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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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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)
Ignoramour
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ig noh ray moor
Sentence: He was a complete ignoramour, harboaring too many grudges, to respond to her sowndings
Etymology: ignoramous amour
Heartofhearing
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: heart/of/hear/ing
Sentence: Jason just didn't listen to his inner feelings, his gut about Jenny, his best friend and confidant, always looking past her to the next disastrous girl-friend on the horizon. He was just heartofhearing.
Etymology: HEARTOFHEARING - play on hard of hearing
Missedherright
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: miss der ite
Sentence: Unfortunately her mister right continued on his merry way having missedherright under his (considerable)nose
Etymology: mister right, missed her
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COMMENTS:
lovely - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-12: 13:16:00
Super Duper! luv it! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:31:00
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Inflatuated
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: in FLAT jew A ted
Sentence: His infatuation that was keeping him up at nights quickly became inflatuation as he got that queasy feeling, that knot in his stomach, listening to his friends make pig noises as she walked by. He knew he couldn't do any better than her; she was kind, sweet and smart. But in spite of the fact that he was no 'sight for sore eyes' himself, he had to take a pass. He had been inflatuated.
Etymology: INFATUATED: Having a very strong feeling of love so that you cannot think clearly FLAT:lacking interest or enthusiasm FLATULENCE: An uncomfortable feeling (caused by too much gas in the stomach)
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COMMENTS:
Kudos for the funniest verbotomy of the day - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:30:00
He acted in an inflantile manner, for sure! - Nosila, 2009-02-12: 22:15:00
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Disreheartful
Created by: andrewmcshea
Pronunciation: dis ree hart full
Sentence: Those two pigs are very disreheartful of each other. They love each other unconditionally, with their hearts, even though they each have a lot of warts and don't realized they love one another.
Etymology: Disregardful (thoughtless); Heart (the part of the body where love happens)
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COMMENTS:
this is awesome dude!!!!!!! u rock - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-13: 14:52:00
ur a genius boi - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-13: 14:52:00
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Unloveanize
Created by: amirasaudi
Pronunciation: un luv a nyz
Sentence: i think me and joe have an unlovanize relationship because we're unable to recoginize our love for each other
Etymology: un- not love- to love anize- recognize
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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Amourignorare
Created by: corinnecreason
Pronunciation: ah-mor-ig-nor-are
Sentence: To ignore love, or to be too ignorant to see it.
Etymology: Latin/Italian roots
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