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DEFINITION: n. The strong feelings of devotion and affection which a person feels towards their favorite mechanical device or appliance, such as a car, boat, power tool, or toilet. v. To lavish a machine with affection, attention and an imagined personality.
Verboticisms
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Contrapsaffection
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: con-TRAPS-eh-fecks-shun
Sentence: Edwin had a serious case of contrapsaffection for his cars, his boat, his power tools and his garden machines that could well be described as a superstitious infatuation.
Etymology: Blend of 'contraption' (A mechanical device; a gadget) and 'affection' (tender attachment : fondness)
Mechnotechnoerotopervertomania
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Mek-NO-tek-NO-erot-o-per-ver-t-o-main-E-a
Sentence: Many a parent who bought their son a construction kit or "Junior Mechanics" toy, unwittingly inflicted hours of loneliness upon his future wife as he developed a case of mechnotechnoerotopervertomania leading not to grandchildren, but a brood of androids called Marvin and Kryton.
Etymology: Mechno (Mechanical origin) / Techno (Technical origin) / Perverto (Censored origin) / Mania (NO NO NO NO! origin)
Esteemachine
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ESS-tim-ay-shun
Sentence: Tim's inamorotor was a revolving door. He was filled with adooration for it and romeotored it by daily servicing its moving parts. It had grown in his esteemachine and now outranked his combine heartvester in his affections.
Etymology: esteem + machine
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COMMENTS:
Funny! Great word and sentence! I know a few' who have an esteemachine collection! - diyan627, 2008-03-27: 11:41:00
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Wiiroticism
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: weeeee rit issss isum
Sentence: The wiiroticism with which he acted around the console was worse than when he used to have nookia with his first mobile phone.
Etymology: wii eroticism
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COMMENTS:
Is that like Blackberi-beri? - Nosila, 2010-06-03: 10:39:00
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Nymphotech
Created by: Kevin0719
Pronunciation: nim-fo-tek
Sentence: The way Janie looks at her toaster makes me think she just might be a nymphotech, Steve.
Etymology: "nymphomaniac" and "technology"
Inanamophile
Created by: naxos22
Pronunciation: in - ana - mo - phile
Sentence: An inanamophile treats inanimate objects ashuman beings or interacts with them as if they are alive.
Etymology:
Craftsmania
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: krafts/may'/knee/uh
Sentence: Jamagra adored the harvest gold toilet in her "vintage" 1970s house. Gleefully she undertook repairing the toilet's flush handle, lift chain and wax seal. Replacing the ball cock filled her heart with true craftsmania! Unfortunately (and disconcertingly) sometimes Jamagra would still walk into the bathroom unable to recall what she was supposed to be fixing that day...
Etymology: CRAFT - 1. to make by hand with great care; 2. a ship or airplane + CRAFTSMAN - 1. one skilled in a craft; 2. the brand of hand tools, power tools, lawnmowers, generators, etc. sold by Sears + MANIA - a pathological state characterized by euphoria, excessive activity and impaired judgment
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COMMENTS:
Wow, I'm impressed, great words and toilet repair! You must be a hot commode-ity. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-27: 15:58:00
Great sentence, Jamagra. I get flushed just thinking about it and I, too, do not remember why... - Nosila, 2008-03-27: 22:02:00
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Motofection
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: mow-tow-feck-shun
Sentence: John had severe motofection with the weed whacker. He started to sleep with it next to him in bed; making his wife sick from the fumes and jealousy.
Etymology: motor (an engine of some sort) + affection (love and attention)
Gizmoffection
Created by: spotthecat1
Pronunciation: giz-moh-FEK-shuhn
Sentence: His wife, for the sake of the children and their marriage, tried to be understanding but at times there were arguments. Every Sunday morning he'd rush out of the house to lavish attention on her. When the water was just the right temperature he washed her gently. The special soap he bought for her foamed luxuriously and he rubbed her everywhere. He paid special attention to those hard to reach places. After the wash came the massage therapy. Hours and hours of rubbing and sweating paid off when the glow of satisfaction shined all over her. He laid back admiring her and happy over a job well done. With the sun heading towards the horizon, he cleaned up, put away the toys he had used on his lovely and closed the garage door. He headed back into the house as his wife shook her head praying that doctors would come up with a cure for his gizmoffection.
Etymology: WWII U.S. Navy/Marine slang: gizmo + (a)ffection [Middle English affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiō]
Erautoca
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ee rot oka
Sentence: Hot Rod, that's what the girls called him. He was hot and his name was Rod. But Rod was oblivious to the hungry stares of the girls around. He only had eyes for his sweetie, the wicked Fuelina. She had curves, she was powerful, she purred like a kitten when Rod got her going. They spent an inordinate amount of time together. Rod's mom was worried, because the neighbours complained that he & Fuelina "carried on" in the driveway until all hours. With her classy chassis and need for speed, Rod was mesmerized by her. One day, Rod's dad took him aside and told him a few hard truths. "Son, when I was your age, I thought I was in love, too, with Maggie. But I soon realized that it wasn't really love, it was just erautoca. There was no future for us and she gew old and worn out long before I did. The same thing will happen to you. She's a lovely car, but she'll break your heart. Soon the spark will die and you'll be looking for a newer model. Enjoy her while you can, but get yourself a real girl to marry and settle down with...no car lasts forever and you don't want to end up alone and taking the bus!"
Etymology: erotica (creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire) & Auto (short for automobile, vehicle)
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COMMENTS:
Superb sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 01:29:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-27: 01:25:00
Have these always been called "verboticisms?"
Yes that's the word we use to describe our invented words. Of course you can also use "neologism". And I think we should create a subcategory for invented words with sexual undertones like your winning word today. It would be "verberoticisms". ~ James
Domenic- go frisk 'em.
galwaywegian - 2009-01-19: 10:08:00
very high standard today :D
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
gendiamJent - 2018-06-03: 14:27:00
Алмазное бурение за разумные деньги.
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