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DEFINITION: v. To engage in intimate activities with your "ex", even when you know that you will never, ever, get back together again. n. Intimate activities undertaken with an ex-lover
Verboticisms
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Exaction
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: Ex-action
Sentence: Looks like he'll be getting a little ex action with his old girlfriend.
Etymology: ex: ex-girfriend/boyfriend, action: well, duh.
Tabooty
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: tab-oo-tee
Sentence: This uh mm! tabooty mm! oh yes! must aah stop.
Etymology: taboo (forbidden) + booty (slang for sexual intercourse)
Retrobound
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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Retrosex
Created by: RebelNovice
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I ran into my ex last night at the bar, and one thing led to another... and we ended up back at my place for a little retrosex."
Etymology:
Nodoe
Created by: shrimp
Pronunciation: noo-doe
Sentence: this is something you really won.t do!
Etymology: no = no, to do, so..don't do this
Excopulation
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: ex-cop-u-lat-shun
Sentence: Robert had heard that excopulation was very satisfying, but none of his ex-girl friends would give it try...
Etymology: ex+copulate
Seperentuality
Created by: cellardweller
Pronunciation: sep-er-ent-YOU-al-it-ty
Sentence: Their relationship was charged with seperentuality.
Etymology: Seperate + Sensuality
Anulltery
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: uh-null-tur-ee
Sentence: Although she knew it was over for good between them, Bob looked so hot in that purple spandex thong that Sue could not stop herself from committing anulltery.
Etymology: anull, adultery
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COMMENTS:
Congrats purpleartichokes - 5 consecutive great words this week - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-16: 10:31:00
I just have to add my vote here - great words all week!! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-16: 12:07:00
Thanks Jabberwocky. Being snowed in for 2 days certainly helped. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-16: 12:21:00
Thank you w... !! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-16: 20:40:00
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Dejascrew
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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Postpartemaffection
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: post-part-umm-uh-fek-shun
Sentence: Does she care that her postpartemaffection is ruining her current relationship? No, he knows he'll get the same special treatment...
Etymology: from post + apart + them + affection
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COMMENTS:
It'd be better as two words, but good enough for a vote from me. - ErWenn, 2007-02-17: 08:07:00
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Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-02-17: 08:10:00
You know, if everyone could vote an unlimited number of times, or if there was a ranking system, instead of a voting system, that would take care of several problems at once. It would fix the late-post deficiency as well as the too-many-good-words problem.
Discoveria - 2007-02-17: 09:33:00
Maybe no new words should be displayed until there are at least 10, so you won't be tempted to vote until there's a sizeable batch of words.
ErWenn - 2007-02-18: 10:16:00
Or even just switch the vote to yesterday's verboticisms while people are creating today's.
Discoveria - 2007-02-18: 18:37:00
That would have the added (mostly good) effect of giving me something to do on Verbotomy on Saturdays.
Hey ErWenn and Discoveria, We could try either of these options. Would you be interested in a test week using an alternative voting sytem? Let me know ~ James (james@verbotomy.com)