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DEFINITION: v. To engage in intimate activities with your "ex", even when you know that you will never, ever, get back together again. n. Intimate activities undertaken with an ex-lover
Verboticisms
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Amourgency
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: am oor jen cee
Sentence: It happened each time Tina and Tom had to meet over something. Although divorced, the old magic was still there and they found they would experience an amourgency, which needed immediate attention...kind of like what you see on those Cialis commercials on TV.
Etymology: Amour (French for love expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance) & Emergency (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action)
Postpwnd
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: post-poned
Sentence: What is it with some girls and postpwning? Don't they know that there is no reason for it, and it is just unacceptable?
Etymology: post (as in after) pwned (as in the nerdy version of owned, from a typo in, I believe, a halo game.) It means, basically, to defeat an enemy.
Extacy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eks tassseeee
Sentence: Caught in a moment of extacy he wondered how much a brain-transplant would cost, but deep down he knew she'd never agree to it
Etymology: ecstacy, ex
Hindplay
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: hind.play
Sentence: "Oh, come on, stay over one last time tonight. A little hindplay has never done anyone any harm"
Etymology: combination of "hindsight" and "foreplay"
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COMMENTS:
Very nice! When I saw the definition I thought, "A word already exists for this: backsliding!" But then I saw hindplay... fabulous and useful! - NohWoman, 2007-02-16: 02:32:00
Yes, as NohWoman says, very useful! - wordmeister, 2007-02-16: 09:26:00
thanks for the flowers to both of you. I do enjoy coming up with this stuff and there are some really creative people playing here. - w5lf9s, 2007-02-16: 11:56:00
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Postpartemaffection
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: post-part-umm-uh-fek-shun
Sentence: Does she care that her postpartemaffection is ruining her current relationship? No, he knows he'll get the same special treatment...
Etymology: from post + apart + them + affection
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COMMENTS:
It'd be better as two words, but good enough for a vote from me. - ErWenn, 2007-02-17: 08:07:00
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Retrobound
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛtɹoˌbaʊnd/
Sentence: GILMORE GIRLS SPOILER: As expected, Lorelai's fling with Chris turned out just to be a retrobound.
Etymology: From retro- + bound, as in "rebound"
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COMMENTS:
I switched to IPA for pronounciation. It makes it seem more professional, which makes it seem funnier to me. - ErWenn, 2007-02-16: 10:38:00
The funny thing is that I don't even watch Gilmore Girls. All I know, I pick up from snippets overheard from the other room while doing my homework while my better half watches. - ErWenn, 2007-02-16: 10:40:00
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Dejascrew
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: day ja skrou
Sentence: that eerie yet strangely comforting feeling of dejascrew set her essentials a-tingling
Etymology: deja vu + screw
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COMMENTS:
This is classic! - Alchemist, 2007-02-16: 07:05:00
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Condomnundrum
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: con/dum/nun/drum
Sentence: To .... or not to .... that is the condomnundrum
Etymology: condom + conundrum
Exaction
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: Ex-action
Sentence: Looks like he'll be getting a little ex action with his old girlfriend.
Etymology: ex: ex-girfriend/boyfriend, action: well, duh.
Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-02-17: 08:10:00
You know, if everyone could vote an unlimited number of times, or if there was a ranking system, instead of a voting system, that would take care of several problems at once. It would fix the late-post deficiency as well as the too-many-good-words problem.
Discoveria - 2007-02-17: 09:33:00
Maybe no new words should be displayed until there are at least 10, so you won't be tempted to vote until there's a sizeable batch of words.
ErWenn - 2007-02-18: 10:16:00
Or even just switch the vote to yesterday's verboticisms while people are creating today's.
Discoveria - 2007-02-18: 18:37:00
That would have the added (mostly good) effect of giving me something to do on Verbotomy on Saturdays.
Hey ErWenn and Discoveria, We could try either of these options. Would you be interested in a test week using an alternative voting sytem? Let me know ~ James (james@verbotomy.com)