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)
Ewegofurst: /yoo-go-furst/ Mavis was a clever lamb indeed. Day after day she avoided the slaughter by stunning the crowd with her impeccable manners. Ewegofurst was the last thing they heard… Etymology: Ewe – a female sheep.
Go – to move from one place or point to another.
First – coming before all others. Created by: fabdiva.
Trapease: /trap eez/ Mickey would trapease himself some free cheese by courteously allowing Rodney to go first and snap the mousecatcher. Etymology: Trap (hold or catch as if in a trap) & Ease (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort) plus WordPlay on Trapeze (a swing used by circus acrobats) Created by: Nosila.
Benevolentrap: /buh-nev-uh-luhn-trap/ Denise was so happy to see that chivalry was alive when Ken held the door for her yesterday morning. It turned out to be a benevolentrap when it she found out that the boss was looking for someone to take care of a particularly cranky customer. Etymology: benevolent (charitable, kind) + trap (snare, trick) Created by: artr2.
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