Verboticism: Giventry

'My mother is a washing machine'

DEFINITION: n. The sacrifice a mother makes when she gives everything to her children, including life itself, and then simply lets them go. v. To give someone everything and then watch them walk away.

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Giventry

Created by: thesmeagle

Pronunciation: giv-en-tree

Sentence: When she mother gave him the money she would have used to buy a condo in Hawaii to start his business, Bradley was moved to tears by his mother's giventry.

Etymology: From the children's book, The Giving Tree

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