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DEFINITION: n. The embarrassing situation which occurs when a someone says "I love you" and you cannot say it back because you don't "love them", you just "like them". v. To feel uncomfortable when someone says "I love you."
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Inflatuation
Created by: VikingLord
Pronunciation: en flat chew hay [silent "h"] shun
Sentence: Mary had to finally admit to herself that she was stuck in an inflatuation with George and there seemed to be no escape.
Etymology:
Gawkward
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gaw-werd
Sentence: Joyce had decided to terminate her relationship with Tim. He might be handsome but they have absolutely nothing in common. She planned to tell him goodbye when they went out to dinner. It was a truly gawkward event made worse when Tim pulled a ring out of his pocket.
Etymology: gawky (clumsy) + awkward (inelegant)
Shuxfu
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: SH-UH-CKS-FOO
Sentence: I was totally shuxfued last night after Stacy just grinned and won the world's shoe gazing contest...
Etymology: Aww Shux + Kung Fu to the ticker.
Inheartend
Created by: catalina
Pronunciation: IN-HART-END
Sentence: Sal was telling his friend Lisa about how infatuated he was with her when she became slightly inheartend.
Etymology: Loving someone and and not having that reciprocal feeling
Unrequiteable
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: un ree kwyt ab bil
Sentence: Trying to gently turn him down, Maria told Kermit that there was a language barrier between them. Kermit cared not at all. She told him that she did not know if she was ready for tadpoles. Again he gazed at her with bulging eyes. Finally, she told him bluntly that his ardor for her was unrequiteable. He looked despondent and afraid that he might go off and croak, she watched him hop up to a pretty girl on the road. The pretty girl bent down and kissed Kermit and poof! didn't he turn into a tall handsome Prince? He turned to Maria and said, "When I said "ribbit" it does not mean "I love you"...it means "Kiss me and become my Princess!" Maria toadally got it wrong!
Etymology: Unrequited (not returned in kind, not mutual) & Able (having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity to do something)
Thatshamore
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: that-sham-MOR-ay
Sentence: When Ralph told her he loved her with all his heart, Marissa shuddered in revulsion, but she did have sympathy for the poor oaf and momentarily considered telling a little white lie and saying she loved him too, but was silently singing to herself, Thatshamore', and in the end stuttered and stammered in an effort to change the subject.
Etymology: Blend of 'that's', 'sham' (fake or phony), and amore' (Italian for 'love')
Floof
Created by: Meganja
Pronunciation: Flew-oof
Sentence: I am such a floof when someone says I love you, because I just stare blankly and wonder why.
Etymology:
Solemate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sole mayt
Sentence: Lucretia's prince turned back into a frog when he vowed his love for her and she refused him. Once again she was a solemate, as he hopped back into the dating pond.
Etymology: Sole (alone;lonesome)& Soulmate (soeone for whom you have an affinity)
Fearvor
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: feer/vor
Sentence: Sally had an aversion to intimacy and experienced tremendous fearvor when anyone mentioned the 'L' word.
Etymology: fervor (intense emotion) + fear
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COMMENTS:
fiercesome - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:44:00
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Jiltguilt
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: j ill t g ill t
Sentence: she felt some jiltguilt, but remained strong in her conviction that the best he was going to be was a frog
Etymology: jilt guilt
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James