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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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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.
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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Gonetraction
Created by: mattbear
Pronunciation: gohn-track-shun
Sentence: A week after Julie dumped Ian, he got a bad case of gonetraction and started begging for her back.
Etymology: gone + attraction
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COMMENTS:
Or how about "goneheria?" - readerwriter, 2008-08-19: 05:27:00
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Oculex
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Oc-u-lex
Sentence: Henry VIII looked down upon Kathryn's body and for a brief moment felt oculexative now that she had gone.
Etymology: Ocular - Of or relating to the eye. Ex- previous or former. -ative Of, relating to, or associated with.
Obsexive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ob/sex/ive
Sentence: Jimmy 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. 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: obsessive + ex
Exappeal
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: ex/ap·peal
Sentence: Marvin couldnt quite get over the fact that his old girlfriend Marla had such exappeal at the company Christmas party. He very much regretted that Marla had taken him up on his suggestion that she needed to get her "sexy back" by getting very large and noticeable breast implants.
Etymology: Combination of Ex and Sex-appeal (Physical attractiveness or personal qualities that arouse others sexually)
Retrotraction
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: RET-ro-trak-shun
Sentence: It had been several months since Freddie had called off his and Lucy's engagement and when he saw her at the party with her new fiance he was taken aback at how gorgeous she was and he suffered a major wave of retrotraction and felt much regret for having dumped her earlier
Etymology: Blend of 'retro' (go back) and 'attraction' (n. the act, process, or power of attracting)
Regrectacles
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: ree GREK tuh kuhls
Sentence: Harold thought his "ex" looked more beautiful than ever as he watched her through his rose colored regrectacles.
Etymology: (regret: a sense of longing for someone gone) + (spectacles: eyeglasses
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COMMENTS:
Clever! Drawing on the beer-goggles idea. :) - Rhyme79, 2012-10-19: 12:28:00
Hilarious idea! - Discoveria, 2012-10-19: 17:00:00
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Decreednicey
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dek reed ny see
Sentence: When Gerald went to the Social Mixer, he was stunned to run into Velma after all this time. When they had been married, she had been a housewife, with no fashion flair or poise. In fact the beautiful bride he had met in high school and married ended up being a boring, one dimensional frumpy woman. That was when he had a mad affair with his secretary, Lola. When Velma found out, she moved out and sued him for divorce...he was stunned and it cost him a bundle for his indiscretion. Now here she was, slim, attractive, well dressed and practically oozing sex appeal. In fact, he decreednicey! when he saw her. He also could not fail to notice the hunky guy she was with, who was drooling over her and with whom she was clearly smitten. With more red wine in him than actual courage, Gerald went up to them and told her she looked great. She thanked him for opening her eyes and giving her the money to move on and get a better, more glamourous life. At that point the song blaring over the system was Cher singing, "If I could turn back Time..."
Etymology: Decree nisi( a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date) & Decreed (decided with authority) & Nice (pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance)
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