Verboticism: Esteemachine

'What are you doing to the lawnmower?'

DEFINITION: n. The strong feelings of devotion and affection which a person feels towards their favorite mechanical device or appliance, such as a car, boat, power tool, or toilet. v. To lavish a machine with affection, attention and an imagined personality.

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Esteemachine

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ESS-tim-ay-shun

Sentence: Tim's inamorotor was a revolving door. He was filled with adooration for it and romeotored it by daily servicing its moving parts. It had grown in his esteemachine and now outranked his combine heartvester in his affections.

Etymology: esteem + machine

Points: 827

Comments: Esteemachine

diyan627 - 2008-03-27: 11:41:00
Funny! Great word and sentence! I know a few' who have an esteemachine collection!