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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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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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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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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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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"
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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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
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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Rentassunder
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: rent-ass-under
Sentence: After several failed attempts at conjugal relations, we began to suspect our two-year-old of ulterior motives. Why did she only toddle into our room after a bad dream when we were about to embark on Operation Sibling? Did she know? Her ability to rentassunder our passionate moments was diabolically effective in keeping her position as the youngest in the family.
Etymology: "let no man rent asunder" from the standard wedding service changed to include ass.
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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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