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DEFINITION: v. To find your one, true love but to be unable, or unwilling, to recognize it. n. A perfect match, warts and all.

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Ignoramour

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ig noh ray moor

Sentence: He was a complete ignoramour, harboaring too many grudges, to respond to her sowndings

Etymology: ignoramous amour

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Ignoramoramus

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ig/nor/a/mor/ay/mus

Sentence: Sally's best friend sewed hearts on his sleeve and sculpted heart shaped topiary as a gift for her on Valentine's Day but sadly Sally was an ignoramoramus and thought he just had a fetish for hearts.

Etymology: ignore + amor + ignoramus

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COMMENTS:

she's unlikely ever to become an ignoramamorous - galwaywegian, 2009-02-12: 06:42:00

first part rhymes and the whole thing slide over the tongue and is such fun to say - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:20:00

Heart-breaking... - Nosila, 2009-02-12: 22:16:00

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Alooveness

Created by: KyleHumphries

Pronunciation: a-loo-v-ness

Sentence: The beautiful, young woman was married to the old, meiserly man. Everyone wondered why but only she knew, she was in a state of alooveness.

Etymology: al as in aloof ove as in love ness as in the state

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Obloveious

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Created by: corinneiscoolerthanzach

Pronunciation: ob luv ee us

Sentence: It was like the story of Pigmalion. Prof.Henry Piggins (he of the Swine Lake and Ham-let fame) was obloveious to the fact that his protegee, Miss Eliza Sueylittle (as played by Miss Piggy in the Hollywood movie version) had turned from an experiment into his one true love. Although he was much older than her (his nickname was Jurassic Pork)and an old boar, he was sty-mied that she had turned into sow beautiful a creation. (From a sow's ear into a silk purse, some would say. They would be linked forever and have an oinkredible relationship.

Etymology: Oblivious (unmindful,inattentive) & Love (any object of warm affection or devotion)

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Sloughlove

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: sluff - luv

Sentence: Inez just would not take Tommy seriously. Tommy knew they were a perfect match in every way but he kept getting the sloughlove from her. Inez could not say what the problem was. She could find nothing wrong with Tommy, liked to spend time with him and felt attracted to him....she just couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.

Etymology: slough off + love + a play on the term "tough love" >>> slough off (discard as undesirable - love (be enamored or in love with)

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COMMENTS:

well-crafted word - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:28:00

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Ignoradoration

Created by: taylorgladstone

Pronunciation: Ig-nor-ad-or-a-shon

Sentence: He had no clue that she is his true love...his ignoradoration got in the way.

Etymology: ignore- to refrain from noticing or recognizing adoration- to love and cherish someone

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Plooser

Created by: chrispiper

Pronunciation: plo oser

Sentence: This girl was madly in love with this guy but he was just being a plooser. someone who never acknowledged it.

Etymology: p apathy looser failed at love

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Eschewamour

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ess-SHEW-ah-mor

Sentence: Without understanding why, Wendell once again found himself wanting to withdraw and eschewamour while at the same time enjoying the advances being made by Cindy and actually craving that sort of companionship.

Etymology: Blend of 'eschew' (to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid) and 'amour' (Love making; a love affair)

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Mistysmitten

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Miss-tee-smitt-en

Sentence: Gary and Sally had been friends for years, everyone expected them to get together as they were the perfect match. Gary was secretly in love with her and although Sally cared deeply for him she was totally mistysmitten, she was completely blind to the fact that he was her soul mate and they would make the perfect couple.

Etymology: Misty(Hazy, indistinct) + Smitten(to be strongly attracted to someone) = Mistysmitten

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COMMENTS:

tops for tenderness and being right on the definition - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:22:00

Very nice!! - Mustang, 2009-02-12: 18:14:00

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Loveumousblidous

Created by: xavierLCHS9

Pronunciation: loveu mous blind ous

Sentence: His loveumousblindous for her was so unbarring he shot himself in the head

Etymology: loveu-love mous-alot blind-blind ous-ous

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-26: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by verbotomy. Thank you verbotomy. ~ James