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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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Alooveness
Created by: KyleHumphries
Pronunciation: a-loo-v-ness
Sentence: The beautiful, young woman was married to the old, meiserly man. Everyone wondered why but only she knew, she was in a state of alooveness.
Etymology: al as in aloof ove as in love ness as in the state
Obloveous
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ob luv ee us
Sentence: Bertrand was so obloveous, he failed to notice the admiring looks and attentiveness of his assistant, Wanda. He was a chemical scientist, whose right side of the brain had apparently been gripped too tight by the forceps at birth. He lived for chemical equations, experiments and reactions. She was the faithful, undemanding, caring nerd-girl with a huge IQ and stellar academic career. One day she decided to change her looks and get his under-developed attention once and for all. Some clever cosmetics to bring out her pretty face, a trip to the salon, contact lenses, a new flashy wardrobe and a resultant new sense of confidence turned Wanda from a shy lab-rat into a comic-book heroine. Bertrand knew something was afoot when he walked into work and his thick glasses immediately fogged up (a reaction). Suddenly, the table of elements and properties of inert gases no longer held the same attraction they once did. The new equation featured Wanda in his every thought. He found himself studying the romance poets for inspiration and sprucing up his own physical appearance to be worthy of her attention (an experiment). For the first time in his life, he knew what chemistry between consenting adults really meant.
Etymology: oblivious (failing to notice the obvious;forgetful, inattentive, unmindful of something) & Love (any object of warm affection or devotion;a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction)
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COMMENTS:
Maybe it was just a case of radioattractivity. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 01:32:00
i try to keep away from the inert gases myself, not to mention the ert ones - galwaywegian, 2009-02-12: 08:46:00
From a shy lab rat to Cinderella! Voila'!! Great word. - Mustang, 2009-02-12: 18:13:00
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Sowlmate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sow l mayt
Sentence: Porky did not recognize that Bess was his own, true sowlmate because he was sty-mied. When he finally realize what a swine and a boar he had been, he set his heart on bacon her his own.
Etymology: Soulmate (someone for whom you have a deep affinity; lifelong partner) & Sow (female swine)
Discardor
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: dis CARD or
Sentence: Helene discardored her relationship with the hideous Sebastien. However, the strange brew of emotions they felt toward each other would tempt her to return to his revoltingly attractive personality, again and again...
Etymology: discardor - From the words discard (to lay aside) and ardor (feel strong passion for).
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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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)
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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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