Verboticism: Gimmacy
DEFINITION: n. A special type of gift, usually exchanged between partners, paramours and other mutual admirers, which is used to signal a desire for physical intimacy.
Gimmacy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gim/ma/cee
Sentence: The sociologist's paper was written about 'gimmacy', the need for humans to exchange gifts in order to attain intimacy.
Etymology: gimmick + intimacy
Points: 755
Comments: Gimmacy
Jabberwocky - 2007-02-14: 10:55:00
great sentence and great word