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: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: cove-er-uup-nes-ses-stuf

Sentence: She had to coverupnecesstuff the things she wanted as she didn't have enough money to buy them at the moment.

Etymology: cover up:to hide + nessecary:needed or wanted + stuff:objects

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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: 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.

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COMMENTS:

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

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eye doo lay tor

Sentence: Her idoolatry had become an artform which never failed, apart from that one time, when she secreted the to-die-for lingerie in the the pet gift section at Maaaceys.

Etymology: idolater, do later.

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COMMENTS:

love it - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-26: 11:28:00

Love the sentence and word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 18:52:00

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Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: hahyd-uh-wey

Sentence: Josh decided to hideaway the last Linkin Park CD with the John Denver CD's so he could come back for it later.

Etymology: Hide: to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret. + Away: from Layaway - a method of purchasing by which the purchaser reserves an article with a down payment and claims it only after paying the full balance.

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Created by: jeceelpz

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COMMENTS:

very nice play on shop, guy, guise ... I like it. - silveryaspen, 2008-01-04: 12:40:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Sur - REP - tuh - stash

Sentence: Beatrice didnt want to risk losing the bargain on the shoes so she decided to carefully surreptistash them behind the stack of shirts for the big and tall guys.

Etymology: Surreptitious (sneaky) + Stash (hide)

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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: 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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