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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.
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Coffeelude
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: käfēloōd
Sentence: Down the back stairs, around to the side of the building, into the loading dock entrance, up the service elevator to the 5th floor and back down the stairs and a few quick steps to the snack room. This is the formula Georgia uses to coffeelude ”Could you get me” requests from co-workers. Now she needs to explain to her boss why a coffee break takes her 30 minutes or more.
Etymology: coffee (a drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub) + elude (evade or escape from)
Leechvoidic
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: leech-voyd-ik
Sentence: To avoid having telling the truth President Bush uses leechvoidics on his constituents
Etymology: leech (blood-sucking people) + avoid + tactic
Sneakabrew
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: sneek-UH-broo
Sentence: When Roxie's sneakabrew filing cabinet exploded, all they found were "charred" remains.
Etymology: SNEAK: move in a furtive or stealthish manner & BREW: a pot of tea,; a cup of tea or coffee; thus a cup of brew (slang)
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COMMENTS:
another great word Ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:35:00
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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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Sneaketeria
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sneek - eh - teer - ee - ah
Sentence: Leslie had a stealth move she called the sneaketeria. Once everyone came into the office, said hello and started to work, she would creep silently to the cateferia for coffee and a donut. Or, she would get in really, really early before anyone else was there.
Etymology: sneak, cafeteria
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - splendiction, 2009-10-16: 19:11:00
Good word and a running shoe store could be a Sneakerteria! - Nosila, 2009-10-16: 21:48:00
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Ninjarefill
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: ninjarefill
Sentence: I ninjarefilled my vodka-o without anybooty noticing it. (it = 1.nobody noticed i refilled 2.nobody noticed that there is vodka in my orange-juice).
Etymology: ninja + refill. the art of refilling your drink - unseen like a ninja.
Culininjery
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: "culin-injury"
Sentence: My culininjery was strong this morning; I managed to get myself a coffee without having to fetch anyone else's.
Etymology: "Culinary" + "ninja" + the oft-neglected "-ery" suffix.
Brounging
Created by: coachnomad23
Pronunciation: Brown-jing
Sentence: After having finished the stack of invoices on his desk, Jack crept quietly so no one would catch him brounging in the workroom
Etymology:
Sneakery
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: sneakery
Sentence: you are the most sneakery person in the wordl .
Etymology: sneaky
Kitchoyeur
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: kichaI3:
Sentence: He always gets his tea cold by frequent kitchoyerurs.
Etymology: Kitchen is that small room which is devoted to cooking. voyeur: a person who gets pleasure from secretly watching other people have sex
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-30: 04:24:00
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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