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October 2, 2007 · 3 Comments

Starbuttal (n.) Star•but•tal ─ The act of rebutting a Starbucks order that did not use the proper sizing terminology.

“GRANDE coffee?” the surly Barista Starbutted when I asked for a medium coffee.

zenbot (n.): zen • ‘bät ─ a person who responds to all stimuli with an eerie level of peaceful detachment.

“Don’t give me those zenbot platitudes. Can’t you get pissed for once?!”

Think Maria, the Crazy Little Latina
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Categories: lexicol · zen shit

3 responses so far ↓

  • kristina // October 3, 2007 at 2:26 am

    i heart these! you are so good at this…i think you should submit to visual thesaurus (or wherever) if you want a wider audience for your brilliance :-)

  • friday fun « col’s blog // November 16, 2007 at 8:01 pm

    [...] i received a starbuttal this morning. or i was starbuffed, whichever you fancy. despite this, i still wanted to buy those [...]

  • latte lunacy « col’s blog // May 22, 2008 at 8:10 pm

    [...] May 22, 2008 · No Comments a former employee and overall “concerned citizen” at the starbucks down the street from me gave the olsen twins the ‘ol switcharoo. that’s much more extreme than a starbuttal! [...]

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