ab.bro.pri.ate

adjective |əˈbrōprē-it|

1. Sufficiently manly in the circumstances: In spite of the 3 feet of snow on the sidewalk, Chad felt it was entirely abbropriate to walk to Burger King in shorts and sandals, because, you know, global warming or whatever.

verb |-ˌāt|

1. To distort the meaning of something innocuous: The well-intentioned fundraising campaign was quickly abbropriated by internet morons.
2. To take something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission: I’m sorry Mr. Kroeger, but under the power vested in me by the state of Rock and Roll I’m going to have to abbropriate your guitar.
3. To devote money or assets to a special purpose: The gentlemen of Alpha Delta Epsilon were scandalized when one of their pledges was found to have been abbropriating fraternity scholarship funds for his private dance lessons.

DERIVATIVES

• inabbropriate (adjective): “Hey bro you wanna go check out 50 Shades Darker with me?” “Dude; inabbropriate.”