Verboticism: Dysdoxmate
DEFINITION: n. A chosen mating partner who is not well-accepted by one's parents. v. To fight with one's parents over the selection of a suitable mate.
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Nightmate
Created by: cafisher
Pronunciation: just as it sounds
Sentence: Hubby and I were beyond distraught when our girl brought home a Hell's Angel for our approval. The man was our worst nightmate.
Etymology: nightmare just change the r to t
Erotate
Created by: Razikain
Pronunciation: Ero·tate
Sentence: I wish Tanya would stop bringing that erotate round for afternoon tea. Seeing no other option, Ben was forced to erotate with his father to win his respect for Tom.
Etymology: From Eros (love).
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COMMENTS:
good one!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 10:32:00
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Inmate
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: inn - mehyt
Sentence: Susan always ends up finding the wrong mate and the right inmate. His dad always says that the men she carries with him to her bedroom always appear to be imprisoned by the simplicities of the Stone Age: bulky, deformed and has bad dinner etiquette, which includes spearing the family dog and eating it.
Etymology: in- [prefix meaning not; inappropriate] + in-law + mate [husband/wife]
Ohboyfriend
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: O-boi-frend
Sentence: In order to horrify her parents, Gina began bringing home a string of ohboyfriends. The latest sported a matching kilt and mohawk.
Etymology: oh boy! + boyfriend
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COMMENTS:
where art thou...LOL - grasshopper, 2007-06-22: 11:24:00
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Nonclandestined
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: non klan DESS tind
Sentence: They kept their relationship a secret for as long as possible because he knew his clan would never approve of her, nor hers of him. It was nonclandestined to be. Sure enough, word soon got out and he had to bid her a tearful goodbye. Later, his mother told him, "You need to stick with your own kind, Neanderthals, and not hook up with those Homo Sapiens girls. They look weird anyway with their little tiny split eyebrows."
Etymology: nonclandestine / clan / destined
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COMMENTS:
love it! - Nosila, 2010-01-15: 23:33:00
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Kinflict
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnˌflɪkt/
Sentence: While kinflict is most often caused by a choice in significant other, it can also be caused by other lifestyle choices, such as becoming a vegan, converting to Judaism, or switching to Mac from PC.
Etymology: From kin + conflict
Fiancney
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fee/awns/nay
Sentence: Juliet went through one fiancney after another until she finally ran away with Romeonoway
Etymology: fiance + ney
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COMMENTS:
Romeonoway is great too! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 07:11:00
thanks Purple - slow day - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 15:50:00
Oops--hadn't seen this in the list. Great minds think alike, eh? - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-22: 22:33:00
doo doo doo do - doo doo doo do - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-23: 00:49:00
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Fiancenay
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: fee-ahns-NAY
Sentence: Alex found himself yet again a fiancenay--why was it his fault that Jenny's father deplored fauxhawks?
Etymology: fiancé + nay
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COMMENTS:
liked it very much - texmom, 2007-06-23: 23:39:00
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