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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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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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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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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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Uberwarden
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: ooh/burr/war/den
Sentence: Violet skipped down the stairs to tell her Daddy that she had been invited on her first date. She was so excited about this development that she was totally taken aback by her father's reaction. He began to turn red and then he began to stammer and then he started locking all the doors and windows. "What are you doing Daddy?", Violet asked timidly.Her father replied, "I am no longer your father. I am now the uberwarden and this home is your prison. How do you feel about homeschooling?"
Etymology: Uber (German for super) + warden
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COMMENTS:
great story - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 16:28:00
Uber! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:35:00
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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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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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Precicossety
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: preh/si/kossitee
Sentence: Gollum in the Lord of the Rings showed way too much precicossety. It drove me nuts when he kept saying 'my precious'.
Etymology: preciosity (affection) + cosset (pamper) + precious
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COMMENTS:
He was testing your precious mettle! Can't resist saying it's absolutely precious! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:28:00
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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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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
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