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DEFINITION: n. The mental state induced by the discovery your new husband, and your maid of honor, entangled in the satin sheets given to you as a wedding present by your grandmother. v. To catch your new husband in a close quarters with a close friend.
Verboticisms
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Somethinblue
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: Sum-thin-bloo
Sentence: She went somethinblue, a rage beyond red, an envy exceeding green, pure despair, having found the rat and his cat christening the most thoughtful gift. (my word that's pretentious nonsense)
Etymology: From the tradition that a bride wears something old, new, borrowed and blue. Also based on the idea that "blue" denotes both sexual behaviour and sadness. Note also "thin" (as opposed to "thing") as describing the sheets.
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COMMENTS:
Very colourful. Especially "the rat and his cat", wearing her white dress I imagine... - wordmeister, 2007-03-27: 06:53:00
something blew - I just got it - clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 20:02:00
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Marrage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mer/rage
Sentence: On finding her new husband and the maid of honour, she went into a state of marrage throwing and breaking everything she could get her hands on.
Etymology: marriage + rage
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COMMENTS:
I considered something similar to this before deciding it didn't really allude to the sheets or the cheats as well as other words might. Marrage, to the casual observer, may as well be a nondescript form of anger directed at one's spouse (to be). It lacks specifics. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 08:00:00
Great word, simple and succinct - you just have to stress the second syllable to get the full effect - try it - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 09:55:00
That's nice (^^), but ditto my previous comment regarding it being too generalised for the definition, and that it makes the assumption that the mental state induced would be one of anger, as opposed to shock, disappointment, disbelief etc. For me, assigning rage as the sole emotion here is myopic. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:23:00
methinks we have a psychiatrist in our midst - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 12:19:00
No, just a fool who's seen too many shrinks in his time. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 15:31:00
Certainly not a fool - good sense of humour though - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 19:54:00
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Stimheelation
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: STIMulATION+HEEL
Sentence: The stimheelation I felt at that moment was a combination of arousal and intense hatred.
Etymology: STIMulATION+HEEL. Heel: a contemptibly dishonorable or irresponsible person
Chickinsheet
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: ch -ee-ken- sh- eet
Sentence: when I saw them together I knew I was in chickensheet.
Etymology: chick- smal bird, young lady sheet- long bolt of material used as bed dressing.
Adoltery
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ah-dolt-er-ee
Sentence: When she caught them playing Ride the Baloney Pony at Camp Comeoniwannalaya, she was totally overcome with adoltery. How could she be so stupid? Afterall, she did see him retrieving wedding cake crumbs from the cleavage of her maid of honor at their wedding reception.
Etymology: adultery, dolt
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COMMENTS:
References to the pony and camp come with great respect for Burgess Meredith. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-27: 04:53:00
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Flingroll
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: fling-roll
Sentence: Janice discovered her husband and best friend in a flingroll upon entering the bedroom and seeing them tangled up in the sheets her grandmother gave them for their wedding.
Etymology: like a springroll but with people
Wedshock
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wedshäk
Sentence: Julie should have guessed that there was odd about her new husband’s insistence that her bff Joan go along on their honeymoon. Sure, there was a great discount for the added ticket sale but did they really need to share a room? Julie is now in wedshock. She discovered Joan and her new hubby showering together when she returned from shopping. They tried to say that they were just saving water but she’s not buying it. The only question now, divorce or wedGlock?
Etymology: wedlock (the state of being married) +shock (a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience)
Shortcheated
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: short - chee - ted
Sentence: Emily felt shortcheated. It had only been two weeks since her marriage and she had caught Trevor in their bed with her best friend Daphne.
Etymology: short, short sheeted, cheated, short changed
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COMMENTS:
great word! - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-14: 09:29:00
Funny! - splendiction, 2009-10-14: 18:58:00
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Prenupenvy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pree nope envee
Sentence: it was just the prenupenvy that kept him alive as she fingered the stainless steel kitchen knife set her aunt had given them.
Etymology: prenup envy
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like she got some wonderful gifts... - wordmeister, 2007-03-27: 06:50:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sunny09.
Thank you sunny09! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by sheets. Thank you sheets. ~ James