DEFINITION: v., To pretend that you like something that you don’t, in hopes that someone else will like your pretensions. n., A person who doesn’t like what they actually like, and pretends to like what other people like.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Brocclick: /Brocc – as in ‘broccolli
Lick – as in ‘lick’/ I brocclicked my way through that meal. Tofu? Argh! Etymology: Created by: MissJones.
Masquereater: /mas ker ee ter/ When Sue Doe met Shammy Davis Junior at a society cocktail party, he was sampling escargots, grenouilles and caviar with great zeal. Although she pretended to be worldly, she had never tried these delicacies either. Shammy was actually a masquereater and hated the taste of these new flavors. She commented on how savvy he was to dine on snails, frog legs and fish eggs, at which point his lack of knowledge made him pale. She asked him if was going to have some Baked Alaska for dessert. He wondered which part of Alaska they were baking and hoped it was not Deadhorse or Valdez…the former might give him nightmares and the latter might still have an oily taste to it! You can’t have your Kake and eat it too. Juneau Nome what I mean? Etymology: Masquerade (making a false outward show;pretend to be someone or something that you are not) & Eater (someone who consumes food for nourishment).
Deadhorse, Valdez, Kake, Juneau and Nome are all towns/settlements in Alaska. Created by: Nosila.
Ficterian: /fiktərēən/ Barry is a full-fledged ficterian. He is a social chameleon. If someone is a vegetarian, so is he. If somebody loves a particular movie, so does he. Whichever way the wind blows is a lifestyle for him. Just the other day he was an MMA fighter, a rapper and a lesbian. Etymology: fictitious (not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated) + vegetarian (a person who does not eat meat) Created by: artr.
Conrade: /kon-rad/ Kimberly hated her twin sister, Loretta. Loretta was an excellent conrade, quickly befriending strangers and extracting just enough information to steal their identities. “Oh, it’s so important to write your social security number on the seeds of your organic produce, otherwise Monsanto will sue you for copyright infringement” she told a few new friends. And just as soon as she finished her day of work at MegaPharm, Inc. she was behind her chum’s houses with a shovel and magnifying glass. “She thinks everyone’s a chump” Kimberly complained, “I haven’t talked to her since my application for a gapcard was denied.” Etymology: con (to betray confidence) + comrade (close friend) Created by: thegoatisbad.
Comments on Conrade:
thegoatisbad, 2010-03-23: 14:12:00
did the definition necessarily pertain to food? oops
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