DEFINITION: v. To generously allow others to precede you in hopes that they will identify, reduce, and perhaps be eliminated by, the potential hazards. n. A gesture of courtesy which is really the lead-in to a trap.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Courtesnare: /kur te snair/ Mojo the Mouse had learned how to avoid the mousetrap. When he saw the tasty cheese awaiting him, he always did a courtesnare, by letting his pal, Rodney spring the trap and leave him the tasty morsel. This way, Mojo wan’t one of those mice, who thrice get a splice in a vise and heed no advice! Etymology: Courtesy (a courteous or respectful or considerate remark or act) & Snare (entrap)
Created by: Nosila.
Lemmify: /Lemm-i-fy/ To convince another to go ahead of you & do something without their thinking, rather like a lemming. Etymology: Lemming-ify Created by: EpicButCrazy.
Puzzlekill: // Jacob’s idea to allow the cat to frolic into the trap was a puzzlekill. Etymology: new Created by: Rheelax246.
Hambush: /hamboÅsh/ Aunt Edy invited Rodney over for Thanksgiving. She promised not just turkey but pork products. He accepted knowing full well that this was a hambush. Edy is the designated family inquisitor. Rodney’s new girlfriend was to be the topic of discussion for the evening. What’s her name? How old is she? Has she been married? Does she have kids? Where does she work? How did you meet? Is it serious? Rodney thought to himself, â€Why am I putting up with this?â€. â€That’s right, HAM!!!†Etymology: ham (meat from the upper part of a pig’s leg salted and dried or smoked) + ambush (a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position) Created by: artr.
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