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DEFINITION: n. An unintended consequence of medical or psychological therapy, especially if the therapy is supposed to make you feel "young again". v. To feel young and stupid again.
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Ponce
Created by: rephil
Pronunciation: pawnse
Sentence: Dr. A: "How did the procedure work out for Mrs. Hyde?" Nurse B: "The face lift turned out great -- got her a new boy toy. But he left over the stretch marks from the lipo -- so that was a bit of a ponce.
Etymology: Colloquial -- after Juan Ponce De Leon, first Spanish governor of Puerto Rico and legendary seeker of the Fountain of Youth.
Tigerwoodical
Created by: jermainechambers44
Pronunciation: Tie-ger-wood-ical
Sentence: Agnas wanted to light a little fire in the bedroom,not burn down the town.She knew then that it could be nothing other than a case of Tigerwoodical,that been plagueing the old-folks home since they got the golf channel.
Etymology:
Juvescrip
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: joo-vuh-skrip
Sentence: Willy is so happy with his new juvescrip for Cialis. Just like in the commercial he installed two bathtubs in the backyard. Now he needs to figure out how to get his wife in the other tub and what this has to do with sex.
Etymology: juvenile (young; youthful) + scrip (a prescription, as for a drug)
Viatrogenesis
Created by: Pythias
Pronunciation: vi-a-tro-gen-e-sis
Sentence: Your husband's behaviour may result from a rare side effect sometimes referred to as clinical viatrogenesis. This is not necessarily a bad thing.
Etymology: Viagra + iatrogenesis ( means "brought forth by a healer" )
Froliceutical
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: froli - su - tik - ul
Sentence: Mabel was drawn along on one of Elmer's froliceutical adventures after he popped one of the new pills his doctor prescribed. The craziness lasted well past supper time.
Etymology: frolic, pharmaceutical
Juveniledelinconsequence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: joo ven eyl de lin kon se kwens
Sentence: Mabel was on the phone to her husband Walter's doctor about his most recent prescription and it's bizarre side effects. She asked him if was supposed to make him act young and immature again. "No", said, Dr. Gerry N. Tologist, "it's just supposed to revive his libido". "Well", said Mabel, "It has not done that because he is too busy listening to rap music, wearing his pants too low and acting like a punk. In fact, he's been arrested for driving his power chair too fast and spraying graffiti all over the neighbours' fences. I am throwing out these pills, because I cannot live with the juveniledelinconsequence of his actions!"
Etymology: Juvenile Deliquent (a young offender) & Consequence (aftermath;result;outcome of an action)
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COMMENTS:
wow what long word, it works too - sanssouci, 2010-01-13: 14:59:00
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Geripediomophism
Created by: marinus
Pronunciation: geri-pee-di-o-morph-ism
Sentence: Grandpa said the pills made him feel twenty years younger, but after he broke his hip mountain biking we began to suspect that it was that geripediomophism the new commercials warned about.
Etymology: geriatric (old). pediatric (young). ideo- greek prefix "image" morph- form
Spryproduct
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: spry-pra-duct
Sentence: The therapy had the weirdest spryproduct - he started doing cartwheels after every session!
Etymology: spry (lively or active) + product; pun on byproduct (side effect)
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful! - ErWenn, 2007-06-18: 12:22:00
Though I think your pronunciation has one too many syllables. - ErWenn, 2007-06-18: 12:23:00
I fixed the pronunciation guide - thanks! - serendipity9000, 2007-06-18: 12:30:00
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Reacten
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: re/act/ten
Sentence: Istead of giving him Reactin the pharmacist gave him Reacten. His wife couldn't figure out why he was dressing like Denis the Menace
Etymology: reactin + ten
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Rob Sawyer's newest novel, Rollback. It is a story about a happily married (60 years!) couple who get "Rollbacks" -- medical procedures which are supposed to turn their 80-year old bodies into 25-year ones. It works for the husband, but unfortunately not for the wife -- which puts a bit a test on their marriage when they start to develop different levels of "need". ~ James
Purpleartichokes Wins GUST! Read all about it in Verbotoweek: purpleartichokes - The Office Politician.
jadenguy - 2007-06-18: 11:28:00
that was also an episode of the twilight zone. that show was amazing because it was both awesome and taught values!
jermainechambers44 - 2010-01-12: 18:04:00
Tigerwoodical