Verboticism: Momdage
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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Demumstration
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dee-mum-stray-shun
Sentence: She knew he was just showing her a demumstration in front of his friends as he tried to ignore her presence; he couldn't help but secretly text her that he still loved her.
Etymology: demonstration (protest) + mum (mother)
Claustromomic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: claws + tro + mom + ik
Sentence: Clyde had felt claustromomic ever since he could remember. When he was ten, he was not allowed to play outside with the other kids because she was afraid he might be hurt; now at 45, she lectured him about how he might get hurt mowing the lawn. He knew she loved him but he just felt so "hemmed in".
Etymology: Claustrophobic (uncomfortably closed or hemmed in) and Mom
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COMMENTS:
poor Clyde! - Good word! - splendiction, 2009-05-08: 23:14:00
That's some wonderful word making! - Littlewolfdreamer, 2013-09-05: 02:37:00
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Amasterpieceofheartfeltstrings
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: A-mas-ter-peace-of-heart-felt-strings
Sentence: Feeling amasterpieceofheartfeltstrings of your child.
Etymology: A masterpiece:Something superlative of its kind,an outstanding achievement! (In this case my only child, my son) Of:Composed or made from,Centering on; directed toward. Heartfelt:Sincerely and strongly felt! Strings: The ties that bind you to your child as a parent that somehow you feel when they need you by instinct. A strong connection as an invisable string that is stronger than you have ever dreamed of experiencing in a lifetime. (A deep bond) "Of ALL of the paintings,drawings or writings I have done, my greatest masterpiece is my son!
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COMMENTS:
congratulations and happy mother's day - he's a lucky boy - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:12:00
Poignant! - Nosila, 2009-05-08: 23:22:00
HAPPY Mother's day to all you ladies blessed with children :) Thanks Jabber and Nosila ;-) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-10: 06:29:00
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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)
Wombance
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: woom-ans
Sentence: Sarah was jealous of her husband's wombance with his mother until she had her first child. Then she understood.
Etymology: womb (uterus) + romance (a love affair)
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COMMENTS:
reminds me of Van Morrison's Moondance; Well, its a marvelous night for a wombance - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-08: 13:20:00
Wombance - is that when wombats feel romance?? - Nosila, 2009-05-08: 23:23:00
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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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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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Maternality
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mat urn al it ee
Sentence: She always told her daughter, "You'll always be my baby, even when you're eighty!" It was her chant of maternality. Now her daughter is eighty and she at 100 still has her baby!
Etymology: Maternal (characteristic of a mother) & Eternity (time without end)
