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DEFINITION: v., To shed one's skin in an effort to appear younger or healthier. n. The little bits peeling skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight.
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Calixfoliation
Created by: younger
Pronunciation: CAL-iks-fole-e-a-shun
Sentence: California's residents often opt for a "natural" spa treatment over the expensive salon variety. Spending a little time in Cali's smog-filtered sunlight makes for a cheap and effective calixfoliation session.
Etymology: California + Exfoliation
Maltend
Created by: lulu78d
Pronunciation: mal-tend
Sentence: The older woman had to maltend the skin on her pale face.
Etymology: mal- bad tend- to stretch
Sanexuviate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: san-ex-oo-VEE-ate
Sentence: It started for Bob when he melded the Dylan classic, "Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now" with the Beach Boy's, "Sun, Sun, Sun." And for him it became his mantra for a more solubrious life. He believed that hours of sunbaking helped him to sanexuviate and rejuvexuviate, and was a sure way to a more youthful and healthier look.
Etymology: Sanexuviate: A blend of "san": health & "exuviate": to shed the skin. Rejuvexuviate: regaining of youthfulnees through shedding of the skin. Solubrious: A blend of "sol" :sun & salubrious"favorable to health.
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COMMENTS:
love your sentences - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-17: 11:22:00
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Phengodermabrasion
Created by: muchiny
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Upon a long walk through the beach, she started feeling the phengodermabrasion all over the exposed skin.
Etymology: Phengo- from Greek for light, sunlight, daylight, splendor, luster derma- from Greek for skin abrasion- superficial damage to skin
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COMMENTS:
phengonomenal! - Nosila, 2010-01-25: 15:15:00
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Dermockracy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: der mok ra see
Sentence: Chris sunbathed too hard and always ended up burning and shedding away her skin. She felt this dermockracy made her appear more youthful by having the sun exfoliate for her. Instead she was becoming melabnormal.
Etymology: Derma (skin) & Mock (fool, copy, imitate) and WordPlay on Democracy (the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group)
Magnimale
Created by: Freepiehere
Pronunciation: Mag-Ni-Male
Sentence: The Oregon Trail quest my family set out on has become a complete MAGNIMALE ever since dad caught dysentery.
Etymology: Magni-Great Mal(e)-bad
Sluffle
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sləfəl
Sentence: If beauty is skin deep, Liz is up to her eyeballs in gorgeous. As she sluffles along through life, she does her best to make to a good first impression but often leaves a bigger impression when she departs. Unfortunately when she gets nervous, she sheds skin much faster than normal. She would have landed the job as the spokeslizard for Geico if she hadn*t shed 3 layers and interviewed looking pink.
Etymology: sluff (slough): shed + shuffle: walk by dragging one*s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground
Malanim
Created by: Sarai17spk
Pronunciation: mal-an-im
Sentence: i have a malanim about today.
Etymology: mal- bad anim- mind, feeling, life
Regenerdysis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: re/gen/er/dy/sis
Sentence: To maintain a youthful look in the 21st century, my anti-aging consultant and health specialist, recommends regenerdysis twice a year.
Etymology: regenerate + ecdysis (The shedding of an outer integument, or layer of skin)
Dermtend
Created by: InuYasha11
Pronunciation: Derm-tend
Sentence: Rebecca didn't put on sunscreen, resulting in her face to dermtend.
Etymology: derm-face tend-stretch
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176, and inspired by the fact that I got a little sunburn yesterday -- even though it's September. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
rikboyee - 2007-09-17: 04:01:00
its a new one!! oh happy day!!!!
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James