Verboticisms

Created by: balconesfalk

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Created by: cellardweller

Pronunciation: sep-er-ent-YOU-al-it-ty

Sentence: Their relationship was charged with seperentuality.

Etymology: Seperate + Sensuality

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: hind.play

Sentence: "Oh, come on, stay over one last time tonight. A little hindplay has never done anyone any harm"

Etymology: combination of "hindsight" and "foreplay"

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Very nice! When I saw the definition I thought, "A word already exists for this: backsliding!" But then I saw hindplay... fabulous and useful! - NohWoman, 2007-02-16: 02:32:00

Yes, as NohWoman says, very useful! - wordmeister, 2007-02-16: 09:26:00

thanks for the flowers to both of you. I do enjoy coming up with this stuff and there are some really creative people playing here. - w5lf9s, 2007-02-16: 11:56:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛtɹoˌbaʊnd/

Sentence: GILMORE GIRLS SPOILER: As expected, Lorelai's fling with Chris turned out just to be a retrobound.

Etymology: From retro- + bound, as in "rebound"

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COMMENTS:

I switched to IPA for pronounciation. It makes it seem more professional, which makes it seem funnier to me. - ErWenn, 2007-02-16: 10:38:00

The funny thing is that I don't even watch Gilmore Girls. All I know, I pick up from snippets overheard from the other room while doing my homework while my better half watches. - ErWenn, 2007-02-16: 10:40:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: for mer moanz

Sentence: Although they had officially broken up, Dick and Mona always enjoyed their Friday nights. Their deal had been that if either had no current love interest, they would get together for a formermoans session. It sounded like a friends with benefits relationship but carried on much further. One had to wonder why it still occurred after each had been happily wed to others for a number of years? What if their prospective grandchildren found out?

Etymology: Former (ex, previous) & Moans (an utterance expressing pain or disapproval or joy or sexual desire) -Wordplay on Pheromones (a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or sexual behavior of other animals of the same species)

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Created by: FreakyDeak

Pronunciation: luh-stal-juh

Sentence: Lustalgia was giving him heartaches, headaches and backaches.

Etymology: Lust + Nostalgia (desire to return to a former time)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ex/chek/ur

Sentence: Dan was never satisfied that his current relationship was as good as the last so he became an avid exchecker. He refers to himself as Chancellor of the Exchecker.

Etymology: ex + check+ exchequer

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COMMENTS:

check, mate! - Nosila, 2011-02-11: 15:15:00

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Created by: Mobelia

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Sentence: While they continued to incinerelate at opportune times they knew the relationship was over.

Etymology: from incinerate meaning to rekindle, burn (and to go down in flames!) and relate: to couple, connect, cojoin

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: day ja skrou

Sentence: that eerie yet strangely comforting feeling of dejascrew set her essentials a-tingling

Etymology: deja vu + screw

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COMMENTS:

This is classic! - Alchemist, 2007-02-16: 07:05:00

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Created by: theyellowbunny

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Sentence: John and Susan felt compelled to interbye knowing this is how high school reunions go.

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