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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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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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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
Murthem
Created by: metapsyche
Pronunciation: Mur-them
Sentence: I caught 'em! I want to murthem!
Etymology: Mur (murder) + them (them!) = Murthem
Apesheet
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: APE-sheet
Sentence: When Sheila walked in and discovered her new groom and her maid of honor entangled in the satin sheets given as a wedding present by her grandmother, she went absolutely apesheet!
Etymology: wasn't this scene from "The Godfather"?
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COMMENTS:
HA! Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-27: 07:17:00
If the Godfather was Australian. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:32:00
This is highly appropriate to describe finding a lover in bed with another. Puns on one of my favourite terms for going crazy (yes, i am immature, *sticks tongue out*) and one of the greatest films ever. Big love. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:38:00
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Instavorcial
Created by: Tanik
Pronunciation: in-sta-vor-s-ial
Sentence: Sally was feeling instavorcial when she saw Bob and Tina in the guest room trying out Grandma's gift. She had always wanted satin sheets!
Etymology: instant + divorce
Madrimony
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mad rim moanee
Sentence: When Sylvia found her groom, Hugo, in bed with her bridesmaid, Felisha, her state of matrimony turned to one of madrimony. "We were just trying out your Granny's sheets", he cried. "Yes, it's the sheets alright", said Sylvia as she grabbed the knife used for cutting their wedding cake and ran after the naked pair through the wedding reception.
Etymology: Matrimony (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))& Mad (roused to anger;affected with madness or insanity)
Weddinsanity
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: Wedd-in-sæn-i-ty
Sentence: As she saw them there together, her weddinsanity kicked into gear and she fired two warningshot's. Into their heads!
Etymology: Wedding + insanity. A natural symbiose.
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COMMENTS:
A perfect marriage of two words that really shouldn't go together - petaj, 2007-03-27: 05:05:00
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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) + Knights in White Satin (Moody Blues)
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COMMENTS:
like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-27: 06:47:00
Brilliant word! Takes me to days of future passed. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-27: 09:03:00
Yep, very good word. And now I have the damn song stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-27: 09:27:00
Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters Ive written, Never meaning to send. Beauty Id always missed With these eyes before, Just what the truth is I cant say anymore. Oops - sorry Purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 09:57:00
Gets the vote for doing the job, being original (no one seems to credit that any more!) and of course the reference (which I'm clearly too young/stupid to get). - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:26:00
How did this definition get approved? Seriously, it's too specific. - emd2k3, 2007-04-24: 15:23:00
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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