Verboticism: Pedalphilia
DEFINITION: n. The strong feelings of devotion and affection which a person feels towards their favorite mechanical device or appliance, such as a car, boat, power tool, or toilet. v. To lavish a machine with affection, attention and an imagined personality.
Pedalphilia
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Pronunciation: Ped-al-filli-ya
Sentence: Although he lives in the inner city Martin's pedalphilia drove him to spend eight thousand dollars on a state-of-the-art carbon fibre mountain bike with dual racing suspension and titanium components. It remains indoors in 'as new' condition, having being ridden once in five months.
Etymology: 1.pedal - a foot operated lever on a bicycle. 2.philia - a fondness, craving or affinity for something.
Points: 1394
Comments: Pedalphilia
silveryaspen - 2009-01-19: 18:54:00
Great use of irony in your sentence. Your word too, in more ways than one.
Nosila - 2009-01-20: 22:03:00
Love it!