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'But you're just a big, fat pig!'

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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Amourignorare

corinnecreason

Created by: corinnecreason

Pronunciation: ah-mor-ig-nor-are

Sentence: To ignore love, or to be too ignorant to see it.

Etymology: Latin/Italian roots

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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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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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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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Inflatuated

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: in FLAT jew A ted

Sentence: His infatuation that was keeping him up at nights quickly became inflatuation as he got that queasy feeling, that knot in his stomach, listening to his friends make pig noises as she walked by. He knew he couldn't do any better than her; she was kind, sweet and smart. But in spite of the fact that he was no 'sight for sore eyes' himself, he had to take a pass. He had been inflatuated.

Etymology: INFATUATED: Having a very strong feeling of love so that you cannot think clearly FLAT:lacking interest or enthusiasm FLATULENCE: An uncomfortable feeling (caused by too much gas in the stomach)

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Kudos for the funniest verbotomy of the day - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:30:00

He acted in an inflantile manner, for sure! - Nosila, 2009-02-12: 22:15:00

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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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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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Heartofhearing

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: heart/of/hear/ing

Sentence: Jason just didn't listen to his inner feelings, his gut about Jenny, his best friend and confidant, always looking past her to the next disastrous girl-friend on the horizon. He was just heartofhearing.

Etymology: HEARTOFHEARING - play on hard of hearing

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Imperaffection

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: impərəfekshən

Sentence: When they first met John & Jane were not attracted to each other. Neither is exactly a runway model but after hanging out for a while imperaffection set in. Beauty may only be skin deep but these two are happy down to their bones.

Etymology: imperfect (faulty) + affection (a gentle feeling of fondness or liking)

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Ignadorant

Created by: jessicadobies

Pronunciation: ig-nuh-dohr-ent

Sentence: The woman was ignadorant to her feelings of true love towards the caring man.

Etymology: ign-: meaning to ignore, coming from the word "ignorant" -ador-: meaning love coming from the word "adore"

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COMMENTS:

like^ sorry i ran out of votes - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-13: 14:58:00

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Unawaffection

Created by: caitmcnicholl

Pronunciation: Uun-a-war-a-fection

Sentence: The middle aged mans unawaffection towards the beautiful women was clear. While she stared he simply did not notice her or, the fact that she was his wife.

Etymology: Unawa- comes from the word unaware: meaning without being aware or going unoticed. While Affection comes from the actual word affection: meaning openlying expressing love towards a person in subtel but a sure manner.

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