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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.
Verboticisms
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Nipsuck
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: nip-suk
Sentence: In a shameless effort to regain her mojo and show her ex(es) what they were missing, Vanessa went for the full nipsuck...from the "can't-stop-smiling facelift" to the drastic stomach stapling that kept her from eating anything on the many dinner dates she finagled through the ironically named www.divorcedandlovingit.com.
Etymology: Variation of nip and tuck.
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COMMENTS:
Four words! Hil Ar I Ous! - lumina, 2008-08-20: 15:20:00
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Modimagefy
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mod-im-ij-fy
Sentence: Jeb shouldn't have modifmagefied his body to look like Britney, as she had also modimagefied herself to look like Madonna, but was unsuccessful.
Etymology: modify + image
Renarcissitate
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: ree-nar-sis'-i-tayt
Sentence: A series of recent rejections left his ego crippled on life support. Scowling at himself in the mirror, he decided it was time to pull the plug on his pity and renarcissitate the patient.
Etymology: resuscitate (To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to...) + Narcissus
Rejexsery
Created by: WordSlammer
Pronunciation: Re-jeck-sir-ee
Sentence: The guy had Rejexsery after the divorce
Etymology:
Makeoverreact
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪkoʊvəˌɹiækt/
Sentence: The reality show "If My Ex Could See Me Now" became very popular due to the disastrous makeoverreactions of its stars.
Etymology: makeover + overreact
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COMMENTS:
good one ErWenn - nice to see you're back - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-20: 12:11:00
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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)
Transcorpulation
Created by: Kooldaddy
Pronunciation: trans corp u lation
Sentence: Thanks to my hair transplants and low-carb diet my transcorpulation is well ahead of schedule.
Etymology: trans - the act of change or evolution, corpus - the primary body, lation - the unification and completion of the conceptual transformation.
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COMMENTS:
Why just 11 points ? I should have thought 21 at least... - Kooldaddy, 2008-08-20: 15:33:00
Hey Kooldaddy - Pronunciation, sentence and etymology will automatically get you 11 points - people have to vote for your word for you to gain extra points - excellent start - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-20: 15:42:00
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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)
Bootify
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: boot-if-eye
Sentence: After being fired, Gloria headed straight to the salon to recover her equanimity with a head to toe bootification.
Etymology: The boot + beautify
Mendorphins
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: men dohrr finns
Sentence: She started to feel good about herself after the first 10k, the mendorphins kicked in as she saw the guys in the mirror checking out her tush
Etymology: endorphins, mend, men
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