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DEFINITION: v. To discover that one of your "just friends" friends maintains a lovingly tended shrine in their bedroom, consisting mostly of compromising photos and/or videos of you. n. A private collection of "private" photos and/or videos.
Verboticisms
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Kodakattack
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: koh-dak-ah-tack
Sentence: Sue had a major kodakattack when she discovered Bob's bedroom shrine of her half-clad images.
Etymology: Kodak, heart attack
Mediaghast
Created by: jonzerofourteen
Pronunciation: mee dee ah gast
Sentence: Penny was more than horrified when she saw Tom's photographic display. In fact her moment of mediaghast had rendered her completely speechless.
Etymology: media (collective noun for information storage - photo, video etc) + aghast (struck with fear, dread, or consternation)
Perviewed
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PER - vewyd
Sentence: Miranda was both dismayed and angered to discover that her casual friend, Antoine, had a virtual altar containing compromising pictures and videos of her in his bedroom and she became very concerned as she contemplated whom else may have perviewed his rogues gallery and just how much more extensive it might be.
Etymology: Blend of pervert and viewed, also play on both 'purview' (the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc) and 'preview' (to view or show beforehand or in advance)
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COMMENTS:
Antoine must be a purveyor...good word! - Nosila, 2008-07-02: 19:35:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:23:00
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Infatuambushed
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: In-fa-tu-am-bushed
Sentence: After seeing Doyle's collection of oh-so-creepy snapshots, Jenny felt infatuambushed.
Etymology: Infatuation + ambushed
Voyeuratzzo
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: voy-yer-rat-tzo
Sentence: Frieda was shocked to discover that Brad was a voyeuratzzo the day that someone sent her a photo on herself on her cell phone that he had sexted to all their friends. When she went to confront him she found more photos and videos of herself in private moments. "How could you do this"? she cried, "do you know how much we could get for these online?"
Etymology: voyeur: one who secretly watches others in their private moments for gratification + rat: a despicable person who betrays or informs on an friend + paparazzo: a photographer who takes candid and compromising photos of celebrities to sell to supermarket rags and magazines
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COMMENTS:
fantatzzo word - Nosila, 2009-11-11: 17:29:00
Great twist! - splendiction, 2009-11-11: 21:03:00
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Datenouement
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: dAt-nü-'män
Sentence: His protestations that he'd invited me over just for beer and pizza continued until the datenouement - looking for the bathroom, I found an entire wall devoted to enlarged photos from my facebook page.
Etymology: denouement & date
Bewareness
Created by: americanogig
Pronunciation: Bee-ware-ness
Sentence: Buddy was excited to show his best friend Alice all the pictures he had Photoshopped her into. At first she found it amusing. Then she saw his collection of dirty underwear last seen in HER laundry hamper. Alice felt suddenly uncomfortable around her “friend” as bewareness dawned on her. Her convictions were only strengthened when Buddy sniffed her neck and said, “My, my we’re smelling fresh today.”
Etymology: From be wary and awareness.
Espyhomage
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: es/pee/oh/maj
Sentence: Espyhomage is the discovery of a secret infatuation.
Etymology: espy + homage + espionage
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COMMENTS:
I spy with my little eye: a great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:22:00
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Enschweined
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: en sh wine d
Sentence: Imagine the shock when Keira entered the apartment of her study friend, Boarus Piggott. She saw hundreds of pictures of herself littered everywhere. Pictures from every aspect of her life, including intimate moments. She was stunned to be enschweined in this manner. Her personal privacy had been invaded and after the initial shock, her anger had exploded. "I thought you were my friend, Boarus, how could you stalk me this way?" Boarus shrugged and snorted, "I guess my name should be Pigout, not Piggott! You are sow beautiful and sty-lish, my little sausage, with your porcinelain complexion and oinkredible smile...I'll be frank, I've always wanted to pork you! All your other boyfriends were hogging you." Keira walked to the apartment door, where 2 undercover pigs awaited her ham signal. She flashed her police badge and said "I squealed on you, Boarus Piggott, as many other swill! You are under arrest and you are going to the pen for a very loin time, where you will be bacon a lot of license plates!"
Etymology: enshrine (a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person ) & schwein (German for Pig or swine;an unclean brute, a lowlife,a piggish slob)
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant and sardonic. Pun-gent also.
Hams off to you. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-02: 02:26:00
Sounds like Boarus had an extensive porkfolio of Keira's pics. He has very boarish sty'le, and he sounds like a bit of a ham. - Mustang, 2008-07-02: 04:52:00
it's a wiener - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-02: 15:51:00
Creative: it brings home the bacon for me. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:35:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by PythianHabenero.
Thank you PythianHabenero! ~ James
suzanne - 2007-04-26: 12:31:00
friendorfoto
Excellent! I voted too soon. gotta stop these 3 am verbotomizings... Carry on!
Disregard that last comment. It was intended for another verbotomizer.
Wondering when some new definitions will be happening. Not really motivated to do these oldies a second time over.
I guess she WAS really Enschweined, eh?
A creepy stalker. Nice way to start the day.