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DEFINITION: v. To compensate for lack of love, attention and/or sexual favors by buying things, lots of things. n. An object purchased to compensate for sexual dawdling.

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Lacksexumer

carlosrizo

Created by: carlosrizo

Pronunciation: lack-sex-sumer

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Etymology: Lack (absence) Sex Sumer (from consumer)

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Sexersatz

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: sex-er-sats

Sentence: Jill wondered why Jack was converting their den into a gym to put all his sexersatz equipment. Everytime he went to the mall he was buying more weights.

Etymology: sex: (tee-hee)+ exercise: some men will use exercise as a way to channel their tensions and frustrations + ersatz: an inferior substitute

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Matadote

tgulden422

Created by: tgulden422

Pronunciation: MAT-uh-dote

Sentence: Guy 1: "Bought her a $5000 bracelet as a token of my affection." Guy 2: "Desperate much? Way to matadote."

Etymology: Mata - material, dote - to love in excess

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Consummaterialism

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: con summ mayt eereeal izm

Sentence: Jill had not realized after she married Bill, his libido would droop so much. Turns out that he got more excited walking into a DIY Store and buying bigger and better tools. He was more interested in servicing his machinery than her. She decided the only way she could combat his consummaterialism and get his attention, would be to wear a nightie made exclusively from Home Depot flyers! You can do it, but they can help...

Etymology: Consummate (a.To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony. b.To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse) & Consume (spend extravagantly) & Materialism (a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters)

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COMMENTS:

Excellent! Really funny! - splendiction, 2009-07-23: 10:13:00

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Purchaste

Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: (v., adj.) pər-ˈchāst, (n)ˈpər-ˈchas-tə-tē

Sentence: When Aaron married, he didn't realize that he was accepting a vow of purchastity that would result in an monstrous Visa balance and a poor credit rating.

Etymology: pur[chase] + chastity

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Shopanofrolic

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Shopp-an-o-frolik

Sentence: Having been married for several years, Carol's sex life was virtually non - existent, She turned into a shopanofrolic to compensate. She would buy expensive items on her credit cards then got a headache when the statement came in, so it had the same effect in the end anyway!!

Etymology: Shop (to purchase items) + Frolic (to behave in a 'playful' manner) = Shopanofrolic

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:52:00

very entertaining sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:48:00

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Hoarderculturalist

ampruteanu

Created by: ampruteanu

Pronunciation: Whore-duhr-cuhl-choo-ruh-list

Sentence:

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

ampruteanu Sorry, didn't understand fully. Thought this was referring to a person who compensates for lack of love, attention, by buying things. - ampruteanu, 2010-08-05: 07:58:00

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Dotcompensate

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dot com pen sate

Sentence: Eddie lived a hermitic existance in a basement bedroom in his parents' house. He had no life other than that lived through his best friend, his computer. He called her Della, because she was a Dell, the romantic fool. Everyday he showered her with things he bought for her on e-bay and amazon and every imagineable shopping website. A fancy mousepad here, a scanner there, software programs to last her a lifetime. In other words, he dotcompensated for the fact that she was the only female who responded to him. Oh sure, sometimes she would freeze up if he had spoken harshly to her or she'd need her hard drive tweaked. To show his affection, he would go straight to a new site and order her something nice to make her happy. Yes, Eddie was one lonely geek, who's mother ever dispared of becoming a granny!

Etymology: dot.com (A company whose business is based around a website) & compensate (adjust or make up for;make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating;the act of furnishing an equivalent thing in the place of another)

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COMMENTS:

love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-06-05: 05:35:00

excellent around. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:42:00

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Diversexion

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: die - ver - sex - shun

Sentence: Arnold's vigorous game of diversexion buying power tools, guns, weight sets, a motorcycle and other big boys toys was a thinly veiled attempt to conceal his concern over his poor performance in and waning interest for romantic activities.

Etymology: Blend of diversion and sex

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COMMENTS:

clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:48:00

Good one, Mustang - Nosila, 2008-06-05: 19:31:00

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:41:00

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Shopxual

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: shop-xu-al

Sentence: Since married life had gotten to where Smark had zero passion from his wife, Que-Veecee...he figured if he was more shopxual eventually she may want to touch him again.

Etymology: Shop-To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains. Xual-taken in part from the work sexual.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-05: 00:00:01
Today's definition is inspired by the scene in Sex and the City where a sex-starved Samantha fills her Mercedes with boxes from Gucci ~ James

- 2008-06-05: 15:25:00
Ahaha - I just read this after I created my word...seems like we're both on the same thought track!!!!

- 2008-06-05: 17:30:00
Yes -- is it genetic?? Great word!