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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".
Verboticisms
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Hypoconfusionism
Created by: bigbigjeff
Pronunciation: hypo-con-fusion-isim
Sentence: The husband suffered from severe hypoconfusionism after his wife of 45 years ran off with a 22 year old boy toy.
Etymology: Hypo for less than normal, confusionism for confusion
Geriactive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ger/i/act/ive
Sentence: His eighty-five year old grandfather became another one of those amazing geriatives after taking one of those new miracle drugs. He now runs five miles a day, works double shifts at Wal-Mart and parties most nights.
Etymology: geriatrics + active
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COMMENTS:
Conveys a nice way to stay as the years roll on! Sounds ever so much nicer than sexy senior citizen! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-01: 19:54:00
Good one! - Korinne, 2008-01-02: 13:39:00
Geriactive is spelled wrong in the example. Sorry I posted it in the main area, but until i did that i could not leave the message here for some reason. - zebrahdh, 2008-01-03: 19:11:00
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Pubescription
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pyoob-skrip'-shun/
Sentence: Mildred had read the literature and warnings for what she was calling "Harvey's pubescription" three times now, but nowhere did it say that the little blue pills might cause him to try to breakdance, or to wear his pants so low that his boxers would stick out.
Etymology: pubescence - the onset of puberty (from Latin, pubertatem "age of maturity") + prescription - a prescribed medicine or other treatment (from Latin, past participle of praescrībere)
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COMMENTS:
Chuckling ... this is a word I will forever be tempted to use instead of viagara or the other prescriptions that serve the same purpose! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-31: 11:01:00
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Testosterage
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Tes- TOSS - uh - raj
Sentence: Normally a calm and reasoned senior citizen Barkley went on a stormy testosterage when he took the 'new youth' supplements he got thru the inernet.
Etymology: Testosterone + rampage
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COMMENTS:
Great word ... compliments mine well ... Viagara produced a testosterage and put him in his secondwildhood. - silveryaspen, 2007-12-31: 11:03:00
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Ageoops
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: ey-ja-oo-p-sa
Sentence: The pills had a serious ageoops on his personality.
Etymology: age + oops:accident
Cucarful
Created by: swetty
Pronunciation: like this word
Sentence: is a briliant word...i don't know what is but is cool
Etymology: aaaa
Octigenerics
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: oc-to-gin-air-ics
Sentence: These octogenerics are making my husband at like he's going through puberity.
Etymology: octogenarian + generic (pills)
Comments:
zebrahdh - 2008-01-03: 19:10:00
Geriactive is spelled wrong in the example.