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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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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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COMMENTS:
Very good - TJayzz, 2008-11-07: 12:58:00
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Smerackle
Created by: courty3303
Pronunciation: smer-ah-cuh
Sentence: Don't smerackle mommy and daddy.
Etymology:
Kissrupt
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ki-ss-rup-t
Sentence: Everytime Henry went in for THE snog with Sue someone would always kissrupt them. If it wasn't the kids calling out for a bedtime story , it was his parents ringing to see if things were okay while his wife was away for the week!
Etymology: Kiss(a touch or caress with the lips) + Disrupt(to interrupt or disturb) ORIGIN Latin disrumpere 'break apart'
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COMMENTS:
nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-07: 11:55:00
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Entercoarse
Created by: mugmesh
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Everything was going really well until an act of entercoarse occurred.
Etymology: enter (to make an entrance) + coarse (without finesse)
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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COMMENTS:
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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Intertwhine
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: inter/twine
Sentence: There's nothing like constant intertwhining from a third party to spoil a moment - whine whine whine
Etymology: intertwine + whine
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COMMENTS:
Creative! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 17:00:00
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Billancooruptus
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: BIL-n-Koo-RUHPT-us
Sentence: When Bob's girlfriend came to stray, it was, in matters of the heart, a week of woobegone, brought on by Roxie's unbridled billancooruptus.
Etymology: Combo of BILL and COO: to talk & murmur fondly; to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers. & RUPTUS: break in, meddle. (As in Interruptus) WOOBEGONE: Blend of "WOO" inclined, as with affection & "BEGONE": depart go away!
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"
Romancipated
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Ro-man-sip-ate-ed
Sentence: Me and Geoff was making out the other night and darn Rosie came in! Completely romancipated the whole situation. I was rather annoyed and sent her straight back to bed.
Etymology: Romance (relation, saga) + Dissipate (dissolve, dispel, scatter).
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COMMENTS:
Very interesting word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 17:09:00
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Lustbust
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lust/bust
Sentence: The lustbust took place when Jim's wife walked in on him and her best friend making out in the bedroom.
Etymology: lust + bust
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COMMENTS:
who ya gonna call - lustbusters - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-10: 10:28:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 17:09:00
Enjoy the way you, Jabberwocky, and Ozziebob keep me chuckling. This is not only a great word ... it's such a fun word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:52:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-01-10: 19:37:00
Excellent verboticism!
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James