Verboticism: Hideaway

'I'll hide these Alligator Pumps with the Crocs'

DEFINITION: To find something you really want in a shop, but then, since you cannot buy it immediately, to hide it so that no one else will get it.

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Hideaway

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: hahyd-uh-wey

Sentence: Josh decided to hideaway the last Linkin Park CD with the John Denver CD's so he could come back for it later.

Etymology: Hide: to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret. + Away: from Layaway - a method of purchasing by which the purchaser reserves an article with a down payment and claims it only after paying the full balance.

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