Verboticism: Maitrebution
DEFINITION: n., The fear that your service representative will retaliate after you have complained. v., To be afraid of bad service because you complained about it.
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Sabophobic
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: sa.bo·fo.bik sab′ə fo bIk
Sentence:
Etymology: Sabotage - A deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged. Phobic - suffering from irrational fears.
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COMMENTS:
Sabophobic is real textbook material. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-19: 20:27:00
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Remorselphobia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ree - morse - el - fo - bee - uh
Sentence: After harshly criticizing the dessert the waiter brought, Gracielda had a bout of remorselphobia over the thought of what the waiter may return with.
Etymology: Remorse + morsel + phobia
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COMMENTS:
nice word... - hendrixius, 2007-11-30: 08:34:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-30: 15:06:00
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Waitdress
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: wey/dress
Sentence: Whenever you complain and send back an item at a restaurant be prepared for the waitress to waitdress your food with a little spattle and snottle to make things just right for you.
Etymology: WAITDRESS - verb WAITRESS (a woman who waits on tables) + REDRESS (satisfaction for wrong; to set right; remedy, or repair)
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 17:44:00
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Compain
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kum payn
Sentence: She felt good after her bitching session, but the compain would be along presently
Etymology: complain pain
Purchill
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PUR-chil
Sentence: After Bob was overheard to quip: "In this restaraunt the only good waiters are the customers," the fickle-feel gaze of the head-waiter sent purchills of retailiation up his spine.
Etymology: 1. Purchill: a blend of purchase & chill: a depressing influence on the feelings. 2. Retailiation: (retail & retaliation)
Breachofcontact
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: breech-of-con-tacked
Sentence: Melanie was worried that by sending back her cold soup, she had created a breachofcontact, thus opening herself up for all sorts of unsavory retailatory possibilities. Melanie was aware that the agreement between server and servee was tenuous at best, and did not instigate a breachofcontact lightly. Nonetheless, she was still surprised and more than a little disgusted to find a cigarette butt in her piping hot soup.
Etymology: breach of contract revised to breach of contact
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COMMENTS:
Clever. Great sentence with nice nuances. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 17:53:00
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Shitetipper
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Shit-E-Tipper
Sentence: Karen suddenly had a bad case of shitetipper after seeing her server kick over a trash can, and throw hies hairnet on the floor.
Etymology: Shitty + Tipper= Asshole
Dissatisfriction
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dis-sat-is-frik-shern
Sentence: as he sent the salad back because it was to 'leafy', he started to feel an awkward pang of dissatisfriction
Etymology: diss, dissatisfaction, friction
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COMMENTS:
I bet he'll get the seizure salad for returning it. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-30: 10:14:00
or maybe a gob salad with blew cheese dressing - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-30: 15:04:00
And what was that floating in the turdle soup? - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-30: 18:07:00
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Retaliphobia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree ta la fo bee ya
Sentence: When Fastedia dines out, she always finds fault with her meal selections. Her complaints are picky, minor beefs that really annoy the wait staff. (Where's my parsley garnish?) Afterall, they are busy enough without running back and forth for her. After several acts of revenge in past, she has developed retaliphobia of the servers. It makes her job as a restaurant columnist all the harder...
Etymology: Retaliate (take revenge for a perceived wrong)& Phobia (an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations)
Mealfearsence
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Meal+Fear+Sense
Sentence: When the bacon bits on Ruth's salad began to move, she was disturbed and called the waiter to take a look. As he offerred to take the salad back and "fix" it, the sneer on his face filled Ruth with mealfearsence and she decided to eat it rather than not know what else might be added to it. She had a sense of fear that there would be further wrongdoing in regards to her salad.
Etymology: The word malfeasance combined with meal, fear and sense
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-28: 13:00:00
Mal-ificent word... - Nosila, 2008-10-28: 14:02:00
Take it BACK! Run away! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 17:49:00
Very clever! - Mustang, 2008-10-28: 18:49:00
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