Verboticism: Spawndios

'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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Spawndios

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: spawn-dee-ohs

Sentence: Sending my son off to college was an emotional spawndios; almost as emotional as watching him miss the bus for the very first time... on the first day of school. (His stellar career as professional bus-misser commenced shortly thereafter.)

Etymology: spawn, adios (traditional Spanish goodbye)

Points: 518

Comments: Spawndios

Jabberwocky - 2007-05-11: 12:25:00
okay purple - "tit for tat" - spawndios navidad - spandios navidad - Prospero año y spandiosidad

purpleartichokes - 2007-05-11: 13:13:00
Oh dear. They're gonna think I'm a Looneytune when I start humming it 7 months before xmas.

Bulletchewer - 2007-05-11: 16:46:00
Like the connotation of "dios"- the Spanish for "god". Mary's getting everywhere today, or rather, my wild imagination has put her there... more pills, chief?