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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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Possibully
Created by: Aardvark
Pronunciation: Possi-BULL-ee
Sentence: "I don't know why my dad won't let me go. He's such a possibully!"
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Inventive! Great blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:09:00
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Pythonize
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: pii-thon-iiz
Sentence: So sad, she had a father that pythonized her all the time.
Etymology: python+ize
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COMMENTS:
Wow! Emotionally powerful! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:42:00
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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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Parencious
Created by: princesscharli
Pronunciation: Parr-en-shus
Sentence: He wouldn't let his daughter out, he's such a bad parent, no he's just parencious.
Etymology: a parent who's causious
Parannoyed
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: par-a-noid
Sentence: The coddling and paranoid actions of Jill's father to try to watch her every move and protect her from the harsh cruel world outside, just made Jill more parannoyed.
Etymology: paranoid/annoyed
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COMMENTS:
Is her father related to the computer annoybot? (an Internet computer program having the sole function of sending annoying or unwanted messages)! Very inventive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:48:00
Good one! - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:03:00
Very good verboticism. - Mustang, 2008-02-22: 18:37:00
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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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Doomfeed
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: DOOM-feed
Sentence: For Bob the signs were all there: a harmaggedist who knew all the apocryptic signs. And, futhermore, his family were never free from his daily doses of doomfeed. But happily - perhaps, not in Bob's case - he found karma, no longer worrying about tomorrow - for he knew anyway everything would turn out wrong.
Etymology: DOOMFEED: doom: unpleasant or disastrous outcome; Feed: to satify, gratify or minister to, as in any sense, ego, desire, fear etc.
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COMMENTS:
Trapped in a doomfeedback loop! Very innovative! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:32:00
you went right for the dark side on this one - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 14:39:00
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Whatifamania
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Watt-iff-a-main-ee-a
Sentence: After three generations of "Politically Correct" parenting, it is little wonder that most of the current generation of young adults have absolutely no parenting skills and have reverted to a state of Whatifamania when it comes to their children.
Etymology: Whatif- derived from the perpetual question of the incompetent. / Mania- excessive emotional state.
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COMMENTS:
Great perspective. Very perceptive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:36:00
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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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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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James