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DEFINITION: v. To find your one, true love but to be unable, or unwilling, to recognize it. n. A perfect match, warts and all.
Verboticisms
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Inglove
Created by: johnnyc443
Pronunciation: In glove
Sentence: When someone has met their true love but is too ignorant to realize it
Etymology: Ingnorant (lacking of education or knowledge Love (Feeling of intense desire)
Dismatch
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dismach
Sentence: John and Gina are a perfect couple. They like the same foods, go to the same movies, have the same recreation interests. They can finish each other's sentences. To their friends, they are soul mates. To them it is a complete dismatch. They are so much alike that all they see in each other are their own faults. They can hang out all weekend but if someone suggests that they are dating, the reaction is a snort and a "you've gotta be kidding".
Etymology: dis (act or speak in a disrespectful way toward) + match (a pair that corresponds or is very similar)
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COMMENTS:
easy to say and remember as well as excellent - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:27:00
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Ignoradoration
Created by: taylorgladstone
Pronunciation: Ig-nor-ad-or-a-shon
Sentence: He had no clue that she is his true love...his ignoradoration got in the way.
Etymology: ignore- to refrain from noticing or recognizing adoration- to love and cherish someone
Obloveious
Created by: corinneiscoolerthanzach
Pronunciation: ob luv ee us
Sentence: It was like the story of Pigmalion. Prof.Henry Piggins (he of the Swine Lake and Ham-let fame) was obloveious to the fact that his protegee, Miss Eliza Sueylittle (as played by Miss Piggy in the Hollywood movie version) had turned from an experiment into his one true love. Although he was much older than her (his nickname was Jurassic Pork)and an old boar, he was sty-mied that she had turned into sow beautiful a creation. (From a sow's ear into a silk purse, some would say. They would be linked forever and have an oinkredible relationship.
Etymology: Oblivious (unmindful,inattentive) & Love (any object of warm affection or devotion)
Ignoramoramus
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ig/nor/a/mor/ay/mus
Sentence: Sally's best friend sewed hearts on his sleeve and sculpted heart shaped topiary as a gift for her on Valentine's Day but sadly Sally was an ignoramoramus and thought he just had a fetish for hearts.
Etymology: ignore + amor + ignoramus
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COMMENTS:
she's unlikely ever to become an ignoramamorous - galwaywegian, 2009-02-12: 06:42:00
first part rhymes and the whole thing slide over the tongue and is such fun to say - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:20:00
Heart-breaking... - Nosila, 2009-02-12: 22:16:00
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Falsaffection
Created by: carterbrown
Pronunciation: phals-affection
Sentence: When Sally met Joe falsaffection was in the air, but they couldn't even see it.
Etymology: Fals- decieve/dissapoint Affection- an emotion of the mind, passion, lust as opposed to reason
Pigpenpals
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: p igg p enn pahls
Sentence: "we've got to be pigpenpals" she whispered. "I'm a hog for you baby" he replied.
Etymology: penpals pigpen
Luvzmarts
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: luv-zmarts
Sentence: Ol' Lugwig Von Pighead, vowed to show Miss Piglove Lucille how much luvzmarts was in his heart on Valentines Day. He stomped hearts into the last bit of slop left in the trough with his hooves, to show her how much luvzmarts was in his heart.
Etymology: Love- Luv (Slang for Love) A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness. Zmarts" taken from the word Smarts - Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright. Amusingly clever; witty.
Eschewamour
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ess-SHEW-ah-mor
Sentence: Without understanding why, Gilbert once again found himself wanting to withdraw and eschewamour while at the same time enjoying the advances being made by Sadie and actually craving that sort of companionship.
Etymology: Blend of 'eschew' (to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid) and 'amour' (Love making; a love affair)
Unawaffection
Created by: caitmcnicholl
Pronunciation: Uun-a-war-a-fection
Sentence: The middle aged mans unawaffection towards the beautiful women was clear. While she stared he simply did not notice her or, the fact that she was his wife.
Etymology: Unawa- comes from the word unaware: meaning without being aware or going unoticed. While Affection comes from the actual word affection: meaning openlying expressing love towards a person in subtel but a sure manner.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by verbotomy. Thank you verbotomy. ~ James