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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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Cashtrate
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ˈkash trāt
Sentence: Leonard always felt cashtrated at the mall whilst his girlfriend Amanda took charge of his credit card and tossed him like a hangar in the dressing home
Etymology: cash ( currency, money) + castrate (to emasculate, deprive vigor)
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COMMENTS:
That's why they call money geld! - Nosila, 2012-11-02: 19:27:00
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Manshopause
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: man-SHOW-pause
Sentence: William casually browsed through the spring fashions trying to look manly while taking a manshopause holding his wife's purse as she tried on the new dresses.
Etymology: Man+ shop + (meno)pause
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COMMENTS:
very nice - cfinleyca, 2007-09-26: 17:22:00
Funny stuff! - cfinleyca, 2007-09-26: 19:30:00
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Wasterbate
Created by: frenchprof
Pronunciation: as it sounds
Sentence: Charlie wasterbated aimlessly once again as Sandra was trying on her pink platforms.
Etymology: waste-akin to waiting and middle English bate to take away; subtract.
Leuling
Created by: Magic94
Pronunciation: L-oi-ling
Sentence: Geoff had to stand and leul whilst Jane looked through Marks and Spencers.
Etymology:
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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Shopitulate
Created by: eulogy
Pronunciation: shah-pit-you-late
Sentence: I can't go golfing.. I already promised the wife I'd go shopitulate at the mall with her this afternoon.
Etymology: Combination of "shop" and "capitulate" which is pretty much what happens. You know what I'm talking about.
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COMMENTS:
Nice one - cfinleyca, 2007-09-26: 17:38:00
Greater love has no man than that he give up his golf for his wife! Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-26: 18:49:00
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Boutiquegate
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /buˈtikˌge(ɪ)t/
Sentence: We who are stuck boutiquegating our significant others are very thankful to those few store designers who thought to provide comfortable seating just outside the dressing rooms.
Etymology: from boutique + tailgate
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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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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Contemplaza
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/tem/pla/za
Sentence: While dutifully lugging bags around like a pack mule, Chris would quietly contemplaza the meaning of life.
Etymology: contemplate + plaza
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COMMENTS:
aplaz (clapclapclap) - galwaywegian, 2007-09-26: 07:21:00
Perhaps Chris should comtemplaza this that: some women become nags because their husbands behave like mules! Good word:looks nice, sounds nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-26: 19:01:00
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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