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DEFINITION: n. A mother-in-law who lives with her married child and their spouse. v. To live with your mother-in-law.

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Dourkeeper

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: doŏrkēpər

Sentence: At first Judy saw her mother in-law as a live-in babysitter. Before too long it became clear that the role of dourkeeper was more the case. Nothing the family did escaped scrutiny.

Etymology: dour (relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance) + doorkeeper (a person on duty at the entrance to a building)

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COMMENTS:

Brings to mind the 'dower' mother in England history that was built a 'dower house' to prevent her living in their house. Good word. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:15:00

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Crowhabitation

Created by: Nuwanda

Pronunciation: crow-ha-bit-A-shun

Sentence: It was never my intention to live with the old bird. But she and her friends kept flocking to our house to see the grandkids. I was that buzz-heard throughout the house that sent shivers down my spine. Finally, I decided crowhabitation was the path of least resistance. Sometimes I get a little down in the mouth, and my wife says, "Why so blue, Jay?" but it's better than robbin' the kids of their in-heron-tance.

Etymology: Cohabitation altered to incorporate crow, as in a hovering, pesky bird.

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COMMENTS:

Great word - TJayzz, 2009-01-21: 16:11:00

Puntastic sentence ... great tWITtering! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:00:00

She sounds like a raven lunatic or at the least stork-raven mad. Owl bet you have been cooped up too long in that falcon house! Great word. - Nosila, 2009-01-21: 19:39:00

fun word, glad you pecked it!! - mweinmann, 2009-01-22: 08:18:00

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Cocrabbytate

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: koh krabby tayt

Sentence: In fairness, the judge when passing sentence said that having cocrabbytated himself for a number of years after his marriage, he felt that matrinlawcide in these circumstances should carry A lesser sentence

Etymology: cohabitation, crabby

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COMMENTS:

nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-21: 16:06:00

Going to remember this one when coccrabbytating with crabby kids or spouse, too. Very useful word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 16:50:00

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Mamamentum

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: MAH mah MEN teum

Sentence: The mamamentum was gaining as the president presented his ideas to his mother and she gave them her enthusiastic approval.

Etymology: MAMA: mother MOMENTUM: impetus of a non-physical process such as an idea

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Smothernator

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: SMUTHE-uhr-nay-tor

Sentence: Barry did his best to keep the peace in his family by not wrangling with his bossy mother in law since she provided free live in child care but under his breath he often referred to her as the 'Smothernator'.

Etymology: Blend of smother, mother with 'nator' suffix, a word play based on movie character the 'terminator'.

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COMMENTS:

Cracked me up with laughter again ... can you picture your mom-in-law with Arnold's body! Or his body with her face! Can't wait to see who you pair him with tomorrow! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:20:00

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Subjudgate

Created by: Ismelstar

Pronunciation: [suhb-juhj-eyt]

Sentence: After his mother-in-law moved into their new house, Barry realized that his tenuous patriarchal power had somehow slipped to that of subjudgated peasantry.

Etymology: Subjugate, to bring under complete control or make submissive or subservient in fixed with judge, to hold an opinion in order to pass judgement.

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Mamamianear

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Mamma-mea-near

Sentence: When Jim suggested that his mother came to live with them, Maria let out a cry of mamamianear and imagined the the chaos this would cause. Now that she had finally moved in, Maria knew that she had been right to worry as her Mother-in-law had completely taken over from day one.

Etymology: Mamamia(an Italian cry of despair) + near(close by) = Mamamianear

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funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-21: 16:06:00

Mammamianear, here I go again My my, how can I resist you? - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-21: 16:09:00

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Nannatechnician

Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: nan-uh-tek-nih-shun

Sentence: The whole country breathed a sigh of relief when they realized Malia and Sasha Obama had such a great Nannatechnician in Michelle's mother.

Etymology: A combination of Nanna, an affectionate term for a Grandmother and Technician, a person highly skilled in a field or operation. Also having fun playing with "nanotechnology."

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COMMENTS:

Sweet Create. Very nice verbotomy. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:24:00

Great etymology, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:25:00

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Smotherinlaw

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: smuh thur in law

Sentence: Shelly's mother taught her, from the time she was born, that she could not succeed at anything, without her mother's help. Even after Shelly married, Shelly was convinced she could not care for her children properly, without her mother's help, so she invited her mother to live with her and her husband. Her husband acquisced, often admitting "If mommy ain't happy, nobody ain't happy." It was his way of coping with his wife and smother-in-law.

Etymology: Smother, Mother-in-law. Smother - stifle another with to much attention and interference. Mother-in-law - the mother of your spouse.

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Some people will do anything to win! Hah! Got my vote. - readerwriter, 2009-01-21: 14:10:00

What would a Smothers Brother's mother in law be called? Left a song on Tjayzz' word - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-21: 16:13:00

Great word! Has a nice "wring" to it! - Nosila, 2009-01-22: 00:41:00

metrohumanx Mom always liked you best! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-22: 06:25:00

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Atombmom

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: atum - mom

Sentence: Josie's mom was like an atombmom. Since she had lived with them, Jeff felt like he was sealed in a tomb; she questioned every move they made and wanted to know where they were at all times. If they confronted her with her smothering, bossy behavior, the "bomb" went off and she turned into a raging lunatic.....He did not know if he would survive!

Etymology: Atom Bomb + Tomb + Mom --- Atom Bomb (an explosive device in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission) Tomb (any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber) Mom (informal terms for a mother)

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COMMENTS:

Interesting combination of words in your etymology. Like the way you incorporated them into your sentence. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:05:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-01-21: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2014-10-23: 00:08:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James