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DEFINITION: n., A syndrome afflicting the recently separated in which the "ex" (i.e. ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, or even an ex-mother-in-law) appears to be more attractive than ever before. v., To be attracted to your "ex".
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Sourgropes
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sow er grow ps
Sentence: He felt severe sourgropes as he watched, "Frigid Brigid" his ex wife, gyrate across the dance floor practically copulating with that young spanish prince as the crowd screamed thier approval.
Etymology: sour grapes, grope
Reargoggles
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Reer - gog - uhls
Sentence: Spike felt his stomach churn when she walked in the room, his reargoggles filled his heart with regret once he saw his ex in her new sweatsuit.
Etymology: Rear (behind) - Goggles, similar to beer goggles, an altered reality
Longad
Created by: WordKing77
Pronunciation: Long-ad
Sentence: my ex is so hot, I think i have Longad syndrome.
Etymology: Longing-wanting; mourning Sad: Negative emotion
Ruegret
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: roo + gret
Sentence: How I do rurgret the day I gave up the single finest woman I'll ever have, until I meet a new girl anyway.
Etymology: rue + regret
Amourforment
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: A-Mor-for-ment
Sentence: Steve realized his amourforment at the exact moment Raquel's lips met Raul's.
Etymology: Amour: love + former: in the past + -ent: suffix.
Exdreamist
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: ex/dreem/ist
Sentence: When he saw his ex in another's embrace he became an exdreamist
Etymology: ex + dream + extremist
Hubbadahubbadumped
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: hub-ah-dah-hub-ah-dumpt
Sentence: as she walked in the room, everyone, including her ex-boyfriend could tell she was hubbadahubbadumped
Etymology: hubbadahubbada, dumped
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COMMENTS:
Very onomotapiea about the way one feels. - MrDave2176, 2007-09-18: 13:34:00
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Rosiespeculise
Created by: brimuth
Pronunciation: rozy-speck-you-lies
Sentence: Whenever John saw Jean, his ex-girlfriend, he would subconciously rosiepeculise and view her as a beauty, which he had failed to notice before.
Etymology: To see things through "rose-tinted" spectacles i.e. much better than they really are!
Obsexive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ob/sex/ive
Sentence: Joe was 'single' again, without any prospects and ran into his 'ex' Jenny and quickly fell into an obsexive state, wanting to be back with her for only one reason. He began to obsex about his situation and this obsexiveness caused him to imbibe huge quantities of alcohol in a very short period of time.
Etymology: OBSEXIVE -noun - from OBSESSIVE (to think about something unceasingly, or persistently) + EX (a former boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy. ~ James
jermainechambers44 - 2010-01-26: 16:02:00
Exregret