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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.
Verboticisms
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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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Bluvness
Created by: fritzgilbert
Pronunciation: B-love-ness
Sentence: Tom was married to his long love Ednis 30 years ago. Today he is now in a state of Bluvness.
Etymology: Bl-as in "blind to" uv-as in "love" Ness-as in the "state of"
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
Luvzmarts
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: luv-zmarts
Sentence: Ol' Lugwig Von Pighead, vowed to show Miss Piglove Lucille how much luvzmarts was in his heart on Valentines Day. He stomped hearts into the last bit of slop left in the trough with his hooves, to show her how much luvzmarts was in his heart.
Etymology: Love- Luv (Slang for Love) A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness. Zmarts" taken from the word Smarts - Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright. Amusingly clever; witty.
Catchtwentytwoing
Created by: zachmiracle
Pronunciation: catch-twantey-tooang
Sentence:
Etymology: Taken from the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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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Discardor
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: dis CARD or
Sentence: Helene discardored her relationship with the hideous Sebastien. However, the strange brew of emotions they felt toward each other would tempt her to return to his revoltingly attractive personality, again and again...
Etymology: discardor - From the words discard (to lay aside) and ardor (feel strong passion for).
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)
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
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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