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DEFINITION: n. A person who is so heels-over-head obsessed with someone, that they trip over their own tongue every time they meet them. v. To be so infatuated that you trip over your tongue.

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Moonstutter

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: moōnstətər

Sentence: Julie won an appearance with her favorite singer from a contest held by a radio station. Despite her wobbly knees, she made it onstage only to moonstutter like a starstruck teenager. Oh wait, she IS a starstruck teenager.

Etymology: moon struck (unable to think or act normally, esp. because of being in love)+ stutter (talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds)

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Lipostucktion

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: lip/oh/stuk/shun

Sentence: Every time she tried to speak her words got sucked back in and twisted. She was suffering from lipostucktion.

Etymology: lip + stuck + liposuction

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nice one - galwaywegian, 2011-02-15: 03:44:00

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Splutteration

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: splut-ter-ay-shun

Sentence: Many people are affected by splutteration; the inability to form correct, coherent sentences when in the presence of a crush.

Etymology: splutter (to stumble over one's words) plus adoration (love)

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Pedestall

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: ped-a-stall

Sentence: Poor Mary had such a crush on Don, whenever he spoke to her she ended up completely pedestalling. It was less a case of cool ardour, more ar-d'oh!

Etymology: pedestal (to glorify or idealise) + stall (to come to a standstill, be brought to a stop)

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Contortionlinguist

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: con/tor/shun/lin/gwist

Sentence: Sally often got so tongue tied that she was referred to as a contortionlinguist.

Etymology: contortionist + linguist

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Concrushed

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: con-CRUSH-d

Sentence: Lulu fell in lust at first sight and since then had shown the embarrassing effects of being concrushed.

Etymology: concussed (having suffered an injury to the brain) + crush (distort, destroy AND an intense infatuation)

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Moonstuck

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: moōnˌstək

Sentence: When Dylan walked in the room, Georgia and her tongue would become moonstuck. For the past 4 months he had referred to her as Ally, not because he was given to creating alternate names for people but because when he had first asked her name she couldn\'t think of it. She knew it was a State but the only one that came to mind was Alabama.

Etymology: moonstruck (unable to think or act normally, esp. because of being in love) + stuck (be or become fixed or jammed in one place as a result of an obstruction)

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Flabbergushing

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: flab-er-guhsh-ing

Sentence: When Julie was introduced to her favorite movie star she babbled like a school girl. It was a real case of flabbergushing.

Etymology: flabbergast (to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound) + gushing (to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively)

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Inflatulate

Created by: alphabetapolothology

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Sentence: She inflatulated so profusely that he began to wonder if she had a speech impediment or was mentally challenged in some way.

Etymology: infatuatoin & flatulence

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Hughmorous

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: hew-merr-uss

Sentence: when he said he'd pick her up at 'sex-thirty...i mean half past sex..um...how does quarter to seven sound?'..she couldn't help but find it hughmorous

Etymology: hugh grant, amorous, humorous

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Hugh Grant. of course! Nice =) - allwise, 2007-02-12: 02:46:00

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