Verboticism: Flummoxiphase

'Honey! Come see this floor! It's so shining!'

DEFINITION: The happy period in a marriage, which occurs once the husband has been fully domesticated.

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Flummoxiphase

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: flum-OX-uh-faze

Sentence: While cleaning his wife's collection of porcelain horse figurines, Edward became acutely aware that he was now in the flummoxiphase of his relationship, and he made plans to dust the good china, wash and vacuum her car, then take her on a 21-day Mediterranean cruise to let her know how much he truly cared.

Etymology: Flummox (bewilder) + ox (beast of burden) + moxie (skill) + phase (process of change)

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