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'Why were you looking at that girl?'

DEFINITION: n. A person who wants to monopolize all of someone's love and tries to prevent them from sharing it with others.v. To monopolize someone's love.

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Monopoleyes

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: mon-op-oh-lies

Sentence: She wants to monopoleyes me - I am not allowed to look at anyone else.

Etymology: monopoly (exclusive rights to sell something) + eyes (implying you can only look at one person). Also a play on the word monopolize.

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Loveleech

Created by: meatloafster

Pronunciation: love + leech

Sentence: Sara's such a loveleech. I feel like she's got me by the balls.

Etymology: Someone who leeches love.

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lovelee - galwaywegian, 2007-04-17: 07:04:00

petaj Seems both you and Sara are suckers for love. - petaj, 2007-04-17: 07:19:00

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Commandearest

metrohumanx

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: KOM-un-DEAR-est (pronounced with a hint of derision)

Sentence: Sarah was a “loosie”-she would vector with the nearest...... But HUGHOG Jane’ll permaglom ya….. She’s a COMMANDEAREST!

Etymology: COMMANDEER: to take arbitrary or forcible possession of, to compel to perform emotional service, to seize for military purposes; Afrikaans kommandeer, from French commander to command, from Old French comander 1881.....DEAREST: term of affection indicating extreme love, posessiveness,or psychic ownership of someone, ownership of something which carries the burden of being the most costly of it's particular price range; Middle English dere, from Old English dēor pre- 12th century

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metrohumanx http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/bloxorz - metrohumanx, 2009-11-03: 02:15:00

wonderful word - mweinmann, 2009-11-03: 07:52:00

One feels compelled to vote for this word. - Nosila, 2009-11-03: 12:09:00

metrohumanx Compelled or pressganged? - metrohumanx, 2009-11-03: 19:29:00

Well done! Reminds me of that twisted, controlling "mommy dearest" figure in film. - splendiction, 2009-11-03: 21:22:00

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Hyperphiliac

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: high-purr-FILL-ee-ack

Sentence: Alex dumped his hyperphiliac girlfriend after she lambasted him for talking to his plants.

Etymology: hyper- (overmuch) + -phil- (love) -iac (person ending). Resembles "haemophiliac" and "hyperglycemia".

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Intimacop

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: intəməkäp

Sentence: Sandy wants it all, every little bit of Clyde*s attention and affection. She keeps him on a very short leash. She is a regular intimacop, watching everything he does and controlling everyone he sees, what he ates, even when he was allowed to go to the bathroom. Life can be very busy with a puppy in the house.

Etymology: intimacy (close familiarity or friendship; closeness) + cop (a police officer)

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Clingoring

Created by: emmyb2

Pronunciation: cling-a-ring

Sentence: Suzie is nothing but a clingoring; I'd recommend you stay away from her.

Etymology: cling + ring

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Wildoatstamer

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: wild-oats-tamer

Sentence: Rufus was a renowned oats cultivator, but after meeting Dora, an honest to goodness wildoatstamer, he confined his sowing to his own farm.

Etymology: wild oats (sharing ones love around) + tamer (as in lion tamer, someone who deals with wild things)

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Amorder

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: amor-der

Sentence: Alex knew from the start that Linda was a bit controlling. His friends warned him, but he prided himself in making his own decisions about women. It was when Linda started to amorder him around that he exited..."stage left."

Etymology: amor:Spanish for Love order: to demand

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COMMENTS:

Welcome back, lumina...you light up my life...wait that was an old song.... - Nosila, 2009-11-03: 23:43:00

metrohumanx Hail, Luminati! - metrohumanx, 2009-11-04: 04:26:00

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Valenmine

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: val/en/mine

Sentence: When he caught her deleting all of his contacts on his cell phone, Dick realised with trepidation that perhaps Julie was a valenmine.

Etymology: Valentine (your beloved one) + mine (all mine, not yours, can't have him, he's mine!)

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is that where the seven cupids work? - galwaywegian, 2007-04-17: 07:12:00

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Amoravore

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: am-or-a-vor

Sentence: Rachel gets jealous just when Doug goes through checkout if the checkout person is female. She is a bit of an amoravore

Etymology: "amora" from the Latin for word "amore" (love); "vore" as in eater.

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-17: 04:50:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-18: 02:28:00
See the top 4 words of the day at Why were you looking at that girl? ~ James

- 2008-04-20: 01:04:00
good stuffing

- 2008-04-20: 01:08:00
hairy!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-24: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-03: 00:06:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James

lumina - 2009-11-04: 17:09:00
Thanks for the welcome back Nos. Totally forgot about this fun place. Time to sharpen my verbotomizing skills again. Helloooo methrohumanx!