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DEFINITION: n. The embarrassing situation which occurs when a someone says "I love you" and you cannot say it back because you don't "love them", you just "like them". v. To feel uncomfortable when someone says "I love you."
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Fortilove
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: four-tee-luv
Sentence: It was fortilove at first sight. Maria was feeling uneasy after Carlos spent so much money on her. The dinner, the flowers, the limo. What was next, a ring? He made such an effort to score points and win her affections but she felt it was inappropriate. Anything more would be too much and it would be game over.
Etymology: A play on the tennis score '40-luv' where the game is over if the server scores the next point.
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - TJayzz, 2009-02-10: 14:53:00
Super clever. Great create. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:47:00
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Amororless
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: āmôrôrles
Sentence: She loved him more and more. He loved her amororless. Her love was passionate, his approximate.
Etymology: amore (love in Italian) + more or less (indifference)
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COMMENTS:
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:23:00
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Discomloveulated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: diskəmləvyəlāted
Sentence: Sue had a great time on her blind date with Bob. She was however completely discomloveulated when he proposed on their second date.
Etymology: discombobulated (disconcert or confuse someone) + love (an intense feeling of deep affection)
Inheartend
Created by: catalina
Pronunciation: IN-HART-END
Sentence: Sal was telling his friend Lisa about how infatuated he was with her when she became slightly inheartend.
Etymology: Loving someone and and not having that reciprocal feeling
Solemate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sole mayt
Sentence: Lucretia's prince turned back into a frog when he vowed his love for her and she refused him. Once again she was a solemate, as he hopped back into the dating pond.
Etymology: Sole (alone;lonesome)& Soulmate (soeone for whom you have an affinity)
Floof
Created by: Meganja
Pronunciation: Flew-oof
Sentence: I am such a floof when someone says I love you, because I just stare blankly and wonder why.
Etymology:
Pricklypair
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: prik lee pare
Sentence: Peter said "Cabbages are red, they can be green, too. By the natural slaws of selection, Bunny, I love you." Sweet as the poem was , Bunny wanted to curse ... for like, not love, filled her ... I must tell him, but not in a dieverse. Now, how can I put a spin-nachurely, and preserve our green peace, Oh, help me a-spare-agus from a rude-a-bega, please. "Dear Peter, my friend, two-mate-toes, we can never be ... for in me, all that sprouts ... is a rosyred comradish for thee." Even though Bunny said it affectionately, I must report to you very sadly: They remained awkward over their differences to care, ... living everafter, not happily ... but as a pricklypair.
Etymology: PRICKLY, PAIR being a word play on 'prickly pear' cactus ... both can be thorny and uncomfortable.
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COMMENTS:
nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:26:00
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Shuxfu
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: SH-UH-CKS-FOO
Sentence: I was totally shuxfued last night after Stacy just grinned and won the world's shoe gazing contest...
Etymology: Aww Shux + Kung Fu to the ticker.
Toadallyawkwart
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: toe dal lee ok wart
Sentence: When the Frog told Esmeralda she was toadallyawesome and she should kiss him, it became a toadallyawkwart moment for her. Should she risk lip warts or should she free a handsome Prince from a spell? She decided that since her dates had been far and few lately, she would give him a big kiss on his (yuck) green lips. He immediately turned into a photo of a handsome Prince, with a slogan on him saying, "Someday, your prints will come.." She dearly hoped that she would not have tadpoles!
Etymology: Toad (amphibian, like a frog) & Totally (like awesome, to the full extent) & Awkward (not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner)& Wart (What you allegedly get on your hands while handling a toad)
Jiltguilt
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: j ill t g ill t
Sentence: she felt some jiltguilt, but remained strong in her conviction that the best he was going to be was a frog
Etymology: jilt guilt

Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James