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'Wow! This anti-aging cream really works!'

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.

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Wrinkledinkcream

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: RIN keul DINK CREME

Sentence: The instructions say that according to the "Law of Getting Attractive" that if I catch on to the Sheecret and have positive thoughts and feelings then this cream will work. But this darn wrinkledinkcream isn't working at all. I've been putting it on for days now and staring at this picture of Angelina, and trying to imagine myself young and beautiful staring back at me. Its a lot of hard work and I still don't look any better.

Etymology: RINKY DINK: a slang term meaning 'anything that is shoddy, cheap, worn-out, corny, or cheap in quality' WRINKLE CREAM: cream to take away wrinkles

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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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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

GlobalGallery 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

artr Wonderful! - artr, 2009-02-19: 14:52:00

artr Wonderful! - artr, 2009-02-19: 14:53:00

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Koldskream

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: cold-screem

Sentence: Poor old Trinkle Wilskins's imported caviar Koldskream gave her quite a fright. She could not figure out why when she looked in the mirror...her Mother appeared instead.

Etymology: Cold spelled with a K. and Scream spelled with a K. to be a version of coldcream- Coldcream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin cold cream, face cream, vanishing cream emollient, ointment, cream - toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin. *If it doesn't erase 50 years off your face you'll end up screaming.

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Ointmyth

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: oint/mith

Sentence: At $139.00 an ounce the latest facial cream is another ointmyth to make your skin "look ten years younger in just days".

Etymology: OINTMYTH - noun - from OINTMENT (soft, unctuous preparation for application to the skin) + MYTH (any invented story, idea, or concept)

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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

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Rejuvenotions

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: re joo ven no shuns

Sentence: Despite, faithfully using the dreamcreams and miracalotions, after age sixty, seeing my aging face in a mirror, causes me to wrinkcoil away from the image. They do not work. But hope springs eternal, so we women never give up on our silly rejuvenotions!

Etymology: REJUVENATIONS by POTIONS and LOTIONS are unrealistic NOTIONS = REJUVENOTIONS. The last two syllables in the pronunciation could be part of the etymology as well ... for we do it in hopes of 'NO SHUNS'.

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COMMENTS:

Mirror, mirror on the wall .... lie to me! Please! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 01:55:00

here, hear....hard to resist the promise!! - mweinmann, 2009-02-16: 08:00:00

hope they led to rejuvemotions! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-16: 09:44:00

clever blend - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-16: 10:57:00

Clever! I enjoyed your sentence with all its great verbot's! - splendiction, 2009-02-16: 18:01:00

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Masquerage

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: mask your age

Sentence: Sam spent twelve hours at the salonspah and put on a good masquerage for the event...her masquerage was convincing! All the guests thought she was someone younger, someone new, someone else!

Etymology: masquerage - from the words masquerade (under false guise) and age.

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COMMENTS:

Good word...who was that masqued woman??? - Nosila, 2009-02-16: 15:57:00

Samoneindenial! - splendiction, 2009-02-16: 18:02:00

Outer-age-ously perfect - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 22:10:00

Really good! - kateinkorea, 2009-02-17: 19:06:00

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Pondsdeleon

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ponds de leeon

Sentence: Mother had used her cold cream since anyone could remember, faithfully twice a day, after cleansing. When she looked in the mirror, she saw herself as a younger woman, then the 89 year old person everyone else saw. She always called her beauty secret her pondsdeleon, instead of admitting the fact that she really should get some glasses.

Etymology: Pond's (cold cream used since last century to moisturize skin make it appear youthful) & Ponce de Leon (Spanish explorer who sought the Fountain of Youth, by leading first European expedition to Florida)

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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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-02-16: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

GlobalGallery GlobalGallery - 2009-02-16: 06:08:00
Brilliant! LOL! One of the best ever.

GlobalGallery GlobalGallery - 2009-02-16: 22:14:00
Thank you GlobalGallery. And thanks again to Silvery to coming up with the idea! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-30: 00:00:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James