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DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.
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Pregnut
Created by: biffbig1
Pronunciation: preg+nut
Sentence: Since my girlfriend had a baby I have been a complete pregnut - I see pregnant women everywhere!!
Etymology: pregnant and nut - like crazy
Falsefestiprego
Created by: kingdio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mark's falsefestiprego led him to serious hurt when the non-pregnant mammoth of a woman sat on him.
Etymology:
Fauxgestation
Created by: Redrover
Pronunciation: fo-ges-tay-shun
Sentence: Bob made a grevious error when he commented on the fauxgestation of his boss's wife.
Etymology: faux = fake; gestation = the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female viviparous animal (Wikipedia)
Fetusnmouth
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Fee-TUS-IN-MOW-TH
Sentence: Wow Gabby, you're baby's gonna be a soccer player!" Way to go JIm, nice fetusnmouth, you tard.
Etymology: Foot in Mouth and The little critter that isn't
Motherhoodwinked
Created by: day4ghee
Pronunciation:
Sentence: BEN HAD REALIZED THAT HE HAD BEEN MOTHERHOODWINKED WHEN BECKY KNEED HIM IN HIS BABY-MAKER.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:02:00
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Pregnot
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: preg - not
Sentence: That glow about Edna must have been caused by her quick trip up the stairs. I humbly withdrew my congratulations to herself and her mom upon discovering that she was pregnot.
Etymology: pregnant + not
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COMMENTS:
Good one. Like your sentece also. - Stevenson0, 2007-12-13: 10:12:00
****sentence**** - Stevenson0, 2007-12-13: 10:12:00
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Prenatalapse
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pree-neyt'-el-laps/
Sentence: Dennis had been expecting a raise until the night of the holiday party, before making a prenatalapse after being introduced to Mr. Roth's wife. He was guilty of a fetal-flaw, and now his hopes for a raise are no more expectant than Mrs. Roth herself.
Etymology: prenatal - preceding birth; pregnant (from Latin, prae- & nātālis) + lapse - a slip or error; also, a pause or break in continuity (from Latin, lāpsus)
Bavelgaziot
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Bah-val-gaz-e-ott
Sentence: Mike often took an unhealthy interest in other people's navel, he was only just short of trying the prod test, or asking when is it due? He was a terrible one for the bavelgazing, a total bavelgaziot.
Etymology: Baby-navel-gazing-idiot.
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COMMENTS:
Your sentence and etymology had me roaring with laughter! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 14:30:00
A bit crazy: but I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:14:00
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Fauxma
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: fo-mah
Sentence: Jeremy commited a major Faux ma by planning an elaborate baby shower for Christina only to find out later that she gave up her career of modeling to become a competitive eater.
Etymology: faux pas + mom = faux ma
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COMMENTS:
Hilarious! Yo Yo Ma! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 12:30:00
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Inpregnito
Created by: bosstown
Pronunciation: in-preg-nito
Sentence: Steve realized, before he finished the sentence, that his boss' wife was indeed not inpregnito.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang Thank you Mustang ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-13: 14:19:00
very nice play on words ... but the meaning could be mistaken for a man's padded belly while playing Santa.
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
rickki - 2011-02-05: 18:22:00
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