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10.7.2007 | 16:15

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Corriearklet n.
The moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven't. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor.

Corriecravie n.
To avert the horrors of corrievorrie (q.v.), corriecravie is usually employed. This is the cowardly but highly skilled process by which both protagonists continue to approach while keeping up the pretense that they haven't noticed each other - by staring furiously at their feet, grimacing into a notebook or studying the walls closely as if in a mood of deep irritation.

Corriedoo n.
The crucial moment of false recognition in a long passageway encounter. Though both people are perfectly well aware that the other is approaching, they must eventually pretend sudden recognition. They now look up with a glassy smile, as if having spotted each other for the first time (and are particularly delighted to have done so), shouting out, "Haaaaallllllooooo!" as if to say "Good grief!! You!! Here!! Of all people! Well, I never. Coo. Stap me vitals," etc.

Corriemoillie n.
The dreadful sinking sensation in a long passageway encounter when both protagonists immediately realize they have plumped for the corriedoo (q.v.) much too early, as they are still a good thirty yards apart. They were embarrassed by the pretense of corriecravie (q.v.) and decided to make use of the corriedoo because they felt silly. This was a mistake, as corrievorrie (q.v.) will make them seem far sillier.

Corriemuchloch n.
The kind of person who can make a complete mess of a simple job like walking down a corridor.

Corrievorrie n.
Corridor etiquette demands that once a corriedoo (q.v.) has been declared, corrievorrie must be employed. Both protagonists must now embellish their approach with an embarrassing combination of waving, grinning, making idiot faces, doing pirate impressions and waggling the head from side to side while holding the other person's eyes as the smile drips off their face, until, with great relief, they pass each other.

Þetta er tekið úr orðabók sem Douglas Adams og John Lloyd skrifuðu. Þeir nota staðarheiti sem eru lítið notuð, allstaðar að úr heiminum, yfir hluti sem allir þekkja en ekki eru til nein orð yfir.

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