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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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Sexersatz
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
Mallcontent
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mall con tent
Sentence: When Cyrus found himself feeling the everydayness of marriage, he would head out for a day of retail therapy to become a true mallcontent.
Etymology: Mall (shopping Mecca) & Content (Happy) & WorPlay on Malcontent (a person who is discontented)
Consumerate
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: con-syoo-mer-8
Sentence: Although Gerard and Bernadette had never had sex, they had consumerated their union by having a spending spree on their honeymoon.
Etymology: consumate + consumer
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COMMENTS:
simple but very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:50:00
Excellent...very funny! - Mustang, 2008-06-05: 18:37:00
Hope they don't start shopping around?? good word and funny. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:40:00
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Conerapy
Created by: kulekrizpy
Pronunciation: con-air-ap-y
Sentence: Tony had been feeling neglected by his girlfriend lately, and had the urge to use conerapy.
Etymology: "con" from the word consume (to use or buy) and "erapy" from the word therapy (treatment of an illness or disability). Made to sound similar to compensate (make up for).
Purchosexual
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: pur-cho-SEK-shoo-uhl
Sentence: Roxie never had the slightest intention of consummating her marriage to Bob. After all, think of the danger: children are expensive, leaving little for spend-ups on yourself. Initially, naturally, Bob raised objections to the idea, but gradually she made him see the 'wisdom of her ways. What's more realizing that he had plenty of money to indulge himself with, he began splurging with a red hot passion in procuring the most exotic screws. Still, at times, he did feel that he had been toolshedded; though life was certainly not without its ups and downs as a purchosexual.
Etymology: PURCH of purchase & SEXUAL, as in metrosexual, retrosexual, fauxmosexual. Cognate:purchosexuality
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COMMENTS:
love the sound of this and a great funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:50:00
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Sexumall
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: seks u mal
Sentence: When newlywed Harry feels he is not getting enough "attention" at home, he usually goes for some sexumall therapy. He thinks the term for doing without sex is sellibate.
Etymology: Sexual (having or involving sex) & Mall (modern marketplace)
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.
Buybuylove
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: by by luv
Sentence: Buybuylove, buybuy happiness. Hello loneliness, I think I'm-a gonna cry. ByBuybuylove, buybuy sweet caress. Hello emptiness, I feel like I could die. buybuylove, goodbuy. (With apologies to the Everly Bros.)
Etymology: Buy Buy (purchase, shop, purchase, shop) Love (affection,fondness,a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction)
Sublimitlessmation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sub/limit/less/may/shun
Sentence: To take his mind off his on again off again relationship Sam resorted to sublimitlessmation and maxed out four credit cards in the process.
Etymology: sublimation (divert the energy of a primitve impulse) + limitless
Sexstitute
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sex/sti/toot
Sentence: When Joe and Jenny were having an extended fight and not talking to each other, Joe would sexstitute with the purchase of many big ticket items.
Etymology: SEXSTITUTE - verb - from SEX + SUBSTITUTE
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-06-05: 18:36:00
good one - Nosila, 2008-06-05: 19:35:00
good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:47:00
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Comments:
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!