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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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Spoving
Created by: superdeduperguy
Pronunciation: spu-v-ing
Sentence: The young handsome man was married to an old harpy with warts and all. People asked why and his sister said he was spoving.
Etymology: sp as in spaced out ov as in love
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
Camoflove
Created by: agalexander
Pronunciation: cam-o-fl-ove
Sentence: Annie didnt know it was meant to be with Will because she was camofloved.
Etymology: camo as in camoflauged and love as in love.
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)
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
Catchtwentytwoing
Created by: zachmiracle
Pronunciation: catch-twantey-tooang
Sentence:
Etymology: Taken from the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Ignadorant
Created by: jessicadobies
Pronunciation: ig-nuh-dohr-ent
Sentence: The woman was ignadorant to her feelings of true love towards the caring man.
Etymology: ign-: meaning to ignore, coming from the word "ignorant" -ador-: meaning love coming from the word "adore"
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COMMENTS:
like^ sorry i ran out of votes - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-13: 14:58:00
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Influbberious
Created by: Xyzcam
Pronunciation: in-phlub-Ear-E-us
Sentence: Micheal was influbberious, he saw me in my cute short shorts hanging all over him and he just didn't even talk to me even when i was infront of him and said hi. :(
Etymology: in ; into flub ; flop obvious ; plain to see
Obloveious
Created by: Nosila
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)
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by verbotomy. Thank you verbotomy. ~ James