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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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Coupuper
Created by: obgyn
Pronunciation: Cuh-pooper
Sentence: Stacey was in a coupuper for months after walking in on her new husband and maid of honor.
Etymology: Coup: couple. uper: stuper.
Matrimoanial
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /ma-truh-MOWN-ee-ul/
Sentence: Linda couldn't cry anymore — she was all out of tears by now. Having mostly gotten over the initial shock of her new husband's and her best friend's betrayal, she was now feeling matrimoanial, seeking the comfort of her family, who would listen to her complaints and try to console her. "And worst of all Grandma, they were doing it right there on those lovely silk sheets you gave us." Her grandmother patted Linda on her knee and said, "If it's any consolation dear, that wasn't real silk anyway."
Etymology: Matrimonial - of or relating to the state of marriage (from Latin, matrimonium "wedlock, marriage") + Moan - complaint or lamentation (from Old English, mænan to mourn)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Nosila, 2008-06-11: 21:41:00
Good word; nice story. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 07:29:00
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Bridegloom
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: bryd - gloom
Sentence: Coming into the honeymoon bedroom with joyful expectations only to find her new husband, Brad, and her best friend Miranda staining grandmas heirloom satin sheets, Samantha first had a hysterical fit followed by a case of very deep and foreboding bridegloom.
Etymology: Blend of bride and gloom, play on the word 'bridegroom'.
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-11: 12:13:00
good one... - Nosila, 2008-06-11: 21:40:00
Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 08:19:00
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Horrormonal
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: hor-ror-mon-al
Sentence: But your honor, I was just trying to disinfect the sheets when I poured on bucket of hydrochloric acid on to bed. I didn’t know that it would completely disfigure her face. Or turn is wee-wee into a permanently shriveled-up raisin. Perhaps I was temporarily overcome by a horrormonal rage.
Etymology: horror + hormone + moan
Shitched
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sh-itch-t
Sentence: Not only was Coralie shitched, she was also shockled when she realised she was married to rake and would never be able to use the sheets her Nanna had given her.
Etymology: sh*t (exclamation of shock) + hitched (slang for married) (shock + shackled)
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COMMENTS:
love the layers in your words - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 12:22:00
Maybe should have spelt this differently though sheetched - petaj, 2007-03-28: 05:07:00
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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)
Duplicichosis
Created by: Muttley74
Pronunciation: Do-plis-e-ko-sis
Sentence: Duplicichosis sets in when you discover your very best friend in a very uncompromising situation with your spouse. Total and utter betrayal which causes you mental anguish!!
Etymology: Taken from the words "duplicity" meaning infidelity or betrayal and "psychosis" meaning any mental state
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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Murthem
Created by: metapsyche
Pronunciation: Mur-them
Sentence: I caught 'em! I want to murthem!
Etymology: Mur (murder) + them (them!) = Murthem
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sunny09.
Thank you sunny09! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by sheets. Thank you sheets. ~ James