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'Oh please stay! And don't worry about Robbie. '

DEFINITION: n. The sense of discomfort created when "a couple" says you are welcome to stay, even though their behavior suggests that you are getting in the way. v. To sit uncomfortably between two lovers.

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Twoscompunease

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: tooz-cump-un-eez

Sentence: as he went to the cupboard to get me a pillow and a blanket, she disappeared into their bedroom carrying what looked like whipped cream, handcuffs and a videocamera, leaving me with a growing sense of twoscompunease

Etymology: two's company [three's a crowd], unease

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COMMENTS:

Wow! Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-31: 04:39:00

petaj freezeoutcrowd - petaj, 2007-05-31: 04:47:00

you get my vote on this rikboyee - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-31: 12:01:00

now you have me googling song lyrics for cheesy 70's sitcoms! that, my friend, is the true mark of success. also, 70s sitcom lyrics are like kevin bacon, every topic eventually lands on them. - jadenguy, 2007-05-31: 17:17:00

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Politivocity

Created by: livejuicy

Pronunciation: pole-eye-tive-awe-sity

Sentence: Her voice dripped of politivocity when she replied, "Oh, please stay!"

Etymology: Polite + ivocity

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Intrusivision

ljknechtel

Created by: ljknechtel

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Pdawkward

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: PEE DEE OKK WORD

Sentence: "That's a great story, sir." The young man's hands reminded him of a different time in his life, her giggles and sighs, heaving and longing stares the burning silhouette in his mind. "So will you be here long?" he implored as he pulled his head from under her chin. "No, there's a bus every 20 minutes," I explained in total PDAwkwardness from my corner of the bench at the 34th street bus stop.

Etymology: Public Display of Affection + Awkward

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COMMENTS:

pretty steamy jadenguy - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-31: 12:03:00

thanks! - jadenguy, 2007-05-31: 16:50:00

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Comintointerruptus

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kum in too interr up tus

Sentence: It was one of those comintointerruptus moments, not only acutely embarassing, but as his glasses were steamed up already, not particularly educational either. He made his excuses and left.

Etymology: come in , coitus interruptus

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it always takes me a while to get the full meaning of your humour galwaywegian - very funny! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-31: 12:07:00

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Coitiontrusion

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: koh-ISH-uhn-TROO-zhuhn

Sentence: Becky felt the pressure not to coitiontrude, and quickly said her goodbyes before her long walk back to the subway.

Etymology: coition + intrusion

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Lubmiliate

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: lub-mi-lee-ate

Sentence: Rick felt a little bit uncomfortable when Annie and her boyfriend Hunky invited him up to the bedroom to "watch a movie". But when Annie started feeling on Hunky's butt, Rick was completely lubmiliated.

Etymology: love + humiliate

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Matecrasher

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mate/crash/er

Sentence: When Mindy and Robbie started making out on the living room couch after dinner, Ellen felt like a matecrasher and not the guest of the evening.

Etymology: mate + gatecrasher

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hehe! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-31: 09:42:00

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Paltrudement

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: pal-TROOD-muhnt

Sentence: Bob, aka Robbie, didn't wish to paltrude when his friends, Phil and Pauline, became interlocked in a submission hold. And despite Phil's assurances that he was only teaching Pauline self-defence, an overpowering feeling of paltrudement told Bob it was time to leave.

Etymology: PAL: chum, friend, mate; TRUDE: push & -MENT: action, act or process; the instrument or means of.

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COMMENTS:

when I first read your word I thought of pall as in "glut or surfeit" which would work as well - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-21: 14:05:00

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Threedundancy

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: three/dun/dans/ee

Sentence: He felt an acute sense of threedundancy when his hosts both nodded off at the table just before dessert

Etymology: three + redundancy

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COMMENTS:

threemenduous - galwaywegian, 2007-05-31: 07:00:00

threeling and heartstopping, it is! - jadenguy, 2007-05-31: 10:09:00

I love that one - w5lf9s, 2007-05-31: 15:29:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-31: 01:11:00
Today's definition was suggested by suzanne. Thank you suzanne! ~ James

texmom - 2007-05-31: 21:41:00
I enjoyed thinking of this one! And isn't it the truth!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-05-05: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by suzanne. Thank you suzanne. ~ James