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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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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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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)
Shagrin
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: shag + rin
Sentence: Oh, the shagrin I felt when I found them... well, it was more like "murderous rage," but that's hardly a verboticism.
Etymology: shag + chagrin
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COMMENTS:
Nicely done! - urbanwookie, 2007-04-01: 19:26:00
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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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Incenflayed
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: in-sen-flayd
Sentence: When Bella walked in on her husband of one hour and best friend of ten years lying in her bed making poor excuses, she was incenflayed.
Etymology: "Incensed" (made angry) + "betrayed" with aesthetic and semantic help from "inflamed" (made sore, set on fire, a number of other relevant meanings).
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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Sheetcheats
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sheet-cheet
Sentence: Jill was stunned to find that her new husbum was a sheetcheat. She began to suspect something when she heard that her girlfriend just happened to book a vacation the same place they were having their honeymoon.
Etymology: sheet (a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding) + cheat (to deceive)
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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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