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DEFINITION: n. Creams, potions, and other concoctions which allegedly mask the effects of aging. v. To apply creams to your skin in a desperate attempt to make yourself look younger.
Verboticisms
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Saleargent
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: sar-le-ar-jent
Sentence: Jillian was happy with her saleargent purchase, her husband Brian was not. "How much!" he screamed. "It was on sale, half price" she mumbled. "Ninety-five dollars!" he bellowed as he picked up the tiny gold embossed box, "For a tub of mud!" he yelled. "But it's the best" she cried, "It's from the French Alps!". "Fantastic" sneered Brian sarcastically, "So what's for dinner?" he asked. With a scornful scowl she uttered "Fishsticks".
Etymology: From French, sale (dirty)+ argent (money)
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COMMENTS:
mudarvelously madarverlous - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:32:00
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Illuskin
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: eel - loos - kin
Sentence: Marla was under the illuskin that all of the age-defying creams, lotions and injections had taken years off of her face. Despite spending hours every day applying various potions to her face, she still had loose skin.....
Etymology: Illusion + Skin + loose skin >>Illusion (delusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas) Skin (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch) + loose skin (not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey)
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COMMENTS:
illustrious - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:49:00
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Drasticsplurgery
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Dras-tik-splur-ger-ee
Sentence: When Lorna looked in the mirror she noticed yet another wrinkle appearing, She decided it was time for some drasticsplurgery. She went out and bought huge amounts of really expensive anti-wrinkle cream and as soon she got home she smothered her face with it in the hope that the more she used the younger she would look.
Etymology: Drastic(having a strong or far reaching effect) + Splurge(ry)(a large or excessive amount, extravagance) = Drasticsplurgery
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COMMENTS:
Great play on Plastic Surgery.... - mweinmann, 2009-02-16: 07:59:00
nice one tj - galwaywegian, 2009-02-16: 09:42:00
stupendous - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:42:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-16: 10:56:00
Brilliant! LOL, One of the best ever - GlobalGallery, 2009-02-16: 14:15:00
Hard to emol my controtions on how good a word this is... - Nosila, 2009-02-16: 16:01:00
Pure genius. - Ismelstar, 2009-02-18: 19:56:00
Wonderful! - artr, 2009-02-19: 14:52:00
Wonderful! - artr, 2009-02-19: 14:53:00
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Ointmyth
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: oint/mith
Sentence: At $139.00 an ounce the latest facial cream is another ointmyth to make your skin "look ten years younger in just days".
Etymology: OINTMYTH - noun - from OINTMENT (soft, unctuous preparation for application to the skin) + MYTH (any invented story, idea, or concept)
Masquerage
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: mask your age
Sentence: Sam spent twelve hours at the salonspah and put on a good masquerage for the event...her masquerage was convincing! All the guests thought she was someone younger, someone new, someone else!
Etymology: masquerage - from the words masquerade (under false guise) and age.
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COMMENTS:
Good word...who was that masqued woman??? - Nosila, 2009-02-16: 15:57:00
Samoneindenial! - splendiction, 2009-02-16: 18:02:00
Outer-age-ously perfect - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 22:10:00
Really good! - kateinkorea, 2009-02-17: 19:06:00
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Oilofhurray
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: oyl of hoo ray
Sentence: Madge had wanted her young skin to stay, But, alas, she showed more lines and spots each day, When searching for her fountain of youth, She knew she had found the truth, The magic jar called Oilofhurray! When she first tried it on her nightly routine, She was delighted to see a youthful sheen, Each day she used it, she looked not as older, Her attitude and confidence grew more bolder, At this rate she'd soon be Sweet Sixteen! For revisited youth one must pay, To look that young come what may, Her face yes, it grew more juvenile, While the rest of her body grew more senile, Soon Madge looked like the Portrait of Dorian Gray!
Etymology: Oil of Olay (commercial anti-wrinkle product, designed for "mature" skin, to reduce signs of aging like, spots, wrinkles, dark circles, exfoliates, increases glow and gives a youthful look, at least that's what they told me when I bought it! ) & Hooray (a victory cheer) & Hurry (as in fix it fast!)
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COMMENTS:
What a fine rhyme with a grayed (great) ending and verbotomy! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 01:45:00
and if it didn't work, it could be Oil of Oy Vey - artr, 2009-02-16: 04:09:00
clever rhyme...fun word - mweinmann, 2009-02-16: 07:58:00
Funny word - well done! - splendiction, 2009-02-16: 17:58:00
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Expendlies
Created by: leeannhamers
Pronunciation: X-pen-lye-s
Sentence: Look at those old ladies buying expendlies
Etymology: expensive- lies
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COMMENTS:
sticky wicked great - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:52:00
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Yungtion
Created by: saqibzamir
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
Yunctionate yourself a little....your horrible wrinkles are not easy on the eyes. - saqibzamir, 2016-08-31: 12:51:00
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Rejuvenotions
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: re joo ven no shuns
Sentence: Despite, faithfully using the dreamcreams and miracalotions, after age sixty, seeing my aging face in a mirror, causes me to wrinkcoil away from the image. They do not work. But hope springs eternal, so we women never give up on our silly rejuvenotions!
Etymology: REJUVENATIONS by POTIONS and LOTIONS are unrealistic NOTIONS = REJUVENOTIONS. The last two syllables in the pronunciation could be part of the etymology as well ... for we do it in hopes of 'NO SHUNS'.
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COMMENTS:
Mirror, mirror on the wall .... lie to me! Please! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 01:55:00
here, hear....hard to resist the promise!! - mweinmann, 2009-02-16: 08:00:00
hope they led to rejuvemotions! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-16: 09:44:00
clever blend - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-16: 10:57:00
Clever! I enjoyed your sentence with all its great verbot's! - splendiction, 2009-02-16: 18:01:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Brilliant! LOL! One of the best ever.
Thank you GlobalGallery. And thanks again to Silvery to coming up with the idea! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James