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DEFINITION: n. An unintended consequence of medical or psychological therapy, especially if the therapy is supposed to make you feel "young again".
Verboticisms
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Testosterage
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Tes- TOSS - uh - raj
Sentence: Normally a calm and reasoned senior citizen Barkley went on a stormy testosterage when he took the 'new youth' supplements he got thru the inernet.
Etymology: Testosterone + rampage
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COMMENTS:
Great word ... compliments mine well ... Viagara produced a testosterage and put him in his secondwildhood. - silveryaspen, 2007-12-31: 11:03:00
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Hypoconfusionism
Created by: bigbigjeff
Pronunciation: hypo-con-fusion-isim
Sentence: The husband suffered from severe hypoconfusionism after his wife of 45 years ran off with a 22 year old boy toy.
Etymology: Hypo for less than normal, confusionism for confusion
Octigenerics
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: oc-to-gin-air-ics
Sentence: These octogenerics are making my husband at like he's going through puberity.
Etymology: octogenarian + generic (pills)
Seniorection
Created by: inias
Pronunciation: senior-ection
Sentence: 77-year-old Bill tried to fight off the intense feeling of seniorection, caused by the enhancement pills, after he saw a beautiful woman go past him.
Etymology: senior + erection
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COMMENTS:
Quite a suggestive word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-01: 19:55:00
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Pubescription
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pyoob-skrip'-shun/
Sentence: Mildred had read the literature and warnings for what she was calling "Harvey's pubescription" three times now, but nowhere did it say that the little blue pills might cause him to try to breakdance, or to wear his pants so low that his boxers would stick out.
Etymology: pubescence - the onset of puberty (from Latin, pubertatem "age of maturity") + prescription - a prescribed medicine or other treatment (from Latin, past participle of praescrībere)
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COMMENTS:
Chuckling ... this is a word I will forever be tempted to use instead of viagara or the other prescriptions that serve the same purpose! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-31: 11:01:00
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Rejuvinspire
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: re-JUV-in-spire
Sentence: I don't know if I can keep up with his being rejuvinspired by that medication, without something like it for me.
Etymology: rejuvinate+inspire
Pillsnapper
Created by: Yaakova
Pronunciation: Pill-snap-er
Sentence: After three months on her prescription, Jill became aware of her pillsnapper: the urge to fingerpaint.
Etymology: pill + whippersnapper
Psykiddigra
Created by: sosibo1
Pronunciation: p-S-aa-i-kid-ii-gra
Sentence: His new macho ways must have resulted in some kind of psykiddigra, he's been a changed man since consulting that suspicious doctor of his.
Etymology: Psychological + kid + viagra
Comments:
zebrahdh - 2008-01-03: 19:10:00
Geriactive is spelled wrong in the example.