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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Boycaught: /boy kot/ When she took her boyfriend shopping, which he hated, he hung around outside the building as a boycaught. He really should have gone into the store, as she was getting final fitting for her wedding dress… Etymology: Boy (Man or young male) & Caught (the act of catching something)…wordplay on boycott (to ignore;a group’s refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies)
Created by: Nosila.
Nonnonaye: /Non-non-eye/ Dave stood by the shop’s front entrance and watched mournfully as his missus sailed past the lingerie section onto the comfy cardy department. Turning to face the street, his inner Hefner began selecting new recruits for his imaginary bunny girl club, nonnonaying each young lass as she passed by. “Non … non … aye” Etymology: Non – No (French). Aye – Yes (English; dialect North of the Watford Gap) Created by: wordslikevenom.
Windower: // Greg became a windower everytime he went shopping with Janine. Etymology: Window: the display space in and directly behind a shop window. And Widower: a man who has lost his wife by death and has not remarried. Created by: dessessopsid.
Manopause: /man – oh – pause/ Fred was going through manopause today. He started to sweat, have hot flashes and get overemotional as he waited in the sun for 3 hours while Margaret tried on dresses. Etymology: menopause (a change of life time period where women have many intersting symptoms) + man (a different kind of manopause)….. + pause (to stop or wait) Created by: mweinmann.
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