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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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Blinove
Created by: Atore78
Pronunciation: blie nuv
Sentence: Jerry and Sandy's blinove was suspected by many.
Etymology: Blin from Blind ove from love
Porklove
Created by: Moonstar
Pronunciation: Pork-love
Sentence: Bess looked over at Glen and looked quickly away. He was so....UGH! And he just INFURIATED her! But deep inside, Bess knew that she loved him...But he was so frustrating and cold! She couldn't love him!...It was Porklove.
Etymology: Porklove is the hate of someone you love-you love them, but because of some feature or something they've done, you don't want to.
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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Plooser
Created by: chrispiper
Pronunciation: plo oser
Sentence: This girl was madly in love with this guy but he was just being a plooser. someone who never acknowledged it.
Etymology: p apathy looser failed at love
Sloughlove
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sluff - luv
Sentence: Inez just would not take Tommy seriously. Tommy knew they were a perfect match in every way but he kept getting the sloughlove from her. Inez could not say what the problem was. She could find nothing wrong with Tommy, liked to spend time with him and felt attracted to him....she just couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.
Etymology: slough off + love + a play on the term "tough love" >>> slough off (discard as undesirable - love (be enamored or in love with)
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COMMENTS:
well-crafted word - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:28:00
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Eschewamour
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ess-SHEW-ah-mor
Sentence: Without understanding why, Wendell once again found himself wanting to withdraw and eschewamour while at the same time enjoying the advances being made by Cindy 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)
Loveumousblidous
Created by: xavierLCHS9
Pronunciation: loveu mous blind ous
Sentence: His loveumousblindous for her was so unbarring he shot himself in the head
Etymology: loveu-love mous-alot blind-blind ous-ous
Imperaffection
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: impərəfekshən
Sentence: When they first met John & Jane were not attracted to each other. Neither is exactly a runway model but after hanging out for a while imperaffection set in. Beauty may only be skin deep but these two are happy down to their bones.
Etymology: imperfect (faulty) + affection (a gentle feeling of fondness or liking)
Incofatuation
Created by: rachelbree
Pronunciation: (in-cO-phat-U-A-shon)
Sentence: The dull pig was struck with incofatuation. He was unable to see the one other pig who would make him happy.
Etymology: In: in, into co: together fat: most rewarding part
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COMMENTS:
A mix of incoherent and infatuation. - rachelbree, 2012-02-13: 14:59:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by verbotomy. Thank you verbotomy. ~ James