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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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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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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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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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Phallacy

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: PHALLic+fallACY

Sentence: His purchasing tools was just a phallacy, since he already had the only tool he needed for the job, but lacked the experience in using it.

Etymology: PHALLic+fallACY

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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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Weddedbling

Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: |wɛdɛdblɪŋ|

Sentence: The absence of satisfactory relations lead Mary to develop a mild to severe case of weddedbling.

Etymology: A divorcing of wedded bliss and subsequent uniting of wedded bling. Wedded: A legal agreement between couples to ignore each other. Bling: Items of consumer fancy, usually tacky/second rate/imitation in origin.

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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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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)

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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)

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Lacksexumer

carlosrizo

Created by: carlosrizo

Pronunciation: lack-sex-sumer

Sentence:

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

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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!