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DEFINITION: v. tr. To be so overly protective about a person or object, that you become completely possessed by the fear of what could go wrong. n. A person who is so worried about protecting something that they smother it with their own fears.
Verboticisms
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Mothersmuthered
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Muh-ther-Smuth-erd
Sentence: At home, I play a game of "Mother, May I" constantly. Due to my mom's fears, she has ruined the game, by making her answer always the same: "Mother says you may not!" Mother says I can't join the school band, for she doesn't want me playing around. Mother says I can't join science club, chess club, or a bridge club because she doesn't want me going to the clubs at night! Mother says I can't play baseball, volleyball, football, or basketball. She says "Who knows what you'll catch playing with all those balls!" It is nice to be mothered, but I need help. I've become a none in this motherhouse. You've heard of Mother Hubbard. Mine is MotherSmuthered.
Etymology: Mother and Smothered and a play on Mother Hubbard = MotherSmuthered. Mothered: loved, cared for, and protected Smothered: overly suppressed
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COMMENTS:
> She says "Who knows what you'll catch playing with all > those balls!" — Now that sounds like something a Sexcavator would say. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 02:48:00
Are you related to Tom and Dick, the smothered brothers? - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 10:13:00
Wouldn't that be neice? - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:42:00
Great word play! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:09:00
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Chaperown
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /SHAP-ur-own/
Sentence: Charlotte had been constantly chaperowned; when she went to the mall on Saturdays, her father insisted on staying with her; when she wanted to go to a school dance, she had to bring her older brother as an escort; and her mother picked her up from school each day and take her straight home. It's no wonder that she snuck out one night, ran away and became a porn star.
Etymology: Chaperon (also chaperone) - someone whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity (Old French for "hood, head protector"; related to 'chapeau' "hat") + Own - [in the sense of] to have complete control over (Middle English, agan "to have")
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COMMENTS:
Good one, Tigger...is that different from chaperleasing or chaperrenting? - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 02:01:00
Ownerous parents! Brilliant! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:08:00
"My mama told me, you better chaperown" — (Shop around; Smokey Robinson and The Miracles). Since Jabberwocky's singing again, there's music in the air... - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:22:00
And purpleartichokes and galwaywegian are singing too, I see. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:41:00
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Abominablesnowrabbit
Created by: davem
Pronunciation:
Sentence: If you abominablesnowrabbit that child, he will have a bad first day of school.
Etymology: Eponymous to the character in a 1961 Warner Brothers Cartoon in which Daffy Duck and Buggs Bunny take a wrong turn on vacation and find themselves in the Himalayas as candidates to be the new pet of the Abominable Snow Rabbit, a giant yeti who "will love
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COMMENTS:
Novel concept: children as pets! Superb etymology. Fantastic eponomy! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:49:00
Your ephonymous verboticisms have inspired other verbotimists to create some great eponymous verboticisms. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:57:00
Mistakenly, I thought an epononym was any word that contained part of a name; a name with a syllable or prefix added to 'wordify' it as more than a name. But I was wrong!!! It is a name, and only the name, no additions, that is a true epononym. While I think you have inspired name-based creations, which are not true eponyms, it seems that (at least for the short time I've been playing) that you are the only one who has created a truly eponymous verboticism, in the strictest sense of the definition. Wow! Thank you for piquing my curiosity enough to researth this out. Any one else curious about the strict meaning of eponym might find this link helpful http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/eponyms/index.html - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:18:00
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Protectomania
Created by: Sibahi
Pronunciation: Protect-o-mania
Sentence: Julie, a 29-year-old, is regularly locked in her room in Friday nights by her protectomaniac father.
Etymology: Protect-o-mania: "mad about protection."
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COMMENTS:
Was his favorite song "Crazy Over You?" Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:38:00
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Aupairanoid
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/pear/a/noid
Sentence: Angela was so concerned about the safety of her children that she hired an aupairanoid to help supervise them.
Etymology: au pair + paranoid
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 06:59:00
could all go aupair shaped - galwaywegian, 2008-02-22: 09:27:00
Au! The children need an escape pairashoot! This is a pairagon among verboticisms! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:22:00
If she had the money, Angela would probably hire au-pair of 'em, I bet. Fun word. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:11:00
Good One, Jab...no wonder they invented Nanny 911- pairental discretion advised! - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 23:44:00
Another creative verbotomy! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:08:00
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Obtective
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: ob-teck-tive
Sentence: Joe was obtective with his family, they never saw the light of day while he was gone.
Etymology: Obsessive + Protective
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COMMENTS:
Scary! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:28:00
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Beauphyxiate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: bow/fik/see/ate
Sentence: Jenny's insecurities and need to totally control and dominate all aspects of his life causes her to beauphyxiate any relationship.
Etymology: beau + asphyxiate
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COMMENTS:
Is she the beaustrangler of Boston? Great ingenuity! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:09:00
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Catastrophyxiaphobe
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cat-astra-fixia-fobe
Sentence: Melanie was gasping for breath after her catastrophyxiaphobic father had hidden the keys to the murcielago her husband gave her as a birthday gift.
Etymology: catastrophe + asphyxiate + phobie
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COMMENTS:
Interesting choice of words in your etymology! Innovative Blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:40:00
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Rapunzeloaf
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ruh - punzl - oaf
Sentence: Morton is a boob who has become totally obsessed with the notion that Miriam has to be sequestered and under his constant scrutiny in order to protect her from the many dangers he imagines to be threatening her. He has become a totally unreasonable rapunzeloaf.
Etymology: blend of the fairytale Rapunzel and oaf
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COMMENTS:
He needs to let his hair hang down as much as she does! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:05:00
Fantastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:07:00
Any relation to 'Meatloaf'? - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:14:00
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Loveshackle
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: luv-shak-ull
Sentence: At first, Tracy thought Marvin was being a doting boyfriend, running all the errands and carrying even the lightest packages for her, but when she found him staring at her image on the computer and singing "You're My Obsession", she came to the realization that she was being loveshackled.
Etymology: love shack, shackle
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COMMENTS:
Hey Jabber - 2 songs for you today! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 06:58:00
Love the word purple so I'll put up with the song that's now stuck in my head for the entire weekend!! The Love Shackle is a little old thing that keeps us together Love Shackle baby, Love Shackle bay-bee. - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 08:46:00
Is loveshackle a cousin to Sugar Shackled? Now, there's 3 songs! Great Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 12:57:00
"Tiiiiin roof... rusted!" Groovy word. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:06:00
Excellent verboticism. Very descriptive and appropriate to the definition. - Mustang, 2008-02-22: 18:36:00
Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:07:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James