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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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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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Condomnundrum
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: con/dum/nun/drum
Sentence: To .... or not to .... that is the condomnundrum
Etymology: condom + conundrum
Hindplay
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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COMMENTS:
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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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:
Humpanex
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Hump - un - x
Sentence: Jezebel knew she wasn't ever going to call Tony again, but she couldn't resist a little humpanex after not seeing him since their last date, over a year ago.
Etymology: Hump - horny, sex, make-out an - obvious ex - previous boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse
Extacy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eks tassseeee
Sentence: Caught in a moment of extacy he wondered how much a brain-transplant would cost, but deep down he knew she'd never agree to it
Etymology: ecstacy, ex
Nookiepact
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: noo-kie-pact
Sentence: Buffy intended to enforce a nookiepact because she was lonely and Brad, her recent ex, was still available.
Etymology: nookie (i.e. hanky panky) + pact
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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Exchecker
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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Exsexorcism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: eks seks or sizzum
Sentence: Ida hated her now ex, Randy Gote, but decided on the day they had cleaned out the apartment they had once so happily shared, to host an exsexorcism. True to his name and being a retrosexual he obliged, and true to hers, Ms. Norgasm lived up to her name. As they "did it" they listened to the nostalgic tunes of Boney M...
Etymology: Ex (Previous spouse/lover) & Sex (activities associated with sexual intercourse) & Exorcism (freeing from evil spirits)
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)