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Topic:	1) When you're not, you're not (1 of 5), Read 141 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Barbara Wallraff ([email protected])
Date:	Wednesday, June 30, 1999 09:18 AM

Tony Dillingham, of Knoxville, Tenn., writes: "As a male, I can only express this in sexist terms, so please forgive me. This may well occur among females, but if it does it's probably different enough to warrant its own separate word. The definition is: The moment of awkward masculinity when a you pull up to a red light, look at the driver of the car next to you to see if it's a hot chick, and realize that the driver of the other car is a guy looking back to see if you're a hot chick.

"Sorry, I'm usually quite sensitive and concise, but I had to get that out."

Topic:	1) When you're not, you're not (2 of 5), Read 135 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Michael Fischer ([email protected])
Date:	Wednesday, June 30, 1999 03:25 PM

I don't have a word for this, but have experienced the feeling. the following stinky-pinky springs to mind:

not hot, got caught

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Topic:	1) When you're not, you're not (3 of 5), Read 99 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Judith Hack ([email protected])
Date:	Monday, July 12, 1999 11:34 PM

May I suggest "Pouponned"?

It sounds like it fits the feeling!

Topic:	1) When you're not, you're not (4 of 5), Read 101 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Michael Fischer ([email protected])
Date:	Tuesday, July 13, 1999 10:23 AM

"Pouponned"

:-) I assume this was inspired by that mustard commercial?

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Topic:	1) When you're not, you're not (5 of 5), Read 104 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Judith Hack ([email protected])
Date:	Tuesday, July 13, 1999 11:02 PM

You are correct--

Thanks for acknowledging my first foray into Word Fugitives---I trust it cut the mustard?

Just checked the 10 most wanted new words and had a thought for
#1....that awkward masculine moment when a man gets caught looking at
another man whom he had hoped would be a hot chick.

Consider combining "flummoxed" and "immasculated" into FLUMMASCULATED or
FLUMMOXULATED.

Respectfully submitted,

Jean McEvoy

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Topic:	That awkward male moment..... (1 of 1), Read 25 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Jean McEvoy ([email protected])
Date:	Wednesday, September 01, 1999 02:04 PM