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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". v. To secretly switch brands.
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Skulmuggery
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skəlˈməgərē
Sentence: In a underbranded act of skulmuggery Mindy purchased her morning cup of wake-up from the local gas station and transferred it to her Starbucks mug. She even pretended that she enjoyed it as she settled in for her day at work.
Etymology: skulduggery (underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery) + mug (a large cup, typically cylindrical and with a handle and used without a saucer, typically used for coffee)
Perkotraitor
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: purk - ooo - tray - tore
Sentence: Honey felt like a peerkotraitor. Ben bought her a gift bag of Starbucks coffee but each morning, she brewed a fresh pot of Folgers and poured it in the "Starbucks" mug. She didn't know how to tell him that she liked cheap coffee better.
Etymology: Perkolator - device used to brew coffee or a person who brews it + traitor - someone who is not loyal and betrays a cause or trust.
Americanogigolo
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/mare/i/kano/jig/oh/low
Sentence: 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)
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COMMENTS:
excelatte! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-19: 05:56:00
Well espressoed! Perhaps the barista just needed to get cafe au laid. - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-19: 11:31:00
too true - an extra fine grind might have bean just what the doctor ordered - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-19: 12:05:00
Looks like he has the makings of logogigolo! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-19: 17:45:00
Caf fine! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-19: 17:50:00
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Contrabranding
Created by: Kooldaddy
Pronunciation: con-tra-bran ding
Sentence: Jane was embarrassed when her favorite Barrista from Starbucks caught her contrabranding at Java Jones.
Etymology: brand betrayal, branding, out-branding, contrary branding, and contraband
Venerationgap
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: venn err ay shun gap
Sentence: When Britney arrived at the pre-party cocktail thing wearing a Swatch with her valentino dress, she was quickly demoted to ex-soulmate.
Etymology: generation gap, veneration.
Cappuccheato
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kap/oo/cheet/oh
Sentence: The extra two blocks to Star Bucks seemed difficult today for Mary, 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 'fling coffee' in the nearest waste bin.
Etymology: cappuccino + cheat
Brandgression
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: brand-gres-shun
Sentence: Wally was a BK man: he ate BK breakfasts and BK lunches. His brandgression was exposed when the BK drive-through cashier saw the Chik-Fil-A napkin on his dashboard.
Etymology: Brand + (Trans)Gression
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COMMENTS:
Great minds indeed! - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-19: 11:43:00
1 vote for a great word with no coffee reference! - Jenna, 2007-09-19: 13:42:00
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Culpaccino
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: KULL-pah-CHEE-noh
Sentence: Kate was filled with culpaccino as she quietly sipped her coffee under Mike's accusing stare.
Etymology: culpable (guilty and responsible) + cappuccino (type of coffee)
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COMMENTS:
Love it! Great play on words. :) - abrakadeborah, 2012-12-06: 14:41:00
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Dislabelty
Created by: legalalien
Pronunciation: dis-LAY-bel-ty
Sentence: Jacob, who had an avowed policy of eschewing even benign local franchises with any more than two locations was quite embarassed to be espied by his friends sipping a Big Gulp (TM) and munching on Chicken McNuggets (TM).
Etymology: disloyalty + label
Labelshame
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: la"bel - sha*m
Sentence: Maxine tried to sneak past the mean girls outside of The Gap as she felt labelshamed with her Forever 21 bag:(
Etymology: label (an identifying brand) + shame (painful feeling having lost the respect of others
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
love the etymology
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