Verboticism: Petardeleon
DEFINITION: v. To spend years and years wishing you could be young again, only to discover that it's actually happening, but not exactly as you imagined. n. The fear the you are getting so old that people will start treating you like a baby
Petardeleon
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: pe-tar-de-lee-on
Sentence: Arthur's delight at once again having a full set of teeth was petardeleoned by his realization that he could no longer digest anything stronger than porridge!
Etymology: petard (as in: hoist with your own) + de Leon (as in: Ponce de Leon, Fountain of Youth etc)
Points: 515
Comments: Petardeleon
Clayton - 2007-06-21: 11:12:00
Two Ponce de Leon references today. Amazing...
administraitor - 2007-06-21: 11:35:00
Having UK roots I almost feel sorry for the old guy. The English would use "ponce" in place of "pimp", so was he actually touting for exotic animals?
Clayton - 2007-06-21: 20:11:00
The word "ponce" is used to describe effeminate men, I believe.
administraitor - 2007-06-21: 22:47:00
That too - useful word, no?