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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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Notthis
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: not-thees [thin]
Sentence: Mr. Crooks always had a problem with his ears. One day, he went to the doctor and asked, "Doctor, my ears are semi-deaf. Hell, I can't even hear my own farts." The doctor gave him a wonder medicine that was described to miraculously heal the ears. One day, the meds kicked in and he was rushed to the emergency room with the wife screaming, "Notthis! Notthis!" The emergeny room was in a mess when the medicine that the doctor gave Mr. Crooks intensified his flatus rather than aid his hearing.
Etymology: not this
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" )
Malapubism
Created by: bigdog
Pronunciation: mahl-ah-pube-izm
Sentence: Ever since Gerry Atric started taking his viagra cocktail, he's demonstrating all sorts of malapubisms - started skateboarding at 70 and suddenly everyone's a "dude"...
Etymology: malapropism (incorrect or undesirable word usage) + pubescence
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COMMENTS:
just saw this - very clever! - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-18: 14:22:00
Takes me back - where? - ajcor, 2007-06-20: 19:12:00
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Revivisection
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: re-vivi-sect-shun
Sentence: By having the revivisection done, Mr. Jones felt like climbing rocks again.
Etymology: re- do again vivi - live section - procedure
Cocoonsequence
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: cah-coon-see-kwens
Sentence: sure, i had extra vitality, but the appearance of 15 superfluous nipples was an upsetting cocoonsequence
Etymology: consequence, cocoon[the movie...with steve guttenberg]
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COMMENTS:
too much catnip pill error, i'd say - galwaywegian, 2007-06-18: 06:18:00
Sheesh, that's some breast unhancement! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-18: 09:38:00
She must have misread the part where it said it would improve her mammary. unrelate: Everybody knows Wilford Brimley was the star of Cocoon! - jadenguy, 2007-06-18: 11:51:00
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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)
Panaceaccentuation
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: pan ay see ak sen shu ay shon
Sentence: Little did Thomas realize that the memory pills would have this level of panaceaccentation. Soon, he was remembering the entire history of his family, learning deeper and darker secrets than he'd ever hoped to imagine, having seen in reminiscent first hand the moment of his conception, and what his father was doing at the other side of town when it happened.
Etymology: panacea + accentuation
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COMMENTS:
The ashes of the latter half of last week are beneath me, forgotten, as I am reborn, at work again, assuming this week will suck as well. also, if you wanted to know what his dad was doing, *spoilers* probably drinking? - jadenguy, 2007-06-18: 11:38:00
His father must have been well hung -over to have managed it from the other side of town - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-18: 11:49:00
that wasn't exactly the case, but let's just say they decided to stay together once the killherinsticts subsided. - jadenguy, 2007-06-18: 11:59:00
His mother was a peter panderer. (oops) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-18: 13:00:00
Actually I think she only dated Dicks - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-18: 14:25:00
She dated John's son for a schlong time - maybe he was the father. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-18: 15:20:00
I think you're being a bit hard on John's son - he always practised safe sex - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-18: 15:43:00
HA! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-18: 15:53:00
i warned you guys about getting cocky with puns! i'm really gonna have to drop The Hammer sometimes. it's getting hard to come here night after night. - jadenguy, 2007-06-18: 17:27:00
OMG, too funny! I guess the pen-is mightier than the sword! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-18: 17:55:00
hehe - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-18: 19:38:00
So, she dated John's son, and gave birth to Thomas, but where was John's Thomas? And how could she have known that Thomas wood grow into such a firm specimen? Sure, he seemed like a rigid tool to all the dorks he played ball with, but the staff found it hard to yank him. Of course, most of the jerks were jealous, having seen him whack multiple times with his club. Many of them attributed his exceptional schmuck to his years of wang chun training in Hung Dong. By the bellend he was ready to toss in the towel. - Clayton, 2007-06-18: 19:52:00
Clayton - you really are the master..... - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-18: 19:58:00
I try. How's that for a happy ending? - Clayton, 2007-06-18: 23:35:00
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Testosterampage
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: tess-TOST-ehr-ram-paij
Sentence: Harleigh was a very sedate and well behaved senior citizen until he began taking some 'new age' suppliments he got thru a TV offer and after a few days on the therapy he went on a testosterage, not only frightening his wife, Heloise, but wearing her to a frazzle as well.
Etymology: Blend of 'testosterone' (n. the sex hormone, C 19 H 28 O 2 , secreted by the testes, that stimulates the development of male sex organs, secondary sexual traits, and sperm) and 'rampage' (n. violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive)
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