Verboticism: Amomability

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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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.

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Momdage

Created by: ShittyZen

Pronunciation: momdage

Sentence: Lacking competition from a needy father, her deadbeat kids kept her in eternal momdage.

Etymology: Mom + bondage (As in "serfdom," not the sexual practice, you pervs!)

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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)

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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.

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Smotherlylove

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: SMOTH er ly love

Sentence: He still needed her help! She often imagined her son still small enough to hold like a baby. In fact, she could recall the day he was born as if it were just nineteen days ago! Rob felt smotherlyloved and complained bitterly to her, but looked forward to her daily calls just the same. For gawd sakes: he was thirty-nine-eleven...so why was she still asking him things like, had he eaten any greens lately or, did he still have that watch she gave him?! (Her pancakes are still the best, though).

Etymology: From: love, smother and a play on "motherly love".

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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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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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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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