Tag: inclement weather

Abbropriate

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.”

Broment

bro.ment |ˈbrōmənt|

noun

  1. A shared experience between two or more bros: Watching the Yankees seal the pennant from the upper deck was a broment Todd and Ted would never forget.
  2. A short measure of time: I’ll barbeque those T-bones in a broment, just have a couple more cords of wood to chop.

DERIVATIVES

  • bromentum (noun): With support from the fraternity, Doug’s bid for social convener of the student council was gaining significant bromentum.
  • bromentous (adjective) 1919 was a year of bromentous change in the field of competitive eating.
  • bromentary (adjective): In a bromentary lapse of ceremony, Wayne forgot to Tebow when class was cancelled due to inclement weather.
  • bromentarily (adverb)

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