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DEFINITION: v. To spend years and years wishing you could be young again, only to discover that it's actually happening, but not exactly as you imagined. n. The fear the you are getting so old that people will start treating you like a baby
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Nappiarch
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: NAP-ee-ahrk
Sentence: Bob yearned to be young again and the leader of the pack; but instead this greying sexageranium [sic] - he certainly was "wilting" fast - was doomed only to nappiarch in a palzheimer's paradise in dwinetime with fellow mewlthuselahs
Etymology: NAPPY: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: diaper] & PATRIARCH: A very old, venerable man; an elder; Also used figuratively. DWINETIME: dwine OE (dwinan). to wasteor pine away, fade, languish, & wither, wane. MEWLTHUSELAH (mewl): to cry, as a young child & methuselah.
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COMMENTS:
great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-14: 12:22:00
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Deagerate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dee/age/er/ate
Sentence: The alzheimer's disease caused his brain to deagerate at a rate much quicker than his family had anticipated.
Etymology: DEAGERATE - verb - from DE (added to verbs to imply reversal) + AGE + DEGENERATE (to diminish in quality)
Petardeleon
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: pe-tar-de-lee-on
Sentence: Arthur's delight at once again having a full set of teeth was petardeleoned by his realization that he could no longer digest anything stronger than porridge!
Etymology: petard (as in: hoist with your own) + de Leon (as in: Ponce de Leon, Fountain of Youth etc)
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COMMENTS:
Two Ponce de Leon references today. Amazing... - Clayton, 2007-06-21: 11:12:00
Having UK roots I almost feel sorry for the old guy. The English would use "ponce" in place of "pimp", so was he actually touting for exotic animals? - administraitor, 2007-06-21: 11:35:00
The word "ponce" is used to describe effeminate men, I believe. - Clayton, 2007-06-21: 20:11:00
That too - useful word, no? - administraitor, 2007-06-21: 22:47:00
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Nostalgitis
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: no-stal-JY-tis
Sentence: Watching my grandchildren learn to tie their shoes as my daughter tied mine, gave me a case of nostalgitis.
Etymology: From (Nostalgia:n a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life ) + (itis: a suffix used in pathological terms and denoting abnormal states or conditions.
Deselinify
Created by: bwesterlind
Pronunciation: De-Sehn-il-If-Eye
Sentence: v: As they years passed he continued to progressively desenilify. n: The man in the nursing home was full of desenilify
Etymology:
Unexretrospect
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: un-ex-RETro-SPECT
Sentence: Gloria was a renowned unexretrospectologist who had spent years and years researching a cure for the disorder in hopes of preventing it affecting her. However, it had happened anyway. She now could do cartwheels on a balance beam in a tiny pink leotard, albeit with arthritic bent knees, false teeth flying out of her mouth and flabby arms akimbo.
Etymology: unexpected + retrospections (in the noun form of the word, suffix eon is used in place of the usual ion to represent the years and years)
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COMMENTS:
A retrospectorant might cure that. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-21: 07:28:00
Or a night on the town with a retrosexual. - Clayton, 2007-06-21: 09:45:00
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Geriatricks
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: jerry/a/triks
Sentence: Geriatricks is a miserable joke played on people in the prime of life
Etymology: geriatrics + tricks
Deagerate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dee/age/er/ate
Sentence: The disease caused his body to deagerate at a rate much quicker than his family had anticipated.
Etymology: degenerate + age
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COMMENTS:
Good definition - cococo, 2007-06-21: 10:06:00
got my vote! - remistram, 2007-06-21: 10:53:00
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Freshenphase
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: fresh-en-faze
Sentence: The diapers, the long naps, even the constant drooling didn't bother Harold, it was the urge to crawl around on the floor that disturbed him, he thought - he must get his happy knees back from his son in a hurry!
Etymology: fresh (new, young) + phase (a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind)
Retroturing
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: ret trow tour ing
Sentence: Herbert found himself retroturing into an 60 year old in the day care center.
Etymology: retro - looking back uring - the second half of maturing
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Robert J. Sawyer's Rollback, and the never-ending search for the magic pill that will make you young again. The funny thing is that when the rejuvenation does happen in the real world, it's usually a disaster -- and a source for inspiration. Thanks Rob! ~ James
ivonce - 2008-08-18: 09:40:00
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