# I like to think I coin terms.

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**Created:** [October 18, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-to-think-i-coin-terms/734982 "2015-10-18T05:14:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-to-think-i-coin-terms/734982/1 "2015-10-18T05:14:48Z")

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Tripped over my tongue just now and came up with a fun new word!  
Flimblab: The seemingly idle patter or “chit chat” a salesman does as he desperately searches for common ground with a potential customer. Also widely open to interpretation as shown in the last example.

(Hey, my name’s Mike! Wives, Amirite?!)  
(You know, this truck has a 4.63 rear gear ratio! What about them Cubs?)  
(Ma’am, This van has the highest safety rating in the industry…do you think your kids…_cough_ CLIENTS take their safety seriously?)  
(Yeah, that Scott, he’s always looking for an angle. He trades on flimblab.")

Do you like to imagine you coin new words, too?