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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.

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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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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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Connuboil

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: kuh/noo/boil

Sentence: On finding her new husband and the maid of honour in granny's gift, Jenny went into a state of connuboil, throwing and breaking every dish, piece of crystal and knick-knack she could get her hands on.

Etymology: CONNUBOIL - noun - from CONNUBIAL (Relating to marriage, or the married state; conjugal) + BOIL (rage; anger; to be in an agitated, or violent state)

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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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Bedtrayal

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bed tray al

Sentence: When Samantha discovered her groom, Roger, with her bridesmaid Marie, together on her marriage bed, she felt horrible bedtrayal. She was enraged that they were doing it on the fabulous new bedding her Grandma had given her. Talk about cheat sheets...

Etymology: Bed (have sexual intercourse with;a piece of furniture in which to sleep and do other things) & Betrayal (be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage)

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Sheetabrick

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: shētəbrik

Sentence: When she found her newlywed husband intertwined in her linens with her sheetbag girlfriend, Joan was in a sheetkicking mood. She was ready to sheetabrick as her sheetfaced Doofus peeked out from under the sheets with a sheeteating grin. They are both on her sheetlist. What could she say? All she could muster was **Yougottabesheetingme!**

Etymology: sheet (a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used) + shit a brick [or bricks] (vulgar slang be extremely anxious or nervous)

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COMMENTS:

:) - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-14: 06:38:00