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DEFINITION: n., A syndrome afflicting the recently separated in which the "ex" (i.e. ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, or even an ex-mother-in-law) appears to be more attractive than ever before. v., To be attracted to your "ex".
Verboticisms
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Bettamorphosis
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: betta morf oh sis
Sentence: Why was it that bettamorphosis was at its worst when you hadn't yet replaced your ex, he thought. She looked a hundred times better than she did last week. Hell, even her date was better looking than she used to be!
Etymology: metamorphosis, better
Attractionreaction
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: uh-track-shun-ree-ack-shun
Sentence: My ex-mother-in-law looked ravishing today, worryingly. I know it's just an attractionreaction, just a natural reflex to splitting up. The heart always wants what it can't have!
Etymology: Attraction - a force drawing together, enticement. Reaction - response, reciprocal action.
Exappeal
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: eks-ah-peel
Sentence: Even though he had "been there, done that," he was no match for her exappeal.
Etymology: Eh, this word's kinda obvious - I found a sappy book with this title... if I think of something better, I'll change it if I can.
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COMMENTS:
works for me! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-18: 06:24:00
OK, I won't change it to boomerbang or ho-yo ("Exual Healing" playing in the background on the did'er,didjou?). - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-18: 06:47:00
Those artichokes seem to be the new superfood! Certainly seem to be hitting a purple patch! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-18: 07:02:00
Great word! Boomerbang is awesome too. We've all been down the boomerbang regret road on a Saturday morning. After the exappeal has worn off! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-18: 08:40:00
You beat me to it! - Osomatic, 2007-09-18: 14:12:00
Sorry Oso! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-18: 15:52:00
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Ruegret
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: roo + gret
Sentence: How I do rurgret the day I gave up the single finest woman I'll ever have, until I meet a new girl anyway.
Etymology: rue + regret
Exregret
Created by: jermainechambers44
Pronunciation: x-ree-gret
Sentence: Why is it everytime you see an ex-girl or boy friend you have to fight of that feeling on exregret that always follow shortly after?!
Etymology: Ex=(ex-girl or boy friend) Regret=(to wish you had made a diffrent decision than the one you made in the past)
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COMMENTS:
ex-cellent - Nosila, 2010-01-26: 17:37:00
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Sourgropes
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sow er grow ps
Sentence: He felt severe sourgropes as he watched, "Frigid Brigid" his ex wife, gyrate across the dance floor practically copulating with that young spanish prince as the crowd screamed thier approval.
Etymology: sour grapes, grope
Pinacoluva
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: pee-na-ko-LUV-a
Sentence: Bob knew that his romance with Roxie was on the rocks, but when they met, by hap, at a bar called O'Malleys it was re-instantaneous pinacoluva. On seeing that it was Roxie, bliss-bombed Bob yelled: " you're the love that I looked for, come with me and escape."
Etymology: From "Pinacolado" & "luv." Based on Rupert Holmes' hit, "Escape" (The Pina Colado Song) about a man unhappy with his current relationship agrees to meet a woman at a bar only to find that she is his current lover and that they have still have so much in c
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COMMENTS:
another great sentence - porsche, 2007-09-18: 13:19:00
ditto - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-18: 13:20:00
A vote, and a thank you for bumping "Precious and Few" out of my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-18: 14:06:00
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Reargoggles
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Reer - gog - uhls
Sentence: Spike felt his stomach churn when she walked in the room, his reargoggles filled his heart with regret once he saw his ex in her new sweatsuit.
Etymology: Rear (behind) - Goggles, similar to beer goggles, an altered reality
Regrectacles
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: ree GREK tuh kuhls
Sentence: Harold thought his "ex" looked more beautiful than ever as he watched her through his rose colored regrectacles.
Etymology: (regret: a sense of longing for someone gone) + (spectacles: eyeglasses
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COMMENTS:
Clever! Drawing on the beer-goggles idea. :) - Rhyme79, 2012-10-19: 12:28:00
Hilarious idea! - Discoveria, 2012-10-19: 17:00:00
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Badmiration
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: bad-meer-A-shun
Sentence: Todd knew going to his ex-sister-in-law's funeral was the right thing to do, and was already feeling proud of himself--even smug--for being a stand-up guy. That just made him all the more surprised (and ashamed) by the wave of badmiration that came over him when he saw his ex-wife process in, followed by her mother, who seemed to be hotter in grief than he could ever recall her being before. He slinked out of the service before the end.
Etymology: Bad, as in "not good" combined with admiration--the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising.
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COMMENTS:
funny twist - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-19: 15:59:00
I likey. - lumina, 2008-08-19: 17:16:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy. ~ James
jermainechambers44 - 2010-01-26: 16:02:00
Exregret