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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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Chompensate
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: chom/pen/sate
Sentence: To chompensate involves aggressively biting down on food to exercise the face muscles as you eat.
Etymology: compensate + chomp + sate
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COMMENTS:
They do that on the Chomps-Elysee in Paris...god word, bookowl! - Nosila, 2008-08-20: 23:34:00
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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
Expite
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: Ex-pite Just like it looks.
Sentence: Once the divorce was final they couldn't wait to to run into each other at the gym for a good dose of expite. Of course that didn't take too long since each was spending almost every spare moment there trying to make up for years of whocouldcareless marital workouts.
Etymology: Ex (former spouse) Spite (Nya Nya...)
Egoplasty
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: EE-go-plaz-tee
Sentence: Make your egoplasty appointment soon.
Etymology: ego + medical term
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COMMENTS:
nice word
- DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-24: 00:19:00
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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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Abpolish
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ab/poll/ish
Sentence: The only way to abpolish her demons and win back her self esteem was to throw herself wholeheartedly into sculpting a new physique.
Etymology: ab (as in abdominal) + polish + abolish
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COMMENTS:
Anuddergudun'! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-20: 10:02:00
I must abpologize - I found this one tough so I had to milk it for all it was worth - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-20: 10:35:00
Abpolish doesn't have the snarky pejorative connotations. Yours is best! - skeeterzirra, 2007-09-20: 14:23:00
Sure was a tough one. Abfab Jab! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-20: 17:46:00
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Dumpensate
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dum pen sayt
Sentence: He dumpensated by joining a gym for the jilted.
Etymology: compensate, dump
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COMMENTS:
must be getting to the end of the summer - welcome back - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-20: 11:35:00
Welcome Back, galwaywegian...dumpfounding word! - Nosila, 2008-08-20: 23:40:00
Thanks for minding the shop!! - galwaywegian, 2008-08-21: 06:36:00
Absolutely fantastic word ! :) - Morikvendi, 2008-08-21: 19:51:00
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Victualizashun
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: vic/tu/al/i/zay/shun
Sentence: Harvey hoped that by aggressively embracing victualizashun he would once again possess the toned body he had been so proud of.
Etymology: victuals + shun + actualization
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COMMENTS:
Always wanted to use "victual" in one of my verbotomies. brings back memories of the 1960s and the "Beverley Hillbillies. " Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:03:00
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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)
Bodification
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: bä-də-fə-ˈkā-shən
Sentence: Gary's bodification didnt quite turn out as he expected. He thought that his skinny chicken legs had been one of the reasons his Ex-wife Marge wasn't attracted to him so he went in for some calf-implants. Unfortunately for Gary, the nurse misread his chart and Gary ended up with breast implants or "moobs" (man boobs)
Etymology: Blend of Body + Modification
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