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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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Matrimonicidal
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: ma-truh-moh-nuh-side-l
Sentence: Upon catching them in the act, I switched from bridal to matrimonicidal.
Etymology: matrimony + homicidal
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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Weddoplexy
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: WEDD-o-PLE-xy
Sentence: She had expected to feel many emotions today - but weddoplexy had not been one of them....
Etymology: From "wedding" and "apoplexy"
Jigamortis
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: jig-uh-MAWR-tis
Sentence: "Nana! nana!-where are you?" I cried out. The door of Bob's and my bedroom was for some reason closed; but pushing against it I forced it open. My nana lay on the ground. A horrible feeling came over me, - I thought she was dead. On bending down I could find no injury, and I found that she still was breathing, so I trusted that she had only fainted. I sprinkled her face with water, and she shortly after heaved a sigh and opened her eyes. "Is this a hideous dream?" she asked; "and why are Bob and Trixie here wrapped only in the satin sheets I gave you for a wedding present!" "There's nothing to be alarmed about, nana," I answered. "Bob has gone to work and Trixie is holidaying in Far North Queensland" "Oh! go and look for yourself," she said, " I give her FNQ!" Assured that she had fully recovered, I hurried out only to find Bob and Trixie, on all fours and still wrapped in the satin sheets, their clothes in their hands, making their way to the front door. That indeed for me was a miserable sight and jigamortis set in. Nan did her utmost to comfort me. "You haven't got anything to worry about: you better off without them!" exclaimed nan. "So here's a pen and paper; just write a note to them, and get them to send back the satin sheets!"
Etymology: JIGA from jig-a-jig, jig-jig, jiggy-jig, jig-a-jog n. sexual intercourse, often found in (pidgin) slangs & rythming with rigor MORTIS: death's stiffening; in familar terms: numbness, a sense of chilliness.
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COMMENTS:
Great word! The jigs up! - wordmeister, 2008-06-11: 08:45:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-11: 12:12:00
love it - Nosila, 2008-06-11: 21:43:00
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Betraythal
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: bee-tray-thal
Sentence: John's act of betraythal was a body blow to poor Mary. Particularly as it was with own brother. It was seriously conjuglipitous.
Etymology: betrothal (a mutual promise to marry) + betryal (to be unfaithful or disloyal)
Revelustation
Created by: moltentim
Pronunciation: rev/ull/lust/a/shun
Sentence: Jill had a revelustation when she walked in on her husband with the maid.
Etymology: revelation + lust
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COMMENTS:
With the maid? Perhaps he was just trying to clean up his act... - wordmeister, 2007-03-27: 09:11:00
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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)
Shagrin
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: shagg ran
Sentence: Her shagrin at what she witnessed on the shagpile of the honeymoon suite was expressed in an infortinate manner. Strangulation by old borrowed blue garter was the coronor's verdict.
Etymology: chagrin (sadness) Shag (erm...)
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COMMENTS:
great - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-11: 12:09:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 08:19:00
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Knivesinwhitesatin
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: nyves/in/wyte/satin
Sentence: The discovery of the tryst sent her into a state of knivesinwhitesatin hopefully "never reaching the end"
Etymology: knives (the kind that in literature come flying out of ones eyes) + Nights in White Satin (Moody Blues)+ knights + knives and wives rhyme
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COMMENTS:
No Sir Galahad in this tale; very creative word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 07:28:00
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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