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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
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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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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Buysexual
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bīˈsek sh oōəl
Sentence: People say that things change when the ring goes on. If bedroom activities were curtailed after the nuptials, they became stagnant after the kids arrived. Kelly found himself becoming buysexual, one day shopping for things for her to garner her favor, the next shopping for himself, to compensate for his sense of inadequacy. For him, it has to be a cash purchase. Somehow, the use of plastic is never as satisfying as the real thing.
Etymology: buy (obtain in exchange for payment) + sexual (relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals) a play off of bisexual (having characteristics of both sexes)
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COMMENTS:
It's a good buyword! - Nosila, 2009-07-23: 19:28:00
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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
Shopualgratification
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: shop u awl gra ti fi cay shun
Sentence: Yesterday it was her turn. He bought her two dozen long stems! 'That should buy me some time,' he thought. He felt shopuallygratified again with today's purchases...power tools, ahhhh!
Etymology: From sexual gratification and to shop.
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COMMENTS:
shop till you drop... - Nosila, 2009-07-23: 19:28:00
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Lacksexumer
Created by: carlosrizo
Pronunciation: lack-sex-sumer
Sentence:
Etymology: Lack (absence) Sex Sumer (from consumer)
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)
Masterbysion
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: master-buy-shun
Sentence: Poor Steve had been in a fulfilling heterosexual relationship for so long his only sexual outlet was popping down to his local hardware megastore for some much needed masterbysion in the extendable tool aisle
Etymology: i'll let you all rack your brains to figure this one out...
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COMMENTS:
masterfull - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:48:00
He might have been looking for a lathe? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:45:00
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Diversexion
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: DIE-ver-secs-shun
Sentence: Duane'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'
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!