Verboticisms

Created by: hhudson

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: pur-cho-SEK-shoo-uhl

Sentence: Roxie never had the slightest intention of consummating her marriage to Bob. After all, think of the danger: children are expensive, leaving little for spend-ups on yourself. Initially, naturally, Bob raised objections to the idea, but gradually she made him see the 'wisdom of her ways. What's more realizing that he had plenty of money to indulge himself with, he began splurging with a red hot passion in procuring the most exotic screws. Still, at times, he did feel that he had been toolshedded; though life was certainly not without its ups and downs as a purchosexual.

Etymology: PURCH of purchase & SEXUAL, as in metrosexual, retrosexual, fauxmosexual. Cognate:purchosexuality

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COMMENTS:

love the sound of this and a great funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:50:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: sex-er-sats

Sentence: Jill wondered why Jack was converting their den into a gym to put all his sexersatz equipment. Everytime he went to the mall he was buying more weights.

Etymology: sex: (tee-hee)+ exercise: some men will use exercise as a way to channel their tensions and frustrations + ersatz: an inferior substitute

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kom-spend-sey-shuhn

Sentence: Ron is having trouble adjusting to the fact that his wife earns far more than he does. He is also is not happy with how much time she spends on work and not him. His comspendsation might just solve this little dilemma by sending them into bankruptcy or divorce court.

Etymology: compensation (a mechanism by which an individual attempts to make up for some real or imagined deficiency of personality or behavior by developing or stressing another aspect of the personality or by substituting a different form of behavior) + spend (to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of money, wealth, resources, etc.)

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Shopp-an-o-frolik

Sentence: Having been married for several years, Carol's sex life was virtually non - existent, She turned into a shopanofrolic to compensate. She would buy expensive items on her credit cards then got a headache when the statement came in, so it had the same effect in the end anyway!!

Etymology: Shop (to purchase items) + Frolic (to behave in a 'playful' manner) = Shopanofrolic

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:52:00

very entertaining sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:48:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: seks u mal

Sentence: When newlywed Harry feels he is not getting enough "attention" at home, he usually goes for some sexumall therapy. He thinks the term for doing without sex is sellibate.

Etymology: Sexual (having or involving sex) & Mall (modern marketplace)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sex/sti/toot

Sentence: When Joe and Jenny were having an extended fight and not talking to each other, Joe would sexstitute with the purchase of many big ticket items.

Etymology: SEXSTITUTE - verb - from SEX + SUBSTITUTE

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: DIE-ver-secs-shun

Sentence: Duane's vigorous game of diversexion buying power tools, guns, weight sets, a motorcycle and other big boys toys was a thinly veiled attempt to conceal his concern over his poor performance in and waning interest for romantic activities.

Etymology: Blend of 'diversion' and 'sex'

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Created by: ampruteanu

Pronunciation: Whore-duhr-cuhl-choo-ruh-list

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COMMENTS:

Sorry, didn't understand fully. Thought this was referring to a person who compensates for lack of love, attention, by buying things. - ampruteanu, 2010-08-05: 07:58:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: shop-xu-al

Sentence: Since married life had gotten to where Smark had zero passion from his wife, Que-Veecee...he figured if he was more shopxual eventually she may want to touch him again.

Etymology: Shop-To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains. Xual-taken in part from the work sexual.

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