DEFINITION: n. The art of sneaking to the office kitchen without having to take orders from your colleagues for coffee, or tea, or anything… v. To sneak in and out of the office kitchen without getting caught.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Kitchenslink: /kit-chen-slink/ Nora used the kitchenslink method of getting to the coffeepot without being seen so she wouldn’t have to engage in meaningless conversations or fetch treats for lazy coworkers. She became so good at it that she was able to raid the snack drawer and the refrigerator with impunity and soon built up a nice snack stash in her drawer. Etymology: kitchen + slink: to sneak (wordplay on kitchen sink) Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments on Kitchenslink:
artr, 2009-10-16: 09:40:00
Great word.splendiction, 2009-10-16: 19:07:00
Yes I agree!
Surriplicious: /sərəplishəs/ Sarah will sometimes quietly slip out the back door at work to catch a quick snack and coffee at the local convenience store. She refers to these surreplicious mini-repasts as heaven elevens. Etymology: surreptitious (kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of) + delicious (highly pleasant to the taste) Created by: artr.
Comments on Surriplicious:
mweinmann, 2009-10-16: 07:52:00
This is hilarious!! Love it.
Cofflee: /CAW flee/ Sue’s latest cofflee came seconds before Brad’s really big meeting. Once again, Sue wasn’t around to get the coffee! Etymology: Coffee and flee. Created by: splendiction.
Comments on Cofflee:
Nosila, 2009-10-16: 21:46:00
So simple yet so appropos…she’s gotta latte nerve!
Galleyraid: /gal lee rayd/ There’s a girl who leads a life of danger.
To everyone she meets she stays a stranger.
With every move she makes, another chance she takes…
Odds are she won’t work here tomorrow.
Galleyraid Woman, Galleyraid Woman.
You’ve enjoyed your last covert break, no more stealth raids will you take.
Your caffeine fix here is on time that is borrowed. (Sung to and with apologies to Johnny Rivers “Secret Agent Man”) Etymology: Galley (Area for food preparation on a ship or airliner;a small kitchen) & Raid (a sudden short attack;enter someone else’s territory and take spoils) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Galleyraid:
mrskellyscl, 2009-10-16: 05:55:00
It always tastes better when you’ve raid it yourself – shaken, not stirred.splendiction, 2009-10-16: 19:09:00
Galleyraid leads a dangerous life of aversion…cheers to her!
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