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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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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
Missedherright
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: miss der ite
Sentence: Unfortunately her mister right continued on his merry way having missedherright under his (considerable)nose
Etymology: mister right, missed her
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COMMENTS:
lovely - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-12: 13:16:00
Super Duper! luv it! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:31:00
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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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Catchtwentytwoing
Created by: zachmiracle
Pronunciation: catch-twantey-tooang
Sentence:
Etymology: Taken from the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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
Falsaffection
Created by: carterbrown
Pronunciation: phals-affection
Sentence: When Sally met Joe falsaffection was in the air, but they couldn't even see it.
Etymology: Fals- decieve/dissapoint Affection- an emotion of the mind, passion, lust as opposed to reason
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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Sqeeloves
Created by: 590095
Pronunciation: sqeel loves
Sentence: You don't know it but I sqeeloves you
Etymology: sqeel loves
Missmark
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: mihss-mahrk
Sentence: Petunia felt she must be missmarked. How could Porky not love her? Was she always to be a missmarkee? Maybe she was missmarketing herself? She thought she had been presenting her authentic sow on ehominy, but she was tired of gritting and boaring it. She was determined to go hog wild and set up an account on Snoutbook.
Etymology: Derived from "to miss the mark," an archery term, i.e. not hitting the bull's eye. Middle English = Sin!
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COMMENTS:
Remarkable! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:18:00
Unmisstakeably good...shades of the legendary Miss Piggy! - Nosila, 2009-02-12: 22:13:00
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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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