Phlophinay

Phlophinay
A phlophinay has been commited when someone almost says or does a very stupid or ridiculous thing but catches herself before actually doing it - thus saving herself a bit of embarassment - only to immediately tell everyone about the stupid thing she almost said or did.

Cleo broke up with Tony because he almost called her by his ex-girlfriend's name and was foolish enough to then tell her about his near Freudian-slip. What a phlophinay on his part.


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  • Phlophinay — A phlophinay has been commited when someone almost says or does a very stupid or ridiculous thing but catches herself before actually doing it thus saving herself a bit of embarassment only to immediately tell everyone about the stupid thing she… …   Dictionary of american slang

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