thought of it. - Mustang, 2007-12-26: 22:08:00

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Created by: jeatyet

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I'll stashtillcash this sweater and come back for it later.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Your word grouping is right on the definition. - silveryaspen, 2008-01-04: 12:30:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kazh-meer'-uh-flahzh/

Sentence: The red cashmere sweater was perfect and the New Year's sale would last until Sunday, but Sue's credit card was already maxed out and payday was still two days away, so she cashmeroflaged it with the summer dresses, where hopefully nobody would find it before she could buy it.

Etymology: cashmere - the fine, downy wool of the Kashmir goat (old spelling of Kashmir) + camouflage - a device or stratagem used for concealment (French, from camoufler, to disguise)

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Created by: Maxine

Pronunciation: hiyd and go sneek

Sentence: While shopping, Martha hid the 90% discounted high-end purse in a pile of stale, leftover Christmas candy. With some luck, she'd be able to run home and grab the gift card she forgot. She's a regular hideandgosneaker.

Etymology: hide and go seek, sneak

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Created by: Redrover

Pronunciation: hide+ee+hold+um

Sentence: Darlene could never make up her mind about purchases when she first saw things so she was forever secreting the items where no one would notice she had pulled a hideeholdem.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

lol! nice one! - freakystyley, 2007-12-26: 23:45:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: dress/pee/on/aj

Sentence: Sally was so desperate to buy the last prom dress in her size that she had to use a little dresspionage and hide it under some pilate's balls until she could come back and purchase it.

Etymology: dress + espionage

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COMMENTS:

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 18:53:00

haha! hits the mark! - freakystyley, 2007-12-26: 23:32:00

Like the furtive nature of this word and the way it rolls off the tongue. Very nice word. - silveryaspen, 2007-12-27: 19:41:00

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