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DEFINITION: n. The embarrassing situation which occurs when a someone says "I love you" and you cannot say it back because you don't "love them", you just "like them". v. To feel uncomfortable when someone says "I love you."
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Blushoff
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Bluu-sh-off
Sentence: When Richard declared his undying love for Anna, she was mortified and a little embarrassed. Although she liked him, she had to give him the blushoff as there was no way she could think of him as anything other than a friend.
Etymology: Blush(to be embarrassed) Play on give someone the brush off.
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COMMENTS:
cute and hits the meaning well. - mweinmann, 2009-02-10: 09:37:00
super - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:24:00
Perfection! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:36:00
Excellent!! - Mustang, 2009-02-10: 21:31:00
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Loveknot
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: luv - not
Sentence: Jeremy felt the loveknot starting again as Maria approached him. Every morning she would bring him his coffee at work, and perch on his desk to talk. Lately, she had started to tousle his hair and occasionally whisper the big "L" word. They had been friends for a couple of years and he was not quite sure that he felt anything more. Now, things were becoming decidely uncomfortable for Jeremy.
Etymology: Love + not + knot >>>>Love(a strong positive emotion of regard and affection) Not (negation of a word or group of words) Knot (something twisted and tight i.e. "his stomach was in knots)
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COMMENTS:
a little twisted but terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:25:00
packs emotional punch apt to the definition. Powerful word. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:51:00
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Thatshamore
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: that-sham-MOR-ay
Sentence: When Hubert told her he loved her with all his heart Clarissa shuddered in revulsion, but she did have sympathy for the poor oaf and momentarily considered telling a little white lie and saying she loved him too, but was silently singing to herself, Thatshamore', and in the end stuttered and stammered in an effort to change the subject.
Etymology: Blend of 'that's', 'sham', and amore' (Italian for 'love')
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COMMENTS:
super word Mustang - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:26:00
well said sentence and excellent word - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 18:02:00
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Unrequiteable
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: un ree kwyt ab bil
Sentence: Trying to gently turn him down, Maria told Kermit that there was a language barrier between them. Kermit cared not at all. She told him that she did not know if she was ready for tadpoles. Again he gazed at her with bulging eyes. Finally, she told him bluntly that his ardor for her was unrequiteable. He looked despondent and afraid that he might go off and croak, she watched him hop up to a pretty girl on the road. The pretty girl bent down and kissed Kermit and poof! didn't he turn into a tall handsome Prince? He turned to Maria and said, "When I said "ribbit" it does not mean "I love you"...it means "Kiss me and become my Princess!" Maria toadally got it wrong!
Etymology: Unrequited (not returned in kind, not mutual) & Able (having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity to do something)
Pricklypair
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: prik lee pare
Sentence: Peter said "Cabbages are red, they can be green, too. By the natural slaws of selection, Bunny, I love you." Sweet as the poem was , Bunny wanted to curse ... for like, not love, filled her ... I must tell him, but not in a dieverse. Now, how can I put a spin-nachurely, and preserve our green peace, Oh, help me a-spare-agus from a rude-a-bega, please. "Dear Peter, my friend, two-mate-toes, we can never be ... for in me, all that sprouts ... is a rosyred comradish for thee." Even though Bunny said it affectionately, I must report to you very sadly: They remained awkward over their differences to care, ... living everafter, not happily ... but as a pricklypair.
Etymology: PRICKLY, PAIR being a word play on 'prickly pear' cactus ... both can be thorny and uncomfortable.
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COMMENTS:
nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:26:00
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Inheartend
Created by: catalina
Pronunciation: IN-HART-END
Sentence: Sal was telling his friend Lisa about how infatuated he was with her when she became slightly inheartend.
Etymology: Loving someone and and not having that reciprocal feeling
Shuxfu
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: SH-UH-CKS-FOO
Sentence: I was totally shuxfued last night after Stacy just grinned and won the world's shoe gazing contest...
Etymology: Aww Shux + Kung Fu to the ticker.
Cupidoom
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Kew-Pee-Doom
Sentence: With Bob's words "I hope we remain lifetime friends", an erostaut Teresa instantly understood the shattering signifance between being in 'cupid-dom' and facing the reality of 'cupidoom'.
Etymology: Cupid: the roman god of passinate love & doom - ruin, destruction; and Cupid and dom: the realm of Cupid. Erostaut: Eros: physical love, sexual love & taut: expierencing stress or anxiety.
Fearvor
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: feer/vor
Sentence: Sally had an aversion to intimacy and experienced tremendous fearvor when anyone mentioned the 'L' word.
Etymology: fervor (intense emotion) + fear
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COMMENTS:
fiercesome - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:44:00
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Fortilove
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: four-tee-luv
Sentence: It was fortilove at first sight. Maria was feeling uneasy after Carlos spent so much money on her. The dinner, the flowers, the limo. What was next, a ring? He made such an effort to score points and win her affections but she felt it was inappropriate. Anything more would be too much and it would be game over.
Etymology: A play on the tennis score '40-luv' where the game is over if the server scores the next point.
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - TJayzz, 2009-02-10: 14:53:00
Super clever. Great create. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:47:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James