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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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Crossgendresearch

Created by: spamtramp

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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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Cleowulf

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: klee-OH-woo..lf

Sentence: Whilst on his way to see the movie "Beowulf", Bob was bedazzled by a beautiful blonde reading "Cleo" magazine. Later on, that evening, when asked by Roxie the name of the movie he had seen, he replied - "Cleowulf!"

Etymology: CLEO: Magazine for women featuring the latest in fashion, beauty, love sex, fitness etc & WOLF (or, better, its OE variant WULF): a man who is agressive in making amorous advances to women. Sorta, try to imagine, Beowulf wooing Cleopatra!

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COMMENTS:

You watch too many movies lol. Good word! - Dougalistic, 2008-01-17: 05:18:00

great word ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-17: 11:35:00

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Crossmopolitan

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: cross/moe/pall/i/tan

Sentence: Dick was a hardened crossmopolitan. He kept the latest issues of Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Allure in a stack under his bed to get the ladies in the mood.

Etymology: cross ( as in crossing over) + Cosmopolitan (magazine)

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COMMENTS:

Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-17: 22:29:00

clever combination! - bananabender, 2008-01-17: 22:37:00

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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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Comprehsexion

Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: Com-preh-secs-shun

Sentence: Dave, I really need to read up on my missus's behaviour. She's going all cold on me for no reason I swear down! Hey dude, don't worry about it, you just need a session of comprehsexion in your room when she's not around. Lady mags have all the answer's.

Etymology: Comprehension - To read in depth or understand whatever it is you may be studying. Sex - The gender of your target audience be it Male or Female this word is unisex.

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Wahaaaaaystudent

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: wah aaaaaeeeee stew dent

Sentence: he was a wahaaaaystudent all right, he could open a bra through three layers of clothing while carrying a tray and texting at the same time.

Etymology: a studeny, wahaay!

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Studdy

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: stuh dee

Sentence: His studdy made him an expert on feng shui, the g spot, the enneagram, the GI diet and many other topics.

Etymology: stud, study

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I guess he's a Bachelor then! Great word! - bananabender, 2008-01-17: 09:36:00

so simple yet so good - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-17: 11:38:00

Yep. I agree. Very good! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-17: 22:26:00

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Finessex

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fi/nes/sex

Sentence: To appear sensitive and aware of issues affecting women today, John decided to finessex them by reading every female orientented magazine he could find.

Etymology: finesse + sex

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COMMENTS:

nice! - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-17: 11:39:00

Clever blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-17: 22:30:00

Suave word! - bananabender, 2008-01-17: 22:40:00

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Zineophile

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: zeen o feel

Sentence: When Phil started reading all the chick magazines, Xena knew he was fast becoming a zineophile. He was pretending to have philings and was last zine philing pain, when Xena philed his eye socket with her phist for trying to phile her up.

Etymology: Zine (a small magazine that is produced cheaply by one person or a small group of people, and is about a subject they are interested in, also a shortcut for the word Magazine) & Xenophile (A person attracted to that which is foreign, especially to foreign peoples, manners, or cultures...from 2 Greek words: Xeno (foreign) & Phile (love of)

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

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Circulationist

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sirk u lay shun ist

Sentence: Leonard was a true circulationist. He had subscriptions to every known magazine women read, in an effort to find ways to date them and exploit them. If had read Field & Stream, instead of Soap Opera Digest, he would have been able to identify the weapon that one of his scorned conquests was about to use on him...

Etymology: Circultation (the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area;the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)& Circulating (a person who ets around and meets others, especially at social gatherings)

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

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Cosmonipulation

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: koz-moh-nip-yuh-ley-shuhn

Sentence: "What women really want", "How to tell he cares just for you"... The articles in women's magazines read like an instruction manual for men with one thought in mind. Jimmy's Cosmonipulation involves reading through these magazines to glean the best techniques to put that one thought into action.

Etymology: Cosmo (shortened name of a popular women's magazine) manipulation (to negotiate, control, or influence (something or someone) cleverly, skilfully, or deviously)

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

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Maganet

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: mag uh net

Sentence: Tony went overboard on his maganet schemes when he tried browsing Victoria's Secret catalogs to get women's attention.

Etymology: Magazine (tabloid, catalog, etc) + Net (something used to catch something else) An intentional play on the word magnet.

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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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Survoyllance

Created by: Nimbulan

Pronunciation: /sur*voy*llance/

Sentence: This was Fred's first covert operation, women had always been a mystery to him and Mindy was no exception, but he'd be damned if Vouge didnt have the answers.

Etymology: Surveillance: Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion. And voyeur: however slightly less perverted and more a healthy interest in the opposite sex.

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Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-17: 09:01:00

Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-17: 22:27:00

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Sexploit

artr

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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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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Heference

Created by: bananabender

Pronunciation: heff a runtz

Sentence: The stash of heference mags in her wardrobe was breeding at an alarming rate in accordance with Marla's heightening desperation to breed too.

Etymology: Blend of reference (book), consulted for specific information, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame.

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you could add heifer (a young cow that has not had a calf)to your etymology - good word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-17: 11:33:00

Very clever! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-17: 22:28:00

Ta Jabberwocky, I like it! Thanks to all for the comments lately. I'm having fun! - bananabender, 2008-01-17: 22:34:00

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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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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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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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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