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'Wow! You're reading a computer magazine!'

DEFINITION: v. To methodically read the magazines dedicated to the opposite sex in an effort to sensitize yourself to, and learn how to manipulate, their needs and aspirations. n., A person who studies gender differences in order to exploit them.

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Chickquest

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Chik - kwest

Sentence: Maurice put almost every waking moment into his chickquest endeavors, trying to learn to lure and conquer as many females as possible.

Etymology: Chick (girl) + quest (pursuit) + conquest

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Harboursbizarre

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: har bers ba zar

Sentence: Kenny hung around the drugstore magazine rack in the faint hope that he could show off his harboursbizarre to unsuspecting females!

Etymology: harper's bazaar

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Gendercross

Created by: avklive

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I've been gendercrossing industriously for 2 months. I'm fed up with those snotty women's magazines, but girls do like me more!

Etymology: crossing the boders of gender by available means

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Sexploit

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: seksploit

Sentence: Willy reads many women’s magazines. He has subscriptions to Cosmo, Better Homes and Garden, and Redbook. Is this because he is in touch with his feminine side? Not really, though he enjoys having a female by his side. He uses this reading matter as reconnaissance to sexploit women. He envisions himself as stiff competition for any available female.

Etymology: sex (either of the two main categories, male and female into which humans and most other living things are divided) + exploit (make full use of and derive benefit from)

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Creeprehension

Created by: Rehlit

Pronunciation: kreep-RE-hen-shun

Sentence: Chris walks into a local 711 and goes down the magazine aisle, he spots Susie reading a Seventeen. He picks up a Vogue and tries to spark some insightful conversation. Susie picks up on his attempts to start conversation, though knowledgeable as he might be, his creeprehension is unmistakeable.

Etymology: Creep: to be frightening or repellent; cause one to experience uneasiness + Comprehension: capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; power to grasp ideas; ability to know.

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COMMENTS:

Gives me shivers! good word! - bananabender, 2008-01-17: 22:45:00

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Pumpollsex

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: pump-poll-sex

Sentence: All the survey study companies have resorted to pumpollsex, for in today's world the biggest wallet extraction is sex!

Etymology: pumping the polls for sexual advantage ... pumpollsex

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COMMENTS:

reminds me of pumpollstiltskin - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-17: 11:41:00

Thought provoking word, clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-17: 22:53:00

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Cosmosogynist

Created by: Maxine

Pronunciation: Cawz moh 'saw jih nist

Sentence: Nancy could tell that Jerry (a Cosmosogynist who, in the hope of deeper understanding, had studiously memorized every tip and trick encountered in his meticulous reading of women's magazines) wanted desperately to get laid.

Etymology: Cosmo, misogyny

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COMMENTS:

Very Interesting word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-17: 22:30:00

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Genderman

Created by: metro1

Pronunciation: gen -der-man

Sentence: She was a real genderman, having spent weeks studying the Superbowl playlist...

Etymology: gender + man

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Contemptress

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kun-temp'-tris/ Masculine: Contempter /kun-temp'-ter/

Sentence: Virginia would always ask to see the football scores, even though she hated football — but most guys dig sports — so, being the contemptress that she is, she used her knowledge like a tool, to bewitch and enchant men.

Etymology: contempt / context - feelings of scorn and aversion / the circumstances surrounding situation (from Latin, contemnere "to scorn") + temptress/tempter - one who entices, or seduces (Latin, temptātor, tempter "to sin")

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COMMENTS:

Glad she's not in my circle of friends! Beguiling word! - bananabender, 2008-01-17: 09:29:00

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Gendipulate

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: jen-DIP-yew-layt

Sentence: Thinking himself to be the ultimate ladies man, Rupert is an absolute phony who always puts on airs about his ficticious thoughtful and considerate ways in order to gendipulate females he comes in contact with.

Etymology: Blend of 'gender' (sex) and 'manipulate' ( to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-01-17: 01:32:00
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-08-24: 00:02:00
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB. ~ James