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DEFINITION: v. intr., To compensate for emotional rejection by trying to change one's appearance through aggressive dieting, exercise and/or plastic surgery -- common among aging divorcees.
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Metadivorcsis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: met/uh/di/vohrs/sis
Sentence: To get back in the game after her marriage fell apart, she had to go through a metadivorcsis to redefine herself physically, mentally and spiritually.
Etymology: metamorphosis + divorce
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COMMENTS:
Great! It has a Latin ring to it. It also connects the knee bone to the ankle bone I think. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-20: 10:09:00
I like the idea of "meta-divorce" as a term transcending divorce as well - astorey, 2008-08-20: 12:18:00
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Sadapt
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sad apt
Sentence: After his wife of 20 years dumped him for the pool boy,Kevin decided to enjoy himself and adapt a swinging bachelor lifestyle. His after-work beer therapy sessions gave him a much larger girth than before and his attempts to sadapt to the hedonistic life,made his fsvourite song, "The girls get prettier at closing time..."
Etymology: Sad (bad; unfortunate) & Adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
Rejectionperception
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: ree-jek-shun-per-cep-shun
Sentence: Man, your rejectionperception is really showing. You didn't have those pecs yesterday, and you were bald until the day before that. Man, get some therapy, or a woman, before there's nothing original of you left.
Etymology: Rejection, (refuse, dismiss.) Perception, (sensing, being conscious of or way of seeing things.)
Transfigurize
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: tranz - FIG - yur - ize
Sentence: After a messy divorce with lots of criticism being aimed at his 'sagging' physique, Brandon decided it was time for him to transfigurize and to remold his body to a shape and condition he'd had many years earlier.
Etymology: Based on the word 'transfigure', (to change in outward form or appearance; transform)
Metadivorcesis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: met/uh/di/vohrs/sis
Sentence: To get back in the game after his marriage fell apart, he had to go through a metadivorcesis to redefine himself physically, mentally and spiritually.
Etymology: METADIVORCESIS - from - METAMORPHOSIS (any complete change in appearance, character, or circumstances) + DIVORCE (total separation, or disunion)
Divorsuction
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Di-vor-suk-shun
Sentence: When her divorce alimony came through, Jean decided to put some towards getting divorsuction, the new plastic surgery designed especially for the newly divorced in order to lose weight, ready to join the dating circuit again.
Etymology: Divorce(divor) + liposuction (suction) = Divorsuction
Gympensate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jim-pen-sayt
Sentence: he looked in the mirror and decided then and there that he was going to gympensate like a crazy man
Etymology: gym, compensate
Emulateration
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: em-yoo-LATE-ur-a-shun
Sentence: "My emulateration is complete, should Cher stumble onstage, her tone-deaf back up dancer can step in and save the day. Where did I put my marbles? " ~Shar Bano, Backstage
Etymology: From (Emulate: to imitate to try to equal or excel) + (alteration: the state of being altered. Changed)
Rebait
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re bayt
Sentence: When Stanley Kupp went trawling for female companionship after his nasty divorce, he decided he needed to rebait the old Stanley hook to make himself look attractive. Alas, no amount of dieting, exercising, tanning or surgery could undo the 28 years' married toll on his former athletic shape. Time and again, he could hear that old play-by-play in his head..."He shoots, He doesn't score!"
Etymology: Re (to do again) & Bait (to lure, entice, or entrap)...wordplay on rebate (to get a little something back)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by staggolee. Thank you staggolee! ~ James
OZZIEBOB - 2007-09-20: 17:44:00
Sure was a tough one. Abfab Jab!
Today's definition was suggested by staggolee. Thank you staggolee. ~ James