Verboticism: Amourgency

'Whoa! Whoa! I thought we were breaking up?'

DEFINITION: v. To engage in intimate activities with your "ex", even when you know that you will never, ever, get back together again. n. Intimate activities undertaken with an ex-lover

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Postpartemaffection

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: post-part-umm-uh-fek-shun

Sentence: Does she care that her postpartemaffection is ruining her current relationship? No, he knows he'll get the same special treatment...

Etymology: from post + apart + them + affection

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COMMENTS:

It'd be better as two words, but good enough for a vote from me. - ErWenn, 2007-02-17: 08:07:00

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Sexpostfacto

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: sex + post + fact + oh!

Sentence: Once in a while she gets drunk and lonely and shows up at 3 AM for a little sexpostfacto.

Etymology: sex & "ex post facto"

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COMMENTS:

Oooooh. Lawguistics. Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-16: 18:02:00

This is smarter than my own word! - Discoveria, 2007-02-16: 18:23:00

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Exchecker

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ex/chek/ur

Sentence: Dan was never satisfied that his current relationship was as good as the last so he became an avid exchecker. He refers to himself as Chancellor of the Exchecker.

Etymology: ex + check+ exchequer

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check, mate! - Nosila, 2011-02-11: 15:15:00

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Formermoans

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: for mer moanz

Sentence: Although they had officially broken up, Dick and Mona always enjoyed their Friday nights. Their deal had been that if either had no current love interest, they would get together for a formermoans session. It sounded like a friends with benefits relationship but carried on much further. One had to wonder why it still occurred after each had been happily wed to others for a number of years? What if their prospective grandchildren found out?

Etymology: Former (ex, previous) & Moans (an utterance expressing pain or disapproval or joy or sexual desire) -Wordplay on Pheromones (a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or sexual behavior of other animals of the same species)

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Incinerelate

Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: While they continued to incinerelate at opportune times they knew the relationship was over.

Etymology: from incinerate meaning to rekindle, burn (and to go down in flames!) and relate: to couple, connect, cojoin

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Quondamboff

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: kwaan daam boff

Sentence: Keely and Kevin were known for their quandamboffing because they knew eachother so well it was easier than pulling and starting all over again

Etymology: from quondam and boffing.

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Excalibre

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: eks-kal-uh-ber

Sentence: Jill has fond memories of the men in her life. She rates them with her unique system labeling each with an excalibre rating based on their abilities with Excalibur. Jimmy was her .22, fun to play with but not too serious. When she wants something serious she will call her .44 magnum or .50 Cal.

Etymology: ex (former) + calibre (the diameter of a cylindrical body, esp the internal diameter of a tube or the bore of a firearm) a play on Excalibur the sword of King Arthur

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Amourgency

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: am oor jen cee

Sentence: It happened each time Tina and Tom had to meet over something. Although divorced, the old magic was still there and they found they would experience an amourgency, which needed immediate attention...kind of like what you see on those Cialis commercials on TV.

Etymology: Amour (French for love expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance) & Emergency (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action)

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Amortification

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: amor/ti/fi/cay/shun

Sentence: They secumbed to amortification knowing that their love was dead and gone - how sad

Etymology: amore + mortification

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Hindplay

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: hind.play

Sentence: "Oh, come on, stay over one last time tonight. A little hindplay has never done anyone any harm"

Etymology: combination of "hindsight" and "foreplay"

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COMMENTS:

Very nice! When I saw the definition I thought, "A word already exists for this: backsliding!" But then I saw hindplay... fabulous and useful! - NohWoman, 2007-02-16: 02:32:00

Yes, as NohWoman says, very useful! - wordmeister, 2007-02-16: 09:26:00

thanks for the flowers to both of you. I do enjoy coming up with this stuff and there are some really creative people playing here. - w5lf9s, 2007-02-16: 11:56:00

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