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DEFINITION: The happy period in a marriage, which occurs once the husband has been fully domesticated.
Verboticisms
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Spousebroken
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Spows-bro-ken
Sentence: He happily washed the windows once I had him spousebroken
Etymology: Spouse - a person's partner in marriage. Broken - to train to obedience; tame (But the dictionary also says to ruin financially; make bankrupt, which also fits...Ha)
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COMMENTS:
Good one johnny! - wordmeister, 2006-12-28: 09:40:00
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2006-12-28: 11:32:00
Thanks guys... - johnnyrockett, 2006-12-28: 13:47:00
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Adaptage
Created by: fashionista
Pronunciation: Ad/apt/age
Sentence: I knew we had reached the adoptage stage in our marriage once my husband began putting his dishes in the dishwasher.
Etymology: Adapt + Age
Groomservice
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: groom-sir-viss
Sentence: The meal he cooked was excellent, the house was sparkling and he loved her passionately...thank god for groomservice
Etymology: groom, room service
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COMMENTS:
Nice play on words... - johnnyrockett, 2006-12-28: 01:36:00
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Husbunderthumbery
Created by: Chunk01
Pronunciation: hus-bund-er-thum-ery
Sentence: All the fighting and nagging stopped, his resistence was finally ended and they were happy once they had entered a period of husbunderthumbery
Etymology: husband+under-the-thumb = husbunderthumbery
Femifantasia
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation:
Sentence: We've reached femifantasia! He does all the housework while I watch the tv.
Etymology:
Emascelation
Created by: celeron450
Pronunciation: e-mask-e-lay-shun
Sentence: The chances of a marriage ending in divorce are much lower once emascelation sets in.
Etymology: emasculation, elation
Antisloth
Created by: Drock
Pronunciation: ANT-ee-slawth
Sentence: As Ken stood up from the dishwasher he realized with delight that his period of marital antisloth had begun.
Etymology: Anti - the opposite of. Sloth - extreme laziness.
