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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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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
Divomorphosis
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dih-va-mawr-fuh-sis
Sentence: It only took Larry a couple of weeks to end his marriage. The divomorphosis to a slim, trim date-ready dude is going to take a bit longer.
Etymology: divorce (split-up of marriage ) + metamorphosis (conversion, transformation )
Transformoron
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: Trans-for-MOR-on
Sentence: Tom's mid-life crisis included a Ferrari, an iPhone, a new girlfriend and a transformoron into a man 10 years younger. Unfortunately Tom looked like a man ten years older.
Etymology: Transform + Moron
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...)
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
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
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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Bourneagain
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: born/again
Sentence: He decided that the only solution to his lethargy was to sign up to the bourneagain program which guaranteed a body like Jason Bourne
Etymology: born again + Bourne
Rejexsery
Created by: WordSlammer
Pronunciation: Re-jeck-sir-ee
Sentence: The guy had Rejexsery after the divorce
Etymology:
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