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DEFINITION: v., To shed one's skin in an effort to appear younger or healthier. n. The little bits peeling skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight.
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Malecorplysis
Created by: 718114
Pronunciation: mal-e-corp-ly-sis
Sentence: After being in the sun for too long, the girl had a bad case of malecorplysis.
Etymology: Male- bad Corp- body lysis- loosening, seperation
Phengodermabrasion
Created by: muchiny
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Upon a long walk through the beach, she started feeling the phengodermabrasion all over the exposed skin.
Etymology: Phengo- from Greek for light, sunlight, daylight, splendor, luster derma- from Greek for skin abrasion- superficial damage to skin
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COMMENTS:
phengonomenal! - Nosila, 2010-01-25: 15:15:00
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Dermadorn
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: Dur-muh-dorn
Sentence: To ready herself for her 15 year class reunion, Sunny went through a rigorous dermadorn to get back her youthful glow.
Etymology: From (derma: skin) + (adorn: v to decorate or add beauty to)
Huskiderm
Created by: Jenna
Pronunciation: huhsk-e-durm
Sentence: My mother went to the Spa for a HUSKIDERM, as she felt it give her a new glow. Two days after being burnt to a crisp by the sun, Sally was leaving bits of HUSKIDERM everywhere.
Etymology: Husk-Epidermis
Dermappealing
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: der-muh-peel-ng
Sentence: People said Rhonda was a flake but she said she had "dermappeal".
Etymology: derma (skin) + appeal
Magnimale
Created by: Freepiehere
Pronunciation: Mag-Ni-Male
Sentence: The Oregon Trail quest my family set out on has become a complete MAGNIMALE ever since dad caught dysentery.
Etymology: Magni-Great Mal(e)-bad
Dermabairnsion
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: durma/bearn/shun
Sentence: The new medical procedure dermabairnsion ensures skin as smooth as a baby's bottom.
Etymology: dermabrasion + bairn (baby)
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COMMENTS:
Derma & bairn: great word element blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-17: 18:25:00
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Dermamorphosis
Created by: SnatchRaffle
Pronunciation: Dur mah more foe sis
Sentence: Shelly is so beautiful now that her dermamorphosis has finished. She looks 20 years younger.
Etymology: Derma: skin Morph: to change
Moultificate
Created by: bwesterlind
Pronunciation: Molt-If-ick-ate
Sentence: V: He looks much younger after he began to moultificate N: The sunburn from yesterday caused his moultificate.
Etymology: Moult- Root of to shed skin -icate- the process of
Corporect
Created by: suchipatel
Pronunciation: Cor-puh-rect
Sentence: The "classy" woman led a secret life of fake tans and corporecting.
Etymology: Corpor: Body Rect: Straighten, right To straighten (fix) the body.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176, and inspired by the fact that I got a little sunburn yesterday -- even though it's September. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
rikboyee - 2007-09-17: 04:01:00
its a new one!! oh happy day!!!!
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James