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DEFINITION: n. A person who habitually looks for love in the all the wrong places and wonders why it always turns out wrong. v. To look for love in the wrong places.
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Romanthick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: row man thik
Sentence: The romanthick in him knew he would finally meeet his queen as soon as he landed in Africa, maybe even before he got to collect his lottery winnings there!
Etymology: romantic, thick
Wailinjennings
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: Waylon Jennings
Sentence: After checking out the refuse collection station, the palliative care hostel and the bipolar support group for potential partners, Stephen finally joined Wailinjennings Anonymous, where ironically he met a sweet girl. They fell in love and were promptly kicked out because their change of demeanour was anathema to the other miserable members.
Etymology: Waylon Jennings - country singer who was "lookin for love in all the wrong places" + wailing (crying or singing plaintively)
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COMMENTS:
Great song and verbotomy! You have a humringer here! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 12:19:00
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Goodbarista
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: gud-barr-ees-ta
Sentence: During her summer vacation, Miss Misty Pristine, tried working as a barista in the local tanning salon cum cafe, Sun Brew. She was so overt in her flirting attempts with the married insurance man who liked his French-pressed with hazelnut or the EMT studying to be a Paramedic who always asked for two shots in his Zippee, the house special. The local college students, making up courses in summer sessions, who loved her HavaJavaMints, called her The Goodbarista.
Etymology: From Looking for Mr. GOODBAR, the story of a young teacher looking for love + BARISTA, a mocha maker
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COMMENTS:
terrific reference - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-11: 10:39:00
Also a well-crafted, very clever sentence - silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 11:45:00
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Maidenchoice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mādnchois
Sentence: Joice always seems to make the maidenchoice. She always seems to make decisions that keep her from meeting guys. Whether it's where she lives, between two retirement communities or her job in the morgue, she rarely finds herself in a position to meet anyone datable. The last handsome young man she saw in person was very cold, laying on a stainless steel table. The ugly hole in his head was a major deterrent to a night on the town.
Etymology: maiden (a girl or young woman, esp. an unmarried one) + choice (an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities)
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COMMENTS:
Does that mean that all the young women who live on Maiden Choice Lane won't find suiters? - otherguy, 2009-02-11: 07:28:00
or suitors... :-) - wayoffcenter, 2009-02-11: 07:59:00
Yes she's in a job where there is stiff competition to find a live one...especially with that co-worker of hers, Myra Mains! - Nosila, 2009-02-12: 00:39:00
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Blunderlust
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: BLUN-der-lust
Sentence: Elsie once again found herself suffering the pangs of failed blunderlust, looking for love in all the wrong places and for all the wrong reasons, and feeling used, abused and definitely discarded....and of course, vowing once again to never go that route again.
Etymology: Blend of 'blunder' (v. to err) and 'lust' (sexual urges), and a play on the word 'wanderlust'...(a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about)
Smlugg
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: smlug
Sentence: Shelly, was shmlooking for smlug in all the shmlong places!
Etymology: sssmmm...then a Slug - A lump of metal or glass prepared for further processing. In this case, a s-m-lugg is a person that isn't recognised as a good catch.
Loveloined
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: luv loynd
Sentence: Nothing was sadder than Elsie and Bessie,the Bovine Sisters, a pair of loveloined heifers. Their success at attracting true love was terribull...there had been no chance of oxtasy for them. They were always steered in the wrong direction and although they played the field, literally, they were never stampeded by suitors. They decided to join an on-loin dating service on their cowmputers. They only had one beef with this service, it was udderly impossibull to find a young stud who told the truth and did not shoot the bull. These mavericks were always born a "Taurus", owned their own spread and would love to be a fodder. Their names turned out not to be Angus or Delmonico, but Chuck or Stew. Any success the sisters had with this service was strictly oxcidental. When she herd what they had done, their mother had warned them that Internet dating always ended in steers.
Etymology: lovelorn (unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love) & loin (a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump)
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COMMENTS:
Udderly Puntastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 02:26:00
Gives a whole new meaning to beefcake! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 11:37:00
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Scornicated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skôrnikāted
Sentence: After his blind date fell through — some lame excuse about a car accident and coma — Tim decided to see if he could get some action at the new bar in town. As he entered he thought to himself ”My lucky night. Must be lady’s night, the place is full of chicks”. As he made his way around the bar every eye seemed to follow him as well as a mood of disgust. Finally he left the Silver Beaver without scoring but feeling scornicated.
Etymology: scorn (feel or express contempt or derision for) + fornicate (sexual intercourse between non-married partners)
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COMMENTS:
Silver Beaver...Dam! - Nosila, 2010-08-25: 22:08:00
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Romanthick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: row man th ik
Sentence: his romanthick streak left him with a broken heart, two missing teeth and a black eye
Etymology: romantic, thick
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COMMENTS:
desthpicable!love it - Nosila, 2010-08-25: 22:07:00
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Aortatard
Created by: Meganja
Pronunciation: a-or-tuh-tard
Sentence: Stop being a douchey, terrible judging AORTATARD and listen to your brain when it comes to falling in love.
Etymology:

Comments:
silveryaspen - 2009-02-11: 12:33:00
Really enjoyed today's definition, James. It inspired such a remarkable variety of clever verbotomies,
Thanks Silveryaspen! After reading the words today, it looks like a few of us have fell victim to blunderlust! I guess there is more than a few romanthick libidohnos among us. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by verbotomy. Thank you verbotomy. ~ James