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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.
Verboticisms
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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
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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COMMENTS:
Good one...is she still the neighbour's missedtryst? - Nosila, 2008-11-07: 20:42:00
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Smerackle
Created by: courty3303
Pronunciation: smer-ah-cuh
Sentence: Don't smerackle mommy and daddy.
Etymology:
Bargedeamour
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
Coituruption
Created by: bluenutria
Pronunciation: Coy-tur-ruption
Sentence: James and Midge experienced major coituruption when Midge's father bust in on them.
Etymology: Coitus + Interruption
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"
Stopulation
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) stop-u-la-shun (v.) stop-u-late
Sentence: Bob and Mary slide the bedside table in front of their bedroom door each time they get intimate out of fear of being stopulated by their three young children.
Etymology: stop + [cop]ulation
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COMMENTS:
interesting tri-combo compilation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 21:10:00
I have a Verbotomy widget on my classroom website, and one of my students suggested "romantischism" - milorush, 2008-01-11: 07:45:00
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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