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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."
Verboticisms
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Jiltguilt
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: j ill t g ill t
Sentence: she felt some jiltguilt, but remained strong in her conviction that the best he was going to be was a frog
Etymology: jilt guilt
Onewayheat
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wun way heet
Sentence: Kermit had just turned his love vehicle down the OnewayHeat. Juanita was not about to yield to him nor fuel his passionate performance. Yup, he was roadkill on the road to true love!
Etymology: OneWay Street (A rroad that only goes one way, not in both directions) & Heat (Intense passion, romance;arouse or incite feelings of passion or emotion)
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COMMENTS:
Super verbotomy - silveryaspen, 2009-02-11: 02:34:00
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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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Imheartial
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: im/heart/ial
Sentence: Brett is imheartial to Jenny's advances.
Etymology: IMHEARTIAL - noun - from IMPARTIAL (uninvovled; detached; neutral) + HEART (love)
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COMMENTS:
very fitting etymology and word - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:52:00
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Donwannaholdyrhand
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: don wan na hold yr hand
Sentence: In moments they’d be on stage! Peggy, Cindy , Joyce, Mary and Raymond, yes, Raymond, managed to secure a choice spot close to the barracade. Oh why did Raymond have to come, thought Cindy. He stood next to her, tentatively brushing the back of his hand against hers, and she felt donwannaholdhrnanded because she’d soon be screaming, “I love you John!” to her favourite Beatle. Poor Raymond, he’d be so disappointed.
Etymology: donwannaholdyrhand n or v. From the word "don't" and the famous Beatles song, "I Wanna Hold Your Hand."
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COMMENTS:
good sentence - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:46:00
Sounds like no one is going to sing "She loves you" to Raymond! - Nosila, 2009-02-11: 02:05:00
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Amororless
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: āmôrôrles
Sentence: She loved him more and more. He loved her amororless. Her love was passionate, his approximate.
Etymology: amore (love in Italian) + more or less (indifference)
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COMMENTS:
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:23:00
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Reciprocant
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: reh sip row kant
Sentence: the reciprocant of his love damned him to eternal frogdom
Etymology: reciprocate, can't
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COMMENTS:
chuckling over eternal frogdom ... well put. Reciprocant is so spot on the definition and the meaning is so readily apparent. Superb create. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:59:00
Very clever! - Mustang, 2009-02-10: 21:31:00
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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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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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Discomloveulated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: diskəmləvyəlāted
Sentence: Sue had a great time on her blind date with Bob. She was however completely discomloveulated when he proposed on their second date.
Etymology: discombobulated (disconcert or confuse someone) + love (an intense feeling of deep affection)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James