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'Do you think she is overreacting to our surprise party?'

DEFINITION: n., The shock and embarrassment felt after innocently implying that you are much younger, only to discover that everyone actually knows how old you really are. v., To be embarrassed when caught lying about your age.

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Yodaling

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: yoda/ling

Sentence: His yodaling was heard for miles when he was outed at his 90th birthday.

Etymology: yoda + yodeling

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COMMENTS:

Funny! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 16:23:00

wow nice combo - purpleman, 2008-02-05: 19:11:00

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Sprungchicken

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: sprung-chick-n

Sentence: Eva Longevia was a sprungchicken. She insisted that she was only in her 30s, even in front of her parents who were both sprightly octogenarians. They quickly put the assembled guests to rights, disclosing that Eva was actually in her fifties.

Etymology: sprung (slang for caught, found out) + spring chicken (colloquialism for young person)

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COMMENTS:

petaj I seem to have a fowl theme going this week - petaj, 2008-11-28: 04:01:00

You might have a fowl theme going, but they are so good, you might say they are the cock of the walk! I will long use and chuckle over sprungchicken and roasttrickey, and laugh a long time with you over them. - silveryaspen, 2008-11-28: 14:02:00

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Gravtitty

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: grav tit tee

Sentence: The gravtitty of the situation was brought home to her when she went to the pool with out her industrial strength lycra swimsuit and the lifeguard thought she was being attacked by a pair of demented seals.

Etymology: gravity, titty

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COMMENTS:

Roaring with laughter. No one could keep from giggling when using or hearing this word and the images it brings to mind! Great sentence, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-05: 07:24:00

so funny!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-05: 09:40:00

haha - bookowl, 2008-02-05: 13:11:00

clever & funny, luv the word too! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 16:12:00

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Antiquenatal

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: an teek nay tahl

Sentence: her antiquenatal class began badky when she went to the nightclub only to be served drinks by her grandson

Etymology: anti natal, antique

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COMMENTS:

Did he serve her an old fashioned? Good Word. - Nosila, 2010-04-23: 13:46:00

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Humiliaged

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Hew-mil-ee-ayged

Sentence: Brenda felt completely humiliaged when she discovered her husband Tim had told virtually everyone at the party her age. She had spent the last few hours trying to convince everyone that she was five years younger than she actually was.

Etymology: Humiliation(injure the dignity and self respect of, embarrass.) ORIGIN Latin humiliare 'make humble + Aged(of a specific age) = Humiliaged

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Agionous

Created by: EBalser

Pronunciation: Age-io-nus

Sentence: Yesterday,I was hanging out with a bunch of 12 year olds after school and my boyfriend walked by wondering why I was, in that very moment I was agionous.

Etymology: ag-how old you are ionous-lying

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Mendaciouspause

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: men day shus pawz

Sentence: When the kiddies in her office gave Joan a surprise birthday party, it gave her a mendaciouspause to see they had gotten the right amount of candles on her cake. She'd been 29 as long as she had worked there, for over 20 years. How did they guess she wondered? She had been very careful at disguising her true age...hair died dark chocolate brown, wrinkle creams galore, wearing trendy, youthful clothes, etc. What Joan did not know was that the kiddies weren't blind...they'd seen her taking Geritol breaks, wearing support hose, having hot flashes and most tellingly, they'd seen the big box of Depends in her bottom desk drawer...damn those tv commercials she thought!

Etymology: Mendacious (intentionally untrue;given to lying) & Menopause (time in a woman's later life when her fertility ends)

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Aacknowlagement

karenanne

Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: ak NAHL age ment

Sentence: When Miss Leed walked into her surprise 50th-birthday party, she suddenly understood that everyone had known for a long time what her real age was. Her becoming speechless was an indicator of aack-knowlAGEment of her realization, since she had never been known to lack something to say. One of her coworkers slapped her on the back and said, "Come on, do the math. You just got your 20-year pin last year. You couldn't have started working as a doctor when you were 19!"

Etymology: AACK (expression of embarrassment or shock) + knowledge + age (A play on the word "acknowledgment")

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Moronologicallessment

Created by: ElCappa

Pronunciation: Moron-O-logic-Alice-ment

Sentence: I felt moronologicallessment after being turned away from the Liquor store. Turns out my fake ID wouldn't cut it.

Etymology: Moron - A Fool (Ch)ronological - Time related (Embar)assment - Shame

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Birthdaybashful

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: birth-day-bash-full

Sentence: the looks on everyones faces as i started my speech with 'thankyou all for helping me celebrate my 40th birthday' made me feel very birthdaybashful

Etymology: birthday, bashful, birthday bash

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Interesting choice of words incorporated in your unique appealing tender creation. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-05: 07:11:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-05: 00:55:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

silveryaspen - 2008-02-05: 06:56:00
Had so much fun with your definition remistram! All kinds of related verboticisms popped into my mind, some of which I couldn't resist putting in my sentence as I sat here laughing out loud. Everyone's great creations made me laugh more. Fun definition!

ErWenn - 2008-02-05: 10:09:00
I've made it a point to let my friends know that on my birthday cake, I expect one candle for every year of my age. (Next is the big three-oh.) You can't stop getting older, so you might as well enjoy the fire hazard that your birthday cake is slowly becoming.

remistram - 2008-02-05: 12:05:00
Can relate - turned the big 4-0 in January....ack!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-06: 07:14:00
Yes the fires are getting bigger ~ James

silveryaspen - 2008-11-28: 14:10:00
Lots of fun and funny sentences today!

Nosila - 2008-11-28: 21:50:00
When I red your story I knew it was one in vermilion!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-23: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James