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DEFINITION: n. The feelings that well up inside of you when you're waiting for service and another person, who arrived after you did, gets waited first! v. To wait and wait in line, only to watch other people jump the queue.
Verboticisms
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Buttindignation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: butt/in/dig/nay/shun
Sentence: Sally felt the buttindignation overwhelming as someone cut in front of her at the ticketbooth and bought the last ticket.
Etymology: butt in + indignation
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COMMENTS:
that's good - petaj, 2009-04-07: 06:18:00
Good word. could have used it yesterday as well :) - galwaywegian, 2009-04-07: 07:36:00
buttinhol - silveryaspen, 2009-04-07: 11:13:00
oops ... you buttinhholed this definition! Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-07: 11:14:00
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Hanoiance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: han oy anse
Sentence: Sheldon had waited a long time to get into his favourite popular Vietnamese restaurant. Then he had waited another long time to have his order taken. An older couple had come in after him and got their order long before he did. He felt a deep sense of hanoiance over the favoritism shown to this pair. He finally spoke to the waiter, demanding to know why he was being treated this way. The waiter smiled sheepishly and explained that the couple were his elderly grandparents, the actual owners of the restaurant, who had to be back to the seniors' home before 7:00 pm. With a sigh gone, Sheldon realized he was being pho-lish and hue too hasty, as it was their recipes he was enjoying. Even though he'd had to wait, it was a nguyen-nguyen situation for him.
Etymology: Hanoi (Capitol city of Viet Nam) & Annoyance (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed) Also: Hue (pron: hway)ancient people of Viet Nam and a name of a city there); Pho (Vietnamese soup);Nguyen (pronounced Hwin) most popular Vietnamese surname and family name of a royal dynasty)
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COMMENTS:
I love it long time! - scrabbelicious, 2010-10-20: 19:20:00
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Queuerage
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: CUE-raj
Sentence: As she watched yet another shopper manage to slip in line ahead of her as she waited, Brenda felt welling queuerage building inside and only through concentrated effort was she able to quell an outburst of screaming and cursing.
Etymology: Blend of 'queue' and 'rage'.
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COMMENTS:
Also a play on courage ... the courage to remain calm despite your queuerage! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-07: 11:36:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-07: 15:24:00
good word.. - mweinmann, 2009-04-07: 17:08:00
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Leapflog
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: lēpflôg
Sentence: Anne was told that the customer is always right. Sometimes she knew better. One morning when the other cashier was caught up in traffic the queue to her register was especially long. As she started to ring up a child’s purchase a woman rushed up to the counter to ask for a price check. Once given the price she announced ”That’s fine, I’ll take it”. Anne snapped. She decided to leapflog this inconsiderate customer. In a strong clear voice she asked the rest of people in line if they minded this woman butting in line. The resulting furor sent the woman scurrying without buying anything. The cheer Anne received made up for more than a few bad days.
Etymology: leapfrog (a game in which players in turn vault with parted legs over the backs of others who are bending down) + flog (beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment or torture)
Timeliened
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: tim + leend
Sentence: As I waited for hours to buy tickets to see Clayton and the Cluckers perform at the Easter Bowl; and watched those who came after me waited on first, I felt timeliened, numberjumped and bukbukstuck....
Etymology: time, timeline, lien, line....someone has taken a lien against my time when my place in line is taken away. It messes with my timeline for service.
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COMMENTS:
Sadly, there's no way, they will every pay, the timelien back! In the lientime, it is a very interesting verbotomy! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-07: 11:27:00
soundds like someone who performed at Woodcluck! - Nosila, 2009-04-07: 23:19:00
Lien on me-when you're not strong... - metrohumanx, 2009-04-08: 02:19:00
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Queuecumber
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kew kum ber
Sentence: George was a right queuecumber. He'd line up every day for the commuter train and sure enough, some selfish person would muscle past him at the last minute and get on before him, usually taking his favourite seat. One day, that guy got on George's last nerve. He shoved him under the tracks as the train was pulling out. George had a one-track mind and the pushy guy is now a choocumber.
Etymology: Queue (line up of people) & Encumber (hold back)
Linearage
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: linēərāj
Sentence: Gerry was happy when he was finally able to take his kids to Disney World. He fully expected to have to wait in lines. What he hadn't anticipated was the queue jumpers who thought nothing of cutting in line. He could feel his linearage building. If the kids weren't with him there might have been a all-out queuebrawl.
Etymology: linear (arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line) + rage (violent, uncontrollable anger)
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COMMENTS:
Wouldn't want the kids to witness GERRYatrix! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-08: 02:23:00
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Aggressiveimpatientclucking
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Uh-gres-sev-em-pay-shent-kluck-ing
Sentence: Marsha felt so much "aggressiveimpatientclucking" towards the jewelry sales clerk, that she spoke loud enough so he could hear her boisterous "Aggressiveimpatientclucking" because he waited on another customer first that had just walked up. He plainly saw Marsha standing there for 15 minutes right beside him! Ah but, Little Miss Nohometraining that cut in front of Marsha and the 3 other people waiting...she received NO exchange or refund because she had NO receipt for her jewelery...Marsha laughs as she says,to the others waiting,"Duh...SEE the signs in big red letters that state clearly...NO returns or exchanges on jewelry with out receipt!" So little Miss Nohometraining walked away with her head bowed and red faced and her feathers tucked between her legs,as Marsha and the other people that she cut in front of busted out laughing at Marsha's humour! Cluck-a-doodle-dooooo! ;)
Etymology: Agressive;Hostile, injurious, or destructive behavior or outlook especially when caused by frustration. Impatient;not patient,restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or opposition. Clucking;To express with interest or concern...
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COMMENTS:
That's what happens at these new "FREE-RANGE" outlets! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-08: 02:30:00
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Infuriwait
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: In-fi-ur-e-wait
Sentence: Dr. Benson's patients were infuriwaited as one by one they were overlooked by a 20 story building.
Etymology: An annoying blend of 1)vb. Infuriate. To make very angry and impatient 2)vb. wait. To stand in line, queue.
Queueirked
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Queue - irkt
Sentence: There was only one clerk at one register at Kame-Apart. Dismayed and waylaid, in a long line, those imprisoned in it found no time peace. Then, the chap at the end, like a defensive forward, with elbows attackling, made a mad line drive, surging queueickly to the front, leaving the rest of us waitstresses even more queueirked!
Etymology: QUEUE, IRKED, QUIRKED. QUEUE - waiting line. IRKED - annoyed, frustrated, exasperated, irritated and angry. QUIRK - the twist of fate that resulted in the long line and the line-jumper. /// Kame-Apart for K-Mart is not my invention. I have heard it many times and don't know who created it. /// Attackling is a verbotomy of attack and tackling. /// Queueickly is a verbotomy of queue and quickly.
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COMMENTS:
clever blend - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-07: 15:24:00
interesting etymology. Enjoyed the sentence too!! - mweinmann, 2009-04-07: 17:07:00
Hahahaha! Good one, SA! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-08: 02:21:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by abrakadeborah. Thank you abrakadeborah. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-04-07: 02:41:00
Very greative cartoon, James!
abrakadeborah - 2009-04-07: 05:46:00
Thanks James! great cartoon too! It made me think hard on my own definition :)
mweinmann - 2009-04-07: 07:39:00
The cartoon was very thought provoking....that sometimes, we might want to wait or that what we are waiting for might not be the "answer" to our wishes in the end.
Thank you. I guess the feeling is that sometimes we're lucky enough NOT to get what we wanted. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by abrakadeborah. Thank you abrakadeborah. ~ James