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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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Sinterruption

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sin-ter-RUPT-shun

Sentence: Edgar and the babysitter were enjoying a bit of romantic exploration when Edgar's wife, Elvira, created a rude sinterupption upon unexpectedly entering the bedroom.

Etymology: Blend of sin and interruption

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Sexuwilt

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sek sh oō wilt

Sentence: Lance found himself the victim of sexuwilt when he visited home with his new wife. Any time things started to get sexual between them they would turn to sexuwon't. Apparently the spare bedroom was the repository of everything that family members needed to make their lives complete. He still can't figure out why his mother needed a snow shovel in June.

Etymology: sexual (relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals) + wilt (become limp)

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like his visit sexuwasn't very enjoyable. - wayoffcenter, 2008-11-07: 06:21:00

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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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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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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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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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COMMENTS:

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

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

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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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Smerackle

Created by: courty3303

Pronunciation: smer-ah-cuh

Sentence: Don't smerackle mommy and daddy.

Etymology:

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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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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!

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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