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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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Remance
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ree-manse
Sentence: When Gloria hads recurring bouts of regret over breaking up with Mark she engages him in remance, finding opportunities here and there to cuddle and make out, though she has no desire to rekindle the relationship itself.
Etymology: Play on the word 'romance' with prefix 're' - to do over
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.
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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Retrosex
Created by: RebelNovice
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I ran into my ex last night at the bar, and one thing led to another... and we ended up back at my place for a little retrosex."
Etymology:
Ashpoking
Created by: telebob
Pronunciation: ash poke ing
Sentence: We got caught up in a bit of ashpoking.
Etymology:
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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Exsexive
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ekseksiv
Sentence: Now that they have separated, every thing they do together is exsexive. John and Mary can*t seem to meet for a simple dinner, go out to a movie or even go to church together without ending up engaging in a session of canoodling. They are no longer welcome in a number of local restaurants or movie theaters. They are scheduled for a chat with their minister next week.
Etymology: ex (a former husband, wife, or partner in a relationship) + sex (intercourse) + excessive (more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate)
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COMMENTS:
Someone needs to hose them down... - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 01:11:00
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Exsexsorry
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ex-sex-sorry
Sentence: To Karen, Bob was just an exsexsorry, something that amused her for a while then forgotten until the next time she felt like using him. Sure, she felt guilty, but only a little because he kept coming back for more.
Etymology: wordplay on accessory
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COMMENTS:
exsexellent word - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 01:09:00
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Exsex
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: ECKS-seks
Sentence: "I had the best exsex with Mona last night," Travis beamed. "I shoulda divorced her YEARS ago!"
Etymology: ex + sex
Nookiepact
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: noo-kie-pact
Sentence: Buffy intended to enforce a nookiepact because she was lonely and Brad, her recent ex, was still available.
Etymology: nookie (i.e. hanky panky) + pact
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)