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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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Adonisize
Created by: ScrabbledEgg
Pronunciation: uh-DAH-ni-sighz
Sentence: Mid-life algebra lesson: 1 corporate downsize + 1 marital excise + 100's of drive thru Supersizes = time to Adonisize!
Etymology: Adonis, size, exercise
Rejexsery
Created by: WordSlammer
Pronunciation: Re-jeck-sir-ee
Sentence: The guy had Rejexsery after the divorce
Etymology:
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)
Renaisensuate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Ree-nay-sen-shul-ate. Noun form: Renaisexual (a la Metrosexual, etc.)
Sentence: A glance in the mirror told Bob that he was hunkjunk: broad, bewigged and fifty, and greatly in need of a strict diet and a strenuous fitness regime to renaisensuate himself. Aucupation had been his pre-occupation, but now he had more feathered friends than fair ones. Perhaps, wondered Bob, would plastic surgery mould him into the renaisexual he longed to be?
Etymology: Blend of Renaissance: renewal, rebirth & sensual: pertaining to the body and physical senses & ate: suffix indicating action of person performing function. Aucupate:bird catching.
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COMMENTS:
I think Bob should use some common renaissense and opt for the good diet - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-20: 11:24:00
Yikes!! sorry Ozziebob - I just realized you might be referring to yourself - hope I didn't insult you - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-20: 13:56:00
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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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Abpathetic
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ab + pə-ˈthe-tik
Sentence: I wish my Uncle Marvin wasn't so abpathetic and just by a new red Ferrari sports car like any normal middle aged divorced man
Etymology: Ab (from abdominals or stomached + pathetic (absurd, melancholy, laughable, or sad)
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COMMENTS:
Great word! Welcome back DrWeb! - hyperborean, 2012-10-23: 22:38:00
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Tartificialing
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: tahrt-uh-fish-uhl-ng
Sentence: Bill was tartificialing to impress Monica who was the new girl in the office. But Ken, a guy in the office, became suspicious of Bill's self improvement.
Etymology: tart - (garish,overdone ex. to tart up ones appearance.) + artificial + ing
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COMMENTS:
I wonder if he achieved that look with tartificial sweeteners - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-20: 10:53:00
I hope Bill's not a tartificious tataram! (A foolish old man,esp one with sex on his mind- Rasta slang (1930) - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-20: 17:51:00
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Superfacial
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Su - per - fae - shul
Sentence: Nancy was in her 40s and newly single, so she made her appointment at the clinic to be superfacialled.
Etymology: Superficial - Facial, or other means of rejuvenation
Anovorcic
Created by: cpjax
Pronunciation: AnO- vor-CiC
Sentence: after he divorced he went on an anovorcic diet
Etymology: anorexic plus divorce
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
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