Verboticism: Pedopathy
DEFINITION: n. The emotional connection between a mother and her child, which continues on through life despite all the protestations. v. To be loved by your mother and even though you complain about it a lot.
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Pedopathy
Created by: Krixwell
Pronunciation: peh doh path y
Sentence: Ellen loved her son more than anything else. Her pedopathy was strong; she was a true pedopath.
Etymology: pedo (child); pathos (emotion)
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Mamamiasma
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: mah-mah-mee-az-mah
Sentence: Prince Hammie Boy was so obsessed with and conflicted by his mother's marriage to his father's brother, he created a mamamiasma in the castle and left quite a few dead, giving truth to the expression "something is rotten in Denmark." Those involved in the clean-up soon suffered from mamamiasthma.
Etymology: Blending Mama Mia (title of musical/Italian for "my mama") + miasma (putrid air)
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COMMENTS:
Oooops, forgot about Mother's Day! I love my Mommy... - readerwriter, 2009-05-08: 09:33:00
terrific blend - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:16:00
Like your use of Hamlet's tragic error! Excellent words - mamamiasma and mamamiasthma! - splendiction, 2009-05-08: 23:12:00
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Infantuation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: inn fannn chew ay shun
Sentence: Infantuation was the only explanation for the love she felt for her dylanquent son Robert
Etymology: infatuation, infant
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COMMENTS:
Infantastic word! - Nosila, 2009-05-08: 10:31:00
fits the cartoon perfectly - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:15:00
Dylanquency in fantastically appropriate word! - dochanne, 2009-05-08: 19:53:00
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Mombarrasment
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: mom-barr-rass-mint
Sentence: She's a bit of a mombarrassment when she smothers Doug because he always complains afterwards.
Etymology: mom + embarrassment
Parentrapment
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: pair entrapment
Sentence: Bob once had a case of parentrapment: "Come mothers and fathers throughout the land. And don't criticize what you can't understand. Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command. Your old road is rapidly agin'." ... Youth is charming, but at times a little selfish and impatient. This is more how I feel: "Love while ya can 'cos too soon they'll be gone, for the times they are a changin'"
Etymology: Parent: mum or dad. Entrapment: a compromising situation imposed upon you. Bob Dylan: You rock, man. Mum: I love you
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COMMENTS:
nice Dylan reference - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:19:00
Fabulous. Love the sentence. - dochanne, 2009-05-08: 19:45:00
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Infabomom
Created by: jasjamson
Pronunciation: N-fab-o-mum
Sentence: Infabomom created a healthy relationship with his wife and mother-in-law.
Etymology: Infant bonding with mother. Infa + bo + mom = infabomom
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COMMENTS:
a 'bon mot' - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:14:00
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Magape
Created by: UnluckyCharm511
Pronunciation: Ma-gaip
Sentence: The mother loved her only so much, it was the culmination of magape.
Etymology: From Agape (unconditional love) and Mother.
Smotherhood
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sməðərhoŏd
Sentence: Joyce is very good at smotherhood. Despite protests from her son Tom, she is involved just about every aspect of his life. She selects what he should wear each day. She plans his diet, what he watches on TV, how he spends his spare time. Tom's wife just wants her to go home for a while.
Etymology: smother (make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner toward them) motherhood (being with a female parent)
Dylanquerncy
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Dill-an-kwern-see
Sentence: Cameron bristled every time his mother's dylanquerncy surfaced, it reminded him of where he once begun, she would 'always be emotionally yours', even when he was unraveling wherever he's traveling, even to foreign shores. Despite his behaviour or her neediness, boy, mama was on his mind!
Etymology: Dylan - rocks; delinquency - objectionable behaviour usu of youth and emotionally laden; maternity/paternity - parentage; infancy - period of immaturity and neediness.
