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DEFINITION: To ask someone to look at one thing, when you really want them to look at another thing, which is better left unspecified.

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Divhersion

Created by: dstorm78

Pronunciation: Div-Her-Shun

Sentence: John fell prey to Mandy's divhersion when she asked for a raise.

Etymology: A play on the word diversion and the inclusion of the pronoun 'her', since it is generally assumed that a woman would commit this act. It could be supposed that 'divhesion' might also be an acceptable use.

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Ascramalalodge

Created by: Slicer

Pronunciation: Ass-cra-llama-lodge

Sentence: If one ascramalalodges, they are flogged.

Etymology: The sound of one caveman beating another caveman over the head for staring at his wife.

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Misvisualize

Created by: Fenners

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She misvisualized me as she asked me to look at her earrings, bending over temptingly as she exposed her cleavage more.

Etymology:

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Taintalize

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: TAYNT-a-lyz

Sentence: Eager to show off his new hairline, but ashamed to admit he wore a toupee, Jim taintalized his friends with a new pair of gold aviator specs.

Etymology: tain't (as in, "Tain't funny, McGee) + tantalize

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Jailbaitenswitch

Created by: adobrodt

Pronunciation: jail-bay-ten-swich

Sentence: Jenny preferred her method of jailbaitenswitch to other girls' more direct methods.

Etymology: from jailbait and 'bait and switch'

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COMMENTS:

Very creative. - dstorm78, 2006-12-29: 18:31:00

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Diviewsion

Created by: celeron450

Pronunciation: die-view-zhun

Sentence: Claire asked John to see if she had a loose seam on the back of her blue jeans, but it was really a diviewsion.

Etymology: diversion, view

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Fishingleer

Created by: bohdel

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She used a fishingleer to pick up guys at the bar. "Just look at how I spilt this on my shirt," she'd say, "I'll never be able to wear it again."

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