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DEFINITION: v. What boyfriends and husbands do while they are waiting their girlfriends and/or wives to shop. n. A person doing such a thing.
Verboticisms
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Liearound
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: lye-a-round
Sentence: Tom didn't know why Mindy was so eager for his validation when she was buying clothes, but he had long since become accustomed to his role...he needed to liearound the dressing room, saying encouraging--though not completely honest-- things things like "No you're butt doesn't look fat" or "I don't think that black dress looks too much like your other black dress."
Etymology: lie in two senses--to not tell the truth and to lounge; around in the sense of either prevaricating or lounging in proximity to the shopping.
Browdle
Created by: legalalien
Pronunciation: BROW-dle
Sentence: Although Tiffany promised that it would only be a 3 minute ("I swear, you can time me!") detour into the Sephora store, Hank was left with nothing to do but browdle myriad products whose use he could not fathom.
Etymology: browse (look through or glance at casually) + dawdle (to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter)
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:08:00
Lovely word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-28: 01:06:00
Like it! One can only sympathise with Hank. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:10:00
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Waitwatching
Created by: hgofom
Pronunciation: Just like it looks.
Sentence: My wife went into the mall and I was left waitwatching.
Etymology: While waiting, we wait, and we watch. There are also several puns and entendres in the word. One is a play on the diet popular with many women. Another is that while we wait we're not only people watching, but frequently looking at our watches. Also, waitwatch, waitwatcher, etc.
Manterval
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: mann-tuh-vawl
Sentence: Gideon had grown used to waiting outside of the changing rooms in women's shops. In fact he had learnt to almost enjoy mantervals and began to use the time more productively. Instead of spending hours on end waiting by racks of frocks staring at his shoes like he used to, he now uses being surrounded by women to his benefit. Gideon has picked up some of the most amazing make-up tips, he's learnt how to deal with period pain and can now tell the difference between shampoo and shower gel which he, like most men, previously believed were inter-changeable. The list goes on...
Etymology: Man (male adult human) + interval ( intervening period of time)
Mallinger
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: mawl-ing-gerr
Sentence: he was simply expected to mallinger while she disappeared into an endless stream of shops
Etymology: mall, linger, malinger
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COMMENTS:
Good word.I sympathize. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:26:00
Like it - TJayzz, 2008-08-27: 03:44:00
very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:08:00
Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-28: 00:43:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-08-28: 01:54:00
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Masterwait
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mas/ter/weyt
Sentence: To keep her happy, he goes along shopping and masterwaits patiently for her while she tries on every pair of shoes in the store.
Etymology: MASTERWAIT - verb - from MASTER (a person who commands, or is in charge and of course SHE is) + WAIT (to be patient and remain neglected for a time)
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COMMENTS:
that's why guys wear such bulky overcoats - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:04:00
He thinks it's the best way to achieve "masterpeace" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-28: 00:49:00
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Mallinger
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: Mahl-LING-er
Sentence: Two hours after the Wife entered Old Navy, Bob was seen in the food court, mallingering on the cement bench with an empty bag of Cinnabons.
Etymology: Mall: a large retail complex with no hardware stores. Linger: to pass time in a tedious manner.
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COMMENTS:
wow. my first verboticism....sniff. - kabloozie, 2007-09-26: 02:26:00
It's a good one too. No auto parts stores in a Mall either. - petaj, 2007-09-26: 04:44:00
good start! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-26: 07:22:00
wow - what a debut!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-26: 10:42:00
Perhaps Bob should have lingered in lingerie boutique. Might not have been so teduous for him ! Good start:good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-26: 18:44:00
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Betrudge
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bih-truhj
Sentence: When Jill wants to go shopping she likes to take Tom with her. She'll bounce from store to store like a lioness on a hunt. He'll betrudge along behind her like a trailer with flat tires. They've been together long enough that he knows when to nod and when to grunt something like "That look great on you".
Etymology: begrudge (to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow) + trudge (to walk, especially laboriously or wearily)
Chickpick
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: chik-pik
Sentence: While Sue was in the dressing room, Bob bided his time with a chickpick session. The first object of his scrutiny was slightly plump, but had nice hair. The second had a nice body, but egad, that eye brow ring had to go! The third had it all going for her, except for the fact that she talked through her nose. The fourth...
Etymology: nit pick, chick
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COMMENTS:
a chick picnic - petaj, 2007-09-26: 04:45:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Can't you be arrested for MASTERWAITING in public?
galwaywegian - 2008-08-27: 05:56:00
Or masterbaiting at college
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James