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DEFINITION: v. To compensate for lack of love, attention and/or sexual favors by buying things, lots of things. n. An object purchased to compensate for sexual dawdling.
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Phallacy
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: PHALLic+fallACY
Sentence: His purchasing tools was just a phallacy, since he already had the only tool he needed for the job, but lacked the experience in using it.
Etymology: PHALLic+fallACY
Purchosexual
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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Sexersatz
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
Sublimitlessmation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sub/limit/less/may/shun
Sentence: To take his mind off his on again off again relationship Sam resorted to sublimitlessmation and maxed out four credit cards in the process.
Etymology: sublimation (divert the energy of a primitve impulse) + limitless
Shopanofrolic
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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Foodiddle
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: foo-did-le
Sentence: After 17 and half hours of abstinence, Seymour was about ready to jump out of his pants, so rather than attacking his boss – for some bizarre reason she was getting more and more attractive by the second – he went downstairs fooddidled himself with brand new cravat. And as the afternoon wore on, he simply tightened the loop around his neck whenever the urge returned. Sadly none of his coworkers noticed, until it was too late...
Etymology: fool ( or faux) + diddle
Securitsatiation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: se/cure/i/ti/say/shee/ay/shun
Sentence: Mark's love life wouldn't have been fulfilled without the securitisatiation he experienced on a shopping spree. He was grateful for the wide variety of orgasmic produce now available at the local supermarket.
Etymology: secure (purchase) + satiate (satisfy) + securitization
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COMMENTS:
good word! - TJayzz, 2008-06-05: 19:58:00
Good word- experts say one needs security in marriage. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:46:00
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Sexstitute
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
Buysexual
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bīsekshoōəl
Sentence: When John and Mary married friends were concerned that John seemed to lack passion. What they didn’t realize was that Mary is buysexual and really doesn’t need John for that part of her life. A well-backed credit card is all she needs to feel satisfied.
Etymology: buy (obtain in exchange for payment) + bisexual (sexually attracted to both men and women)
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COMMENTS:
hahahaha! - galwaywegian, 2010-08-05: 05:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by the scene in Sex and the City where a sex-starved Samantha fills her Mercedes with boxes from Gucci ~ James
- 2008-06-05: 15:25:00
Ahaha - I just read this after I created my word...seems like we're both on the same thought track!!!!
- 2008-06-05: 17:30:00
Yes -- is it genetic?? Great word!