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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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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.
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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Meagulpa
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: mee ah gull pa
Sentence: I was caught with ICED java, my meagulpa!
Etymology: Latin mea culpa
Locamochashun
Created by: marglark
Pronunciation: lowka-moka-shun
Sentence: she went through locamochashun when the was cought red branded(other word choice).
Etymology: loca(crazy in spanish) + mocha + shun + locomotion(moving on)
Brandwhoring
Created by: hellohime
Pronunciation: Brandwhoring - brand'hoo'ring
Sentence: After drinking at Starbucks for a while, Jill branched out and started Brandwhoring at Tim Hortons.
Etymology: A person who switches from their regular brand to another while maintaining allegience to the first brand.
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
Brandereliction
Created by: Pseudonym
Pronunciation: bran-der-e-lik-shun
Sentence: "You would not believe the brandereliction I felt when I couldn't find my usual moisturizer."
Etymology: brand + dereliction
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
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COMMENTS:
and the moral of this is 'never have your first cup at second cup' - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-19: 15:09:00
If Mary not careful, someone might call in the coppacheatoes! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-19: 17:43:00
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Gapffe
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: gap/fa
Sentence: Shopping at Old Navy is a huge GAPffe
Etymology: gaffe + GAP
Starfuckered
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Star-Fahq-Er-D
Sentence: You bitch! I can't believe you would walk into the office holding that shitty ass bean water! I'm so starfuckered, I'll never be able to enjoy foam with you, EVER again!
Etymology: Starbucks, and those little bastard/bitches who you know.
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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