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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.
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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)
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, 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)
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
Sqeeloves
Created by: 590095
Pronunciation: sqeel loves
Sentence: You don't know it but I sqeeloves you
Etymology: sqeel loves
Sentbod
Created by: MandeepSandhu
Pronunciation: (sent-bod)
Sentence: The message that i recieved from you made me feel sentbod because i kept thinking about you.
Etymology: to feel, think
Bluvness
Created by: fritzgilbert
Pronunciation: B-love-ness
Sentence: Tom was married to his long love Ednis 30 years ago. Today he is now in a state of Bluvness.
Etymology: Bl-as in "blind to" uv-as in "love" Ness-as in the "state of"
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
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.
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Today's definition was suggested by verbotomy. Thank you verbotomy. ~ James