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DEFINITION: v., To counsel patience and caution when it comes to romantic endeavors. n., An unexpected or unwanted chaperon who has a special knack for "putting ice on it" when people get the "hots".
Verboticisms
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Amoranchor
Created by: kimmarie
Pronunciation: ah-moor-ang-core
Sentence: The sun was setting, her eyes twinkled, the stars were aligned. As he slid closer to her on the coach a shadow appeared on the stairs. Her father, the amoranchor was poised to put an end to his ambitions.
Etymology: amor is Latin for love and anchor from english, meaning the weighing down of a boat so that it stays still and does not sail off into the sunset.
Relationshifter
Created by: LibbyR
Pronunciation: relay-shun-shift-er
Sentence: Sarah is a classic relationshifter. Tell her about your new boyfriend and his amazing sense of humour, and she'll point out his terrible dress sense... and doesn't he still live at home with his mum?
Etymology: relationship (connection of two or more people) + shift (alter, change)
Lustopper
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ləstäpər
Sentence: When Jill’s dad installed closed-circuit cameras throughout the house he told everybody it was a security issue. Mentioning to her boyfriend that he could activate any camera at any time proved to be a major lustopper.
Etymology: lust (a passionate desire for something) + stopper (a person or thing that halts or obstructs a specified thing)
Cockoblock
Created by: CrystalNekol
Pronunciation: cock-o-block
Sentence: The dog cockoblocked the guy from getting any sexual pleasure that night.
Etymology: Cock-block
Woecowboy
Created by: ianbkk
Pronunciation: WOE - cowboy
Sentence: Her woecowboy of a bestfriend walked in just as I was getting into my stride.
Etymology: Woe - sadness and a play on 'whoa'
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-13: 12:51:00
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Assaultpeter
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: as salt pee ter
Sentence: Diane's Dad had developed a chaperone for his lovely nubile college daughter. It was their pet pitbull terrier, Fluffy, who was a natural assaultpeter when all the young men came to try and save her from the Martian invaders by surrendering her virginity. That line did not work in 1968 either...
Etymology: Assault (force (someone) to have sex against their will & Saltpeter (urban myth that sodium nitrate was used to curb male libido and therefore was introduced into the food of military and prisoners)
Reppotsul
Created by: DeltaRho2K
Pronunciation: Ree-pot'-sul
Sentence: Nothing helps me with my goal of abstinence before marriage as well as my personal reppotsul, who, while on a date, got my boyfriend thinking about his grandmother, open-heart surgery, and football.
Etymology: A reversed, apostrophe-less contraction of the words Lust and Stopper.
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COMMENTS:
First reverse verboticism I've seen! Kudos for daring to try something new! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 13:59:00
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Loveguard
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: luv-gard
Sentence: Alex didn't dare touch Angie, he knew her dad was being a loveguard.
Etymology: love and guard
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COMMENTS:
Old Guard around the queen! Evokes romaticism and chivalry, delightfully. Strong verbot! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-13: 13:36:00
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Heartbrake
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: hart-bray-k
Sentence: In the heat of passion, please protective us from parents, jealous pets, mischevious children, overprotective friends and relatives and all other heartbrakes.
Etymology: When our hearts meet passionately and others interrupt putting on the brakes ... they are heartbrakes.
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-13: 13:23:00
Perhaps some want to prevent us from paying "heartbalm" or even ending up in "Heartbreak Hotel!?" Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-13: 17:06:00
Cute word...you brake me up! - Nosila, 2008-02-14: 00:26:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by freakystyley. Thank you freakystyley. ~ James
Dougalistic - 2008-02-13: 04:38:00
Great verbinition freakystyley!
dalmero8 - 2008-02-13: 17:29:00
pretty sick i have to say
galwaywegian - 2008-12-05: 07:21:00
Is this a new one? hurrah!
Today's definition was suggested by freakystyley. Thank you freakystyley. ~ James
Petrikreink - 2019-05-05: 10:43:00
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