Voted For: Dourkeeper

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: smuh thur in law

Sentence: Shelly's mother taught her, from the time she was born, that she could not succeed at anything, without her mother's help. Even after Shelly married, Shelly was convinced she could not care for her children properly, without her mother's help, so she invited her mother to live with her and her husband. Her husband acquisced, often admitting "If mommy ain't happy, nobody ain't happy." It was his way of coping with his wife and smother-in-law.

Etymology: Smother, Mother-in-law. Smother - stifle another with to much attention and interference. Mother-in-law - the mother of your spouse.

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COMMENTS:

Some people will do anything to win! Hah! Got my vote. - readerwriter, 2009-01-21: 14:10:00

What would a Smothers Brother's mother in law be called? Left a song on Tjayzz' word - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-21: 16:13:00

Great word! Has a nice "wring" to it! - Nosila, 2009-01-22: 00:41:00

Mom always liked you best! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-22: 06:25:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ma/teer/ee/al/i/tee

Sentence: The materealality of having a mother in law co habiting is to be forced into a perpetual state of teenage angst.

Etymology: mater (mother) + real + reality + materiality

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COMMENTS:

Interesting sentence. Your verbotomy would be a great name for a new reality show! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 16:57:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: dom/mom/neer/ed

Sentence: With her mother running the household he felt completely domomneered twenty four hours a day.

Etymology: DOMOMNEERED - verb - from DOMINEER (to rule over or control arbitrarily) + MOM (mommy-in-law)

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COMMENTS:

Powerful creation! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:07:00

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Created by: Nuwanda

Pronunciation: crow-ha-bit-A-shun

Sentence: It was never my intention to live with the old bird. But she and her friends kept flocking to our house to see the grandkids. I was that buzz-heard throughout the house that sent shivers down my spine. Finally, I decided crowhabitation was the path of least resistance. Sometimes I get a little down in the mouth, and my wife says, "Why so blue, Jay?" but it's better than robbin' the kids of their in-heron-tance.

Etymology: Cohabitation altered to incorporate crow, as in a hovering, pesky bird.

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COMMENTS:

Great word - TJayzz, 2009-01-21: 16:11:00

Puntastic sentence ... great tWITtering! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:00:00

She sounds like a raven lunatic or at the least stork-raven mad. Owl bet you have been cooped up too long in that falcon house! Great word. - Nosila, 2009-01-21: 19:39:00

fun word, glad you pecked it!! - mweinmann, 2009-01-22: 08:18:00

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Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: nan-uh-tek-nih-shun

Sentence: The whole country breathed a sigh of relief when they realized Malia and Sasha Obama had such a great Nannatechnician in Michelle's mother.

Etymology: A combination of Nanna, an affectionate term for a Grandmother and Technician, a person highly skilled in a field or operation. Also having fun playing with "nanotechnology."

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COMMENTS:

Sweet Create. Very nice verbotomy. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:24:00

Great etymology, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:25:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: doŏrkēpər

Sentence: At first Judy saw her mother in-law as a live-in babysitter. Before too long it became clear that the role of dourkeeper was more the case. Nothing the family did escaped scrutiny.

Etymology: dour (relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance) + doorkeeper (a person on duty at the entrance to a building)

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COMMENTS:

Brings to mind the 'dower' mother in England history that was built a 'dower house' to prevent her living in their house. Good word. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:15:00

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Created by: Ismelstar

Pronunciation: [suhb-juhj-eyt]

Sentence: After his mother-in-law moved into their new house, Barry realized that his tenuous patriarchal power had somehow slipped to that of subjudgated peasantry.

Etymology: Subjugate, to bring under complete control or make submissive or subservient in fixed with judge, to hold an opinion in order to pass judgement.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mom ee snee rest

Sentence: Although Joan had never approved of Smedley (he wasn't good, tall,rich or dynamic enough for her precious daughter, Claudia), she none the less lived in their home and ran the show, while contributing neither funds nor moral support to her son-in-law. Joan commented on everything and approved of nothing that went on in the home. Although Smedley had sired 2 perfect children with Claudia, the delight of their Grandma's eye, she still held him in contempt. He could do nothing to please her and his wife Claudia never stood up to her Mother to show solidarity with her husband. When Smedley's book was published and became a #1 Best Seller, she was agog at his success. His book was entitled, "Mommysneerest", a novel about a man named Smedley, who's mother-in-law, Joan, tried to come between he and his wife Claudia. Apparently, his story struck a chord with others and he was invited on "Oprah" to discuss his book. With his money from the book sales and his offer of it being made into a movie, Stanley was able to afford to buy his mother-in-law a home of her own, very far away from him and his family. The dreaded in-law was now an outlaw in his home. The irony was that he would never have experienced such success without the scorn of his mother-in-law!

Etymology: Mommy Dearest (Book by actress Joan Crawford's daughter Christine about her mother's abusive behaviour to her) Sneer (a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls;a contemptuous or scornful remark)

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Great plot and nice twist for an ending. Terrific word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 18:23:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: SMUTHE-uhr-nay-tor

Sentence: Barry did his best to keep the peace in his family by not wrangling with his bossy mother in law since she provided free live in child care but under his breath he often referred to her as the 'Smothernator'.

Etymology: Blend of smother, mother with 'nator' suffix, a word play based on movie character the 'terminator'.

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COMMENTS:

Cracked me up with laughter again ... can you picture your mom-in-law with Arnold's body! Or his body with her face! Can't wait to see who you pair him with tomorrow! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:20:00

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Created by: GlobalGallery

Pronunciation: Met-urn-it-ee

Sentence: "I think we'll have to do this at my place in future" whispered Dave to his poker buddies as he stamped out his freshly lit cigar. "Sorry guys" chirped Milton as he shut off the stereo, "She was only going to stay for two weeks last October, but she's been here for a meternity".

Etymology: 1.Maternity - motherhood. 2.Eternity - an endless or seemingly endless period of time.

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COMMENTS:

Great word...meternally yours! - Nosila, 2009-01-21: 19:45:00

This is a great word and cleverly used... - mweinmann, 2009-01-22: 08:16:00

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