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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".
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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
Exattractism
Created by: morikvendi
Pronunciation: eks-attract-ism
Sentence: George suffered from classical example of exattractism when he saw his ex-girlfriend with another guy, shining like she never shone before.
Etymology: ex - past, attractiveness
Eekscellent
Created by: frenchprof
Pronunciation: Eek-scellent, adjective, an ironic spell, what is ironic, spooky.
Sentence: Dude in purple: "I think I am not gay." Other dude: "Eekscellent!"
Etymology: Ancient Griffin, Eek from "Ikse" or "ironic" and "sceel" which means "spell"
Hubbadahubbadumped
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: hub-ah-dah-hub-ah-dumpt
Sentence: as she walked in the room, everyone, including her ex-boyfriend could tell she was hubbadahubbadumped
Etymology: hubbadahubbada, dumped
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COMMENTS:
Very onomotapiea about the way one feels. - MrDave2176, 2007-09-18: 13:34:00
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Rosiespeculise
Created by: brimuth
Pronunciation: rozy-speck-you-lies
Sentence: Whenever John saw Jean, his ex-girlfriend, he would subconciously rosiepeculise and view her as a beauty, which he had failed to notice before.
Etymology: To see things through "rose-tinted" spectacles i.e. much better than they really are!
Exmorphosis
Created by: cpjax
Pronunciation:
Sentence: after she screwed him over big time she made a exmorphosis to attract new guys
Etymology:
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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Retrotractive
Created by: joelb
Pronunciation: reh-tro-TRAK-tiv
Sentence: She looked quite retrotractive as my regret sank in.
Etymology: retroactive + attractive
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