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'Eeek! Does that mean what I think it means?'

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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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.

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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

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Declarashun

Created by: Nuwanda

Pronunciation: deck-lair-ay-shun

Sentence: The scene was set--cozy table in the back of a nice restaurant, a nice bottle of wine, me looking good in my favorite red shift from Ann Taylor Loft (Ok, it was the outlet, but it looked full-price). Just after our dinner plates were cleared, my date looked into my eyes with that moo-ey look that signifies trouble when it comes from the wrong person. I became intensely interested in the dessert menu. He placed his hand on mine and said, "Kate, I have to tell you. I love--" "Creme brulee?" I said a little too loud and too fast. "Me too! Should we split one or get two? Let's get two. I am not ready to share dessert with you yet." Then I focused all my attention on flagging down the waiter to avoid the declarashun that was headed my way. Dang. I should have worn the Old Navy jean skirt instead.

Etymology: Declaration: a statement that is emphatic and explicit changed to include Shun: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

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COMMENTS:

Good sentence and word - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:40:00

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Beminefield

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: be MINE field

Sentence: The situation had become a beminefield. My heart, that little cold black thing of mine, started to race. He was not my besotted. He was my beswatted, as I struck him down with my deafening silence after he said those three little words. "Do you cook?" Then, while I was still reeling, he whispered, "I love you," and I didn't know which question to ignore the loudest. So I quickly tried to fill the silence. "I think it's going to rain tomorrow. What do you think?"

Etymology: BEMINE: like in valentine MINEFIELD: a place where you are in danger of setting off mines

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COMMENTS:

I liek it. - Nuwanda, 2009-02-10: 09:08:00

I like it as well - Nuwanda, 2009-02-10: 09:09:00

me like it too - mweinmann, 2009-02-10: 09:36:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-10: 10:24:00

heehee - galwaywegian, 2009-02-10: 11:57:00

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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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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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Floof

Created by: Meganja

Pronunciation: Flew-oof

Sentence: I am such a floof when someone says I love you, because I just stare blankly and wonder why.

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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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fiercesome - silveryaspen, 2009-02-10: 17:44:00

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Toadallyawkwart

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: toe dal lee ok wart

Sentence: When the Frog told Esmeralda she was toadallyawesome and she should kiss him, it became a toadallyawkwart moment for her. Should she risk lip warts or should she free a handsome Prince from a spell? She decided that since her dates had been far and few lately, she would give him a big kiss on his (yuck) green lips. He immediately turned into a photo of a handsome Prince, with a slogan on him saying, "Someday, your prints will come.." She dearly hoped that she would not have tadpoles!

Etymology: Toad (amphibian, like a frog) & Totally (like awesome, to the full extent) & Awkward (not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner)& Wart (What you allegedly get on your hands while handling a toad)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-02-10: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-24: 01:05:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James