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 …
phone standing (n.): ‘fOn ’stand • ing ─ The act of grandstanding in front of a subordinate or any person one wishes to impress whilst talking on the phone with another person. Generally involves excessive name dropping and steering the conversation into directions that showcase one’s wit, intelligence and overall power. Phonestanders are typically much more animated, loud and interested in their conversations when they have an audience, be it in the office, on the bus or in the supermarket.
negatron (n.): negg∙a∙trahn ─ a person who robotically responds negatively to all stimuli.
“She is a notorious negatron … the glass isn’t just half empty, it’s also leaking water contaminated with E coli.”
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click reflex (n.): ‘klik ‘rE-”fleks ─ A reflex contraction of a web browser that prevents others from viewing the content one is currently engaged in online. Common applications of the click reflex include: minimizing or closing a non-business related web page when a boss or co-worker approaches, minimizing or closing a pornographic web page when a spouse or partner approaches.
“I know he’s an online pornlord, but he’s got a good click reflex so I’ve never caught him in the act.”
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spile (n.): spile ─ a supressed smile.
Note: a spile is different from a smirk. Spiles give the impression of congeniality without creating the discomfort of genuine human connection.
“That woman from Marketing has a really nice spile.”
megalogooglia (n.): meg∙a∙low∙goo∙ lee∙ah ─ a form of megalomania
characterized by compulsive self-googling.
“My boss has a massive case of megalogooglia. I really think he suffers from NPD”
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Netflix remorse. net∙flix re·morse (n.): The emotion felt upon receiving a Netflix selection that you have knowingly ordered because it seemed like something you should see. But when you open it, you’re like: “Damn, I don’t actually want to watch this fucker.” And then you keep it on the coffee table for a couple of weeks, trying to talk yourself into it. And 3 weeks later you give up and send it back.
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mandelay (n.): man∙de∙lay ─ a period of time in which a male guest overstays his welcome.*
“I couldn’t wait for him to leave the apartment this morning so I could have some peace and quiet. That mandelay lasted forever!”
* word created by a dude to whom it could never, in my world, apply.
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dbberry (n.) d∙b∙ber∙ry ─ A Blackberry device used by a douchebag.
“Sweet karma: he left his dbberry in the taxi.”
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boyage. boy • age (n): the state of dating, or angling towards dating, two or more men. “Brad on Monday, Clive on Tuesday and Leo on Wednesday — I am loving this boyage action!” (can’t take the credit for this brill word … it’s from kate)
guyatus. guy • a • tus (n): a hiatus from guys (I submitted to daily candy a few years ago and it was selected) “Demoralized after the second consecutive boyfriend cheated on her, Jen decided to take a guyatus.”
crumb. crumb (v): to subsist on woefully inadequate levels of affirmation from a desired lover “He hasn’t called in 3 weeks, but he sent an email yesterday. Is he trying to reach out, or am I just crumbing?” (K helped put this term/concept in my head, and now LOST and I use it as a verb)
roll up. roll • up (v): to hit on “It’s depressing to watch married Wall Streeters walking around sans wedding bands, talking about their kids in one breath and then rolling up on every hot single chick in sight.”
e-lationship. e • lat • ion • ship (n): a relationship primarily maintained and carried out over email, social networking site, IM, blog, or text message. “No, we’re not dating … it’s more of an e-lationship.”
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inblognito (adv): without revealing one’s identity on a blog
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