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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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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
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.
Whenpigsfly
Created by: nicoleorndorff
Pronunciation: wen-pigz-flaeh
Sentence: I will love you whenpigsfly.
Etymology: when- a word used to describe time pigs- an animal found on a farm fly- the action of levitating off the ground for a long period of time
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
Pigpenpals
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: p igg p enn pahls
Sentence: "we've got to be pigpenpals" she whispered. "I'm a hog for you baby" he replied.
Etymology: penpals pigpen
Amourignorare
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
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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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
Dismatch
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dismach
Sentence: John and Gina are a perfect couple. They like the same foods, go to the same movies, have the same recreation interests. They can finish each other's sentences. To their friends, they are soul mates. To them it is a complete dismatch. They are so much alike that all they see in each other are their own faults. They can hang out all weekend but if someone suggests that they are dating, the reaction is a snort and a "you've gotta be kidding".
Etymology: dis (act or speak in a disrespectful way toward) + match (a pair that corresponds or is very similar)
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COMMENTS:
easy to say and remember as well as excellent - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:27:00
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Today's definition was suggested by verbotomy. Thank you verbotomy. ~ James