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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
Verboticisms
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Transfiguragetion
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: trans/figure/ay/shun
Sentence: His friends were startled at the transfiguragetion Mark achieved by going on What Not To Wear. His layette set with matching bonnet and bootees was the perfect outfit to wear to his Born Again meetings at the local alzheimer clinic.
Etymology: transfiguration + age
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
Infelder
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: inn-fell-duh
Sentence: Becoming an infelder has stealthily snuck up on me while I wasn't looking. I can remember my childhood like it was yesterday. Actually, I could have swore that only yesterday they put a bib on me at lunch.
Etymology: Infant + Elder = Infelder
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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Transfiguragetion
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: trans/figur/a/shun
Sentence: His friends were startled at the transfiguragetion Mark achieved by going on What Not To Where. His layette set with matching bonnet and bootees was the perfect outfit to wear to his Born Again meetings at the local alzheimer clinic.
Etymology: transfiguration + age
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COMMENTS:
What a confusing paragraph. Voted! - Clayton, 2007-06-21: 11:11:00
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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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Doddler
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dädlər
Sentence: LLoyd may be retired but he is still very active. He is part of a group that power walks the local shopping mall each morning. He hates it when he gets stuck behind a doddler.
Etymology: dodder (tremble or totter, typically because of old age) + toddler (a young child who is just beginning to walk)
Diselysium
Created by: weyrlady
Pronunciation: dis-e-lis-i-um
Sentence: He was given the body of a man forty years younger. Unfortunately, that man had died two weeks earlier, leading to one of the most severe cases of diselysium on record.
Etymology: A combination of "disillusioned" and "Elysium", as in the Greek Elysium Fields. The Elysium Fields were said to be a place of perfect, ideal happiness for the dead.
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COMMENTS:
Impressive! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-21: 14:12:00
Great word! Got my vote!! - Stevenson0, 2007-06-21: 22:59:00
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Thirdchildhood
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: third childhood
Sentence: The first childhood is wasted on the young, the second childhood is spoiled by the responsibilities of a mid-life crises, but the third childhood is something you can really sit down and enjoy.
Etymology: It comes after the second childhood.
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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