DEFINITION: n., A type of guilt associated with a lapse in brand loyalty; especially when caught surreptitiously zipping the “wrong” coffee by your barista “friend”.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Meacuppa: /mee a kup pa/ Susan had to scurry past the window of her favourite coffee bar and not look in, because today she had grabbed a cup of rooibos tea from the tea shop on the corner. When she almost ran into the barista Jill who was coming down the street, she cried, “Meacuppa,Jill,someone bought me this, I just couldn’t refuse…I’ll be back at my usual time tomorrow! Etymology: mea culpa (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt;remorse;apology for error) & Cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle) & cuppa (British for a cup of tea, which cures everything and solves all the world’s problems, at least on Coronation Street!)
Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Meacuppa:
Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:47:00
Excellent…Navalon, 2008-08-21: 22:32:00
quite niceOZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:08:00
I can feel litigation coming on. Good brewNosila, 2008-08-23: 00:01:00
Cheers, You make me feel Joe-vial!
Cappuccheato: /kap-oo-cheet-oh
/ The extra two blocks to Starbucks for her morning fix seemed a bit too difficult today for Jenny, so she visited Second Cup. After the fist sip an overwhelming feeling of cappuccheato set in and she broke down and had to dispose of her ‘lazy fling coffee’ in the nearest waste bin.
Etymology: CAPPUCCHEATO – noun – from CAPPUCCINO + CHEAT
Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Cappuccheato:
lumina, 2008-08-21: 01:28:00
I JUST CAME BACK TO POST THAT ONE! You verbhogomist you! ha…Ok, thinking cap must go back on…Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:50:00
Good one.OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:07:00
Never trust coffee-drinker. nice word
Sipocrite: /Sip-o-crit/ “James, you sipocrite!” yelled Megan moments before she stormed out of the coffee shop that had not too recently fired her for un-barista like behavior. Etymology: Beverage related hypocrisy. Created by: Navalon.
Comments on Sipocrite:
Jabberwocky, 2008-08-21: 16:17:00
neatNosila, 2008-08-21: 22:15:00
SIP-erb word!OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:05:00
terrific; clever,too.
Americanogigolo: /a-mare-i-kano-jig-oh-low/ He was just buying espressos for the guys on the desk but the barista who already had his favourite americano brewing made him experience an acute attack of americanogigolo. Etymology: americano + American Gigolo (of Richard Gere fame) Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Americanogigolo:
OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:18:00
More memories of Beverley Hills
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