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DEFINITION: n. The strong feelings of devotion and affection which a person feels towards their favorite mechanical device or appliance, such as a car, boat, power tool, or toilet. v. To lavish a machine with affection, attention and an imagined personality.

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Esteemachine

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ESS-tim-ay-shun

Sentence: Tim's inamorotor was a revolving door. He was filled with adooration for it and romeotored it by daily servicing its moving parts. It had grown in his esteemachine and now outranked his combine heartvester in his affections.

Etymology: esteem + machine

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COMMENTS:

Funny! Great word and sentence! I know a few' who have an esteemachine collection! - diyan627, 2008-03-27: 11:41:00

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Transamorous

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: tran zam oh russ

Sentence: He was very transamorous. whch was probably just as well, as he resembled the back end of one of their 70's creations

Etymology: transam amorous

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COMMENTS:

nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-19: 15:47:00

Well-crafted! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-19: 18:57:00

Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-20: 04:21:00

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Machiniality

Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: mE-shin-ni-ae-lih-ti

Sentence:

Etymology: From 'machine' and 'bestiality'.

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Carmitment

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kar mit ment

Sentence: When Duane met his new vehicle, Stella, it was automatic carmitment. Not only was she a lovely looking little number, she was easy on his wallet, purred when he turned her on and never gave him any trouble. He practically lived in her and was so proud to be seen with her. His wife was not amused and eventually left him, citing irreconcilable differentials.

Etymology: Car (automobile) & Commitment (devotion)

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Greastiality

cosmonaut

Created by: cosmonaut

Pronunciation: grees-chee-al-i-tee

Sentence: "I don't see why it is wrong, I just love my car?!" "Greastiality is an abomination before God!"

Etymology: A forced blend of the words grease and bestiality.

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COMMENTS:

GlobalGallery Hehe. It's an actual fetish. There are guys who hump their tailpipes. A bit of grease would do wonders & maybe a foil condom to avoid GTSTD's - GlobalGallery, 2009-01-19: 05:14:00

heehee! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-19: 10:10:00

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Propencilty

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pro/pensil/tee

Sentence: Percy demonstrated proprietary propencilty towards his new mechanical pencil that had been awarded him for his long years as a bookkeeper. Having been a slave to pencil sharpeners and messy shavings, he was enthralled with it's elegant shape and its never ending supply of lead.

Etymology: propensity + pencil + pro

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Burnon

Created by: simoneshin

Pronunciation: burn-on

Sentence: that new shiny electrical thingy was such a burn-on, he couldn't wait to touch it... and then it hit him in his head and bit him in the ass.

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Inanemotion

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: inanimōshən

Sentence: Suzy is the light of Bob's life. She fills that void left by the fact that he can't have children of his own. He spends more time with her than he does with his wife. She makes him smile every time he sees her. She fills him with inanemotion. Suzy is Bob's car.

Etymology: inanimate (not alive) + emotion (any of the particular feelings that characterize such a state of mind, such as joy, anger, love, hate, horror, etc.)

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metrohumanx Car-amba ! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-19: 15:53:00

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Machineerie

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: muh - SHEEN - eer - ee

Sentence: Erwin had a serious case of machineerie for his cars and garden machines that was a strange sort of superstitious infatuation.

Etymology: Blend of machine and eerie

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I do find this car infatuation a little spooky - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-27: 11:55:00

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Personiffair

Aardvark

Created by: Aardvark

Pronunciation: per SONE i fair

Sentence: Bob spent so much time in the garage his family started to wonder what he was up to. One night, when he missed his favourite dinner, Sally went out to see what he was doing. She found Bob gently polishing his boat motor, whispering to it in a way that he used do only with her. Yes, her worst fears were confirmed. Bob was definitely having a personiffair.

Etymology: Personi (from Personify - to give human qualities to objects) ffair (from affair - a secret, romantic encounter)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-03-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

stache - 2008-03-27: 01:25:00
Have these always been called "verboticisms?"

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-03-28: 06:00:00
Yes that's the word we use to describe our invented words. Of course you can also use "neologism". And I think we should create a subcategory for invented words with sexual undertones like your winning word today. It would be "verberoticisms". ~ James

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2009-01-19: 01:52:00
Domenic- go frisk 'em.

galwaywegian - 2009-01-19: 10:08:00
very high standard today :D

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-06-03: 00:09:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

gendiamJent - 2018-06-03: 14:27:00
Алмазное бурение за разумные деньги.

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