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'Sweetie, can't you see we're having quiet time?'

DEFINITION: n., A soft romantic moment which is unexpectedly interrupted by a pestersome child, parent or spouse. v. tr., To barge in on a romantic couple at a most inopportune moment.

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Kiddistraction

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kid-ee-STRAK-shun/

Sentence: When little Katie suddenly asked, "Mommy, why are you and the postman wrestling on the bed with no clothes on?" that one moment of kiddistraction totally killed the mood.

Etymology: kiddie - child (from Old Norse, kidh, orig. kið "young goat") + distraction - a disturbance (from Latin, distractus)

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Perhaps the postie had just delivered mommy's correspondence course in "Self Defence", and was helping her gain some practical experience! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 17:07:00

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Missedtryst

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: missed - trist

Sentence: Due to the fact that the kids came home unexpectedly from school, Bonnie suffered another missedtryst with her neighbor. Too bad that he got caught in the tree as he quickly exited through her bedroom window.

Etymology: missed (skipped, not having, go wrong or err, longed for) + tryst (liaison, date, rendezvous or assignation) + a play on the word mistrust....

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Good one...is she still the neighbour's missedtryst? - Nosila, 2008-11-07: 20:42:00

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Buttintryst

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: But in trist

Sentence: Jessica's buttintryst on her husband Simon and her neighbour Felicia's assignation gave a whole new meaning to the term, Neighbourhood Watch!

Etymology: butt in & tryst

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I will never say neighbourhood watch again without smiling! Great sentence. - silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 09:13:00

Spot on Silver! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:58:00

Cheers, mates! Affair dinkum indeed. - Nosila, 2008-01-12: 01:37:00

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Woobegone

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: woo-BEE-gon

Sentence: When Roxie's mother came to stay, it was, in matters of the heart, the worst week of woobegone for Bob.

Etymology: Blaend of "WOO" inclined,as with affection & "BEGONE": depart go away!

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Terrific! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 09:12:00

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-10: 10:26:00

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Disruptorapture

metrohumanx

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: diss-RUPTO-rap-chure

Sentence: Lattimore and Babs had spent an entire evening in a delightful psychic headlock, slowly ratcheting up the cosmic duality which was about to engulf their very souls like an orgasmatron gone mad...when a sudden DISRUPTORAPTURE fell upon them like a load of cherubic guano. Lattimore felt his ego and his enthusiasm deflate like a bad phallic metaphor when his ex-flame broke the door down in a gin-induced fury and pelted the unlucky couple with cast-iron frisbees of venom. Beware the scouge of DISRUPTORAPTURE ! Rent a room in Patagonia.

Etymology: DISRUPT+RAPTURE=DISRUPTORAPTURE........DISRUPT:to break apart, to throw into disorder, to interrupt the normal course of intimacy with Lattimore;Latin disruptus, past participle of disrumpere, from dis- + rumpere to break.....RAPTURE:an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion, a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming affection for Babs;Latin raptus.

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metrohumanx http://www.100words.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-11-07: 00:44:00

metrohumanx This message brought to you by the Patagonian Tourist Bureau. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-07: 01:11:00

excellent - Mustang, 2008-11-07: 18:51:00

It's like Shakespearean...verily! - Nosila, 2008-11-07: 20:43:00

Reptilian, but real good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-08: 16:45:00

"100 WORDS" Great webstead-terrific challenge - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-09: 16:13:00

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Pestramour

Created by: grohldberg12

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Amoratorium

Created by: treehous

Pronunciation: \ˈa-mȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm/ (ah-more-ah-tore-ee-yum)

Sentence: He was just about to get down to business when he felt an amoratorium in the form of his dog's wet nose pressed against his rear.

Etymology: amor- from L. amorosum, from amor "love." moratorium- from Latin morari "to delay," from mora "pause, delay"

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Buttinassion

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: butt-in-ash-un

Sentence: No matter what time of night, no matter where, they sought seclusion for a little bit of loving, their kids, friends, and neighbors buttinassions, stopped them cold.

Etymology: a play on butt in and passion in ashes

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Interrudeawakening

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: inter/rude/awake/en/ing

Sentence: Candle light,wine, a romantic movie and then the interrudeawakening when your kids return home unexpectedly from school for the weekend with several friends.

Etymology: interlude + rude awakening

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Very good - TJayzz, 2008-11-07: 12:58:00

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Bargedeamour

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: bar-j-dey-a-moor

Sentence: Our tender moment was cut short by a bargedeamour when the dog jumped on the bed and stuck his cold, wet nose in a very private spot.

Etymology: barge - to burst in on someone + de amour - french for of love

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-01-10: 00:45:00
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James

Mustang - 2008-01-10: 19:37:00
Excellent verboticism!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2014-06-05: 00:06:00
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James