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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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Anxicovet
Created by: diyan627
Pronunciation: angz-i-covet
Sentence: Ben's last anxicovet was enough to swear him off women for a while. Now he just spends his nights online or at the bar and with whomever will hang with him for a while.
Etymology: anxiety + covet
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COMMENTS:
Very Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:31:00
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Alsatiate
Created by: janebrowne
Pronunciation: Al-SAY-she-ate
Sentence: So when my dad met my boyfriend and saw that he had a few cool tatoos and a pierced nose he, like, began to alsatiate all over the place and pushed me back in my room and tried to lock me in! What is his problem?
Etymology: Alsatiate- Both the French and Germans claim this word, insisting that it derives from the behavior of Alsatians or German Shepherd dogs, known world-wide for their tendency to drool and bark, protecting their owners and, in effect, making them hostages.
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COMMENTS:
Kudos for your etymology and originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:10:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:25:00
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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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Purdad
Created by: ekky99
Pronunciation: pur-dah-d
Sentence: The purdad hid his daughter from the gaze of the lecherous youths. Shut away in a curtained room, she paled into insignificance.
Etymology: purdah + dad
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COMMENTS:
Good sentence. Kudos for being able to come with two words and only change one letter to blend them! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:33:00
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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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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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Guantanamother
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: gwan tan am oth hur
Sentence: Her Guantanamother scared her girlfriends and terrified her boyfriends. she came downstairs on prom night to find her date hooded, naked, standing on a stool, while her mother made doberman noises.
Etymology: guantanamo, mother
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COMMENTS:
Thanks Galway - you exorcised Love Shakle but now I'm stuck with 'Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera' - sing it purple!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 10:09:00
wantanamera, theres only wan tanamera - galwaywegian, 2008-02-22: 10:27:00
One ton o' mayo! Might heal ya, one ton o' mayo... - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 10:48:00
You three guan and on ... singing your little hearts out! Guanatanamother is so farfetched it just hangs right out there, drawing us to it like a magnet! Fun one, galwayegian! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:12:00
Loved it, galwaywegian, you GITMO better every day! - Nosila, 2008-02-23: 00:05:00
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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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Obsesify
Created by: Niktionary
Pronunciation: ahb-sess-i-fye
Sentence: When my father bought the plasma tv he'd saved for for months, we thought he would obsesify over it; but we never thought he would make us do a background check before Superbowl Sunday to watch it!
Etymology: obsess+objectify+possesses
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COMMENTS:
Interesting choice of words to blend. Clever sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:45:00
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Patrylacticate
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: PAT-ruh-LAC-ti-cate
Sentence: Marvin would patrylacticate Brittany each time he neurotically attempted to protect her from the real and imagined evils of the world. By the time she turned twenty-nine, Marvin had reached the stage of clinical patrylacticosis.
Etymology: Patri-, "father," + prophylactic, "protective measure." Noun form: patrylactication
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology. Prophylactic was a stroke of .... genius! Great shielding! I'm having too much fun with this one! Way to go stache! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:16:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James