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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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Exregret
Created by: jermainechambers44
Pronunciation: x-ree-gret
Sentence: Why is it everytime you see an ex-girl or boy friend you have to fight of that feeling on exregret that always follow shortly after?!
Etymology: Ex=(ex-girl or boy friend) Regret=(to wish you had made a diffrent decision than the one you made in the past)
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COMMENTS:
ex-cellent - Nosila, 2010-01-26: 17:37:00
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Exspell
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: ex/spell
Sentence: Wow! Pete thought, I know this ain't right but I can't help thinking she's got me under an exspell.
Etymology: Inspired by expel, to remove perhaps an idea or desire. From. Ex- see def. + Spell. a certain type of magic involving old ladies with pointy hats and noses with warts on who toil over large vats of a secret concoction.
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COMMENTS:
Bewitching! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-20: 05:35:00
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Priusamare
Created by: muchiny
Pronunciation: PRI-us-amare
Sentence: [n. He looks so down when she walks by holding hands with her boyfriend, he might have priusamare.] [v. I'm sooo priusamare over my ex righ now...]
Etymology: Prius - Before in Latin Amare - Love in Latin
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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Exchantment
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: eks chant ment
Sentence: When Smedley ran into his ex-wife, Sharon, he barely recognized her. She was coiffed, slim, fashionable and apparently madly in love with her companion. After his initial jealousy, Smedley found himself falling under exchantment. Smedley, however, was no Prince of Darkness, so he was unable to even catch her eye...she was smitten by her new hubby,Ozzie.
Etymology: Ex (previous or former love) & Enchantment (a state of capturing interest as if by a spell)
Exvision
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ex-vizh-uhn
Sentence: Troy was clearly experiencing exvision when he realised that he was getting a crush on his ex-girlfriend's mother.
Etymology: ex + vision
Attractionreaction
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: uh-track-shun-ree-ack-shun
Sentence: My ex-mother-in-law looked ravishing today, worryingly. I know it's just an attractionreaction, just a natural reflex to splitting up. The heart always wants what it can't have!
Etymology: Attraction - a force drawing together, enticement. Reaction - response, reciprocal action.
Exattractism
Created by: morikvendi
Pronunciation: eks-attract-ism
Sentence: George suffered from classical example of exattractism when he saw his ex-girlfriend with another guy, shining like she never shone before.
Etymology: ex - past, attractiveness
Exgoggles
Created by: justinchau
Pronunciation: Ex-gog-gools
Sentence: After empirically proving the +10% in attraction perception due to presence of beer, scientists have also recently proven the presence of an Ex results in a +50% attraction phenomenon dubbed 'exgoggles'. Many a broken-up couple have reunited to each other's dismay due to a combination of both exgoggles and beer goggles. Scientists are now trying to prove the phenomenon of 'beerphones'.
Etymology: Ex+Beergoggles.
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