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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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Laterwaiter
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: later waiter
Sentence: I refuse to wait on my office mates; I am a Laterwaiter indeed!
Etymology: see you later + waiter
Nesteaonage
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: NEHS-tee-oh-nahzh
Sentence: She returned to her desk with her cup of tea having been completely unnoticed, her Nesteaonage mission complete.
Etymology: Nestea + epsionage
Galleyraid
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gal lee rayd
Sentence: There's a girl who leads a life of danger. To everyone she meets she stays a stranger. With every move she makes, another chance she takes... Odds are she won't work here tomorrow. Galleyraid Woman, Galleyraid Woman. You've enjoyed your last covert break, no more stealth raids will you take. Your caffeine fix here is on time that is borrowed. (Sung to and with apologies to Johnny Rivers "Secret Agent Man")
Etymology: Galley (Area for food preparation on a ship or airliner;a small kitchen) & Raid (a sudden short attack;enter someone else's territory and take spoils)
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COMMENTS:
It always tastes better when you've raid it yourself - shaken, not stirred. - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-16: 05:55:00
Galleyraid leads a dangerous life of aversion...cheers to her! - splendiction, 2009-10-16: 19:09:00
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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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Avoidoidordery
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: a-void-doid-der-ee
Sentence: After weeks of trial and error, Margaret's system of avoidoidery was working. She could drink as much coffee as she wanted!. It was simple. She scurried towards the lunch room (and the washrooms) desperately squeezing her legs together, looking like she was about to explode. And effective. By the end of the day she was no longer faking it.
Etymology: avoid + order
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COMMENTS:
avoid de o do - from Avoideville acts - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:54:00
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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)
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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Subteafuge
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: subb teee few jjj
Sentence: Her subteafuge was only matched by her teacrecy
Etymology: subterfuge, tea
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-13: 10:36:00
Teariffic word! - Nosila, 2008-06-13: 22:58:00
Very subtle blending. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-15: 20:10:00
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Pantryraid
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈpæntɹiˌɹeɪd/
Sentence: My pantryraid was successful in that nobody asked me to get them anything, but I did have to answer some uncomfortable questions by the janitor about hiding in the refrigerator.
Etymology: just like "panty raid," but with an "r"
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COMMENTS:
Lame, I know. But someone else already stole "ninjava" - ErWenn, 2007-03-30: 08:39:00
Stole! that sounds like nitlynch talk to me! - Alchemist, 2007-03-30: 09:41:00
Ha! Well played, Al. Using my own words against me...or perhaps you are merely slipping into an accentfugue? - ErWenn, 2007-03-30: 17:01:00
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Drinkslink
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: drink slink (boring, I know)
Sentence: her drinkslink while effective was costing her a fortune in replacing tights. She was going to have to invest in kneepads or a flask!
Etymology: drink slink ( I know, I know)
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COMMENTS:
I love rhyming verbotomies - Alchemist, 2007-03-31: 06:36:00
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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