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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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Reindear
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: rayn - deer
Sentence: Elizabeth is a veritable reindear, keeping her fiancé, Duke, on a very short leash, seldom letting him out of her sight and dominating most of his time thereby making sure that other women were kept at bay.
Etymology: Blend of rein (means of controlling) and dear
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COMMENTS:
like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-24: 16:13:00
Love it...is she also a care-ibou? You sleigh me! - Nosila, 2008-06-24: 20:25:00
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Smotherhalf
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: smuth-er-half
Sentence: Bill's possessiveness meant he wasn't good boyfriend material. Pity the poor girl whose smotherhalf he was.
Etymology: smother (to suffocate) + other half (expression meaning one's partner or spouse)
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
Sin-wat
Created by: vonnegut
Pronunciation: sin-wat
Sentence: "As your husband, I'll want all your love for myself." She stared at me with widening eyes. "A sin-wat!"... "I will not marry a sin-wat." She stood. "Goodbye." "Good-bye?" I was crushed.
Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for Cat's Cradle, published in 1963.
Dominatural
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dom-eh-NAT-shur-ul
Sentence: When it comes to romance, Wilma is a dominatural, controlling as much of Phil's time as possible and eliminating any chance for him to interact with other women.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'dominate' and 'natural'
Lovaritia
Created by: jjlmfay
Pronunciation: Low-wah-ree-tia
Sentence: His paranoia was growing with the passing of each day apart. He had become a lovaritia, consumed with control and love turned something sickly. Her affection wasn't enough, he had to have all of her.
Etymology: love (deep affection for someone) + avaritia (Latin for greed)
Domimator
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dom/i/mate/or
Sentence: Because of her insecurities, when she is in a relationship she needs to be a domimator. She domimates to the point of totally controlling and smothering her boyfriend.
Etymology: dominate + mate
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.
Commandearest
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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COMMENTS:
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
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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Leashentious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: leash/en/shush
Sentence: Sally was so leashentious that she bought her boyfriend a special choker that was electronically hooked up to her earrings so that she could monitor his behavior. This way she could prevent him from having illicit leashaisons.
Etymology: leash + licentious
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COMMENTS:
Good one...you need to get them into Walmart for Christmas! - Nosila, 2008-06-24: 20:28:00
good word;like the story too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-25: 06:41:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
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!
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
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!