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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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Mythelixir
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mithiliksər
Sentence: Mythty may be mythguided or mythtaken but she let mythgivings go and put her faith in the mythticism of the latest mythsteriouth mythelixir she saw on TV. Was she mythled? Perhaps, but it was produced in her home State of Mythithippi.
Etymology: myth (a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events) + elixir (a magical or medicinal potion)
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COMMENTS:
My tongue hurts! - otherguy, 2009-02-16: 07:05:00
Unmythtakeably good word! - Nosila, 2009-02-16: 15:58:00
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Eliminaging
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ell im in ay jing
Sentence: Her eliminaging regimen was so effective but toxic she eliminated a regiment.
Etymology: eliminating aging
Jungcream
Created by: feltcap
Pronunciation: ˈjʊŋ-krm
Sentence: The jungcream helped in her quest to find individuation by immersing her in analysis of her psyche.
Etymology: jung - a reference to Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist who founded analytical psychology, cream - a cosmetic agent used to soften or smooth the skin
Fauxtox
Created by: DnBrown
Pronunciation: Foe/tox
Sentence: "I really thought this cream made me look younger, I was wrong. Turns out its just another Fauxtox on the market."
Etymology: from the word Faux, (which is a French word for false or fake) and Toxin( is a poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms). Creating a word similar to the name Botox (Botulinum toxin)
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COMMENTS:
Good word - TJayzz, 2009-02-17: 04:01:00
Quite clever. - Ismelstar, 2009-02-18: 19:58:00
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Punkeddeleon
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: punked/duh/lee/on
Sentence: Sally should have been suspicious when the anti-aging cream came with its own mirror but the results were so staggering that she didn't mind being punkeddeleon.
Etymology: punked (tricked by means of a practical joke) + Ponce de Leon (explorer who searched for the fountain of youth)
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COMMENTS:
we need more of those magic mirrors! luv the modern twist to the man of yore! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:36:00
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Resurrexion
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: rez-uhr-EX-shun
Sentence: Either in complete denial or actually failing to notice that the expensive and exclusive cosmetics she was using merely filled in the cracks and crevices Emma truly believed her efforts at resurrexion were thoroughly successful.
Etymology: Blend of 'resurrect' ( To bring back to life; raise from the dead) and 'complexion' (the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, esp. of the face)
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COMMENTS:
rises like cream to the top - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:46:00
Like it! - TJayzz, 2009-02-16: 13:49:00
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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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Resurrexion
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: rez-uhr-EX-shun
Sentence: Either in complete denial or actually failing to notice that the expensive and exclusive cosmetics she was using merely filled in the cracks and crevices Velma truly believed her efforts at resurrexion were thoroughly successful.
Etymology: Blend of 'resurrect' ( To bring back to life; raise from the dead) and 'complexion' (the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, esp. of the face)
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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Youthanize
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: yuth an eyze
Sentence: Marjorie tried every product on the market in an effort to youthanize the wrinkles on her face. She realized that middle age was really the fact that you were caught having to use Clearasil and Oil of Olay at the same time.
Etymology: Youth (young person) & Euthanize (the act of killing someone painlessly)
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