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DEFINITION: n. The art of sneaking to the office kitchen without having to take orders from your colleagues for coffee, or tea, or anything... v. To sneak in and out of the office kitchen without getting caught.
Verboticisms
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Sneakitchen
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: s nee kit chen
Sentence: Mary had perfected the art of sneakitchen to the point that she had made a full wall of boxes between her and the kitchen door.
Etymology: from kitchen and sneak
Teaception
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: tee-sep-shun
Sentence: Hiding her mug in the billowing folds of her skirt, Lisa traced a circuitous route towards the scullery...praying none of her office colleagues would catch wind of her intended teaception. She knew they would frown on her act of sculleryduggery!
Etymology: tea + deception
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COMMENTS:
Why can't we have more than one word each? I wanted to add "sculleryduggery" too! - urbanwookie, 2007-04-01: 12:37:00
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Coffeerunaround
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: caw/fee/run/arownd
Sentence: She was famous for her coffeerunaround - everyone thought she was making coffee for other people
Etymology: coffee run + runaround (avoidance)
Slinkoholic
Created by: ajcor
Pronunciation: slink..oholic
Sentence: The youthful slinkoholic enjoys slithering unseen around corners to enkoy a solitary cuppa!
Etymology: slink and "oholic" meaning compulsive
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COMMENTS:
kitcheninjitsu - rikboyee, 2007-03-30: 01:59:00
wow...i just typed my word into your comment box instead of in the 'create-a-word' section... i apologise for my verblunder - rikboyee, 2007-03-30: 02:00:00
he he! I've almost done that a few times - petaj, 2007-03-30: 03:03:00
Seems we all need coffee today, but hey, TFI Friday. This one kinda refers to "sink", the central feature of any self-respecting kitchen. Good stuff. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-30: 04:32:00
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Goferstwhile
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: GO - first - whyl
Sentence: Once the office errand girl and flunky at large, Miranda had found a way to surreptitiously avoid those tasks she'd become expected to run, and had become a goferstwhile extraordinaire.
Etymology: blend of gofer (errand boy/girl) and erstwhile (formerly)
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COMMENTS:
neat blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:34:00
Lovely word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-15: 20:09:00
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Creepuccino
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: creep/uh/cheeno
Sentence: Every day it gets more difficult to sidle past my co-workers to practice the ancient art of creepuccino. Yesterday I almost got caught because of the frothy mustache.
Etymology: creep (sneak) + cappuccino
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COMMENTS:
Like it - Rutilus, 2008-06-13: 12:25:00
re: mustache. Perhaps you should shave? - wordmeister, 2008-06-13: 15:40:00
Java close shave? - Nosila, 2008-06-13: 23:05:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-15: 20:08:00
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Ninjava
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: nin-JAH-vah
Sentence: Every day, Bret would miraculously appear several times with freshly brewed coffee in his mug, while his colleagues went dry. He was a true master of the art of ninjava.
Etymology: ninja, java (slang for coffee)
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COMMENTS:
Curse you for being an earlier bird than I! - ErWenn, 2007-03-30: 08:39:00
Ahhh...one must rise early to learn the art of verbotoninja...:-) - Alchemist, 2007-03-30: 09:38:00
love it!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-30: 09:54:00
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Onecupmanship
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: wun/cup/man/ship
Sentence: Julie looked at her colleagues and decided to indulge in a spot of onecupmanship before being deluged with orders.
Etymology: oneupmanship + cup
Grubterfuge
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: grub tur fewj
Sentence: He was a master of grubterfuge. he moved with speed and stealth invisible to almost everybody, but usually leaving a faint smell of soup in his wake.
Etymology: subterfuge, grub
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COMMENTS:
Supermanestrone! - Nosila, 2011-03-07: 14:41:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-30: 04:24:00
Schrutestealth
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-30: 04:30:00
Oops- wrong button. Sorry for the shameless advertising! Better get myself some coffee!
I LIKE EATRAIDER ! The double meaning is very funny... Metrohumanx
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James