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.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Dresspionage: /dress-pee-on-aj/ Sally was so desperate to buy the last prom dress in her size that she had to use a little dresspionage and hide it under some pilate’s balls until she could come back and purchase it. Etymology: dress + espionage Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Dresspionage:
OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 18:53:00
Great word!freakystyley, 2007-12-26: 23:32:00
haha! hits the mark!silveryaspen, 2007-12-27: 19:41:00
Like the furtive nature of this word and the way it rolls off the tongue. Very nice word.
Purcacher: /pur-cache-er/ Her husband had suspended all debit and credit cards and limited her to a weekly allowance because of her outlandish spending sprees. As a result, she was a cash only buyer. Unfortunately, when that money ran out, she turned into a devious purcacher who hide sale items in various places in the store until her weekly allowance came in. Etymology: purchaser + cache Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Purcacher:
OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 18:51:00
Good word.Mustang, 2007-12-26: 22:08:00
Great word! Wish I’d thought of it.
Shelfishness: /SHELF-ish-ness/ I’m only shelfish at Christmas. Etymology: From shelf hoarder and selfish so and so Created by: sharktrager.
Stowaware: /stoh-a-wair/ Bob was the bane of booksellers, carefully stowawaring much-sought-after or rare editions for later purchase. Etymology: With “stowaway” in mind, based on STOW: to conceal and WARE: goods for sale. Created by: OZZIEBOB.
Comments on Stowaware:
OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-26: 04:22:00
PS: YES, I am guilty of stowawaring!galwaywegian, 2007-12-26: 07:07:00
good one!silveryaspen, 2007-12-27: 19:39:00
Clever! Right on the meaning!
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