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DEFINITION: n. The mental state induced by the discovery your new husband, and your maid of honor, entangled in the satin sheets given to you as a wedding present by your grandmother. v. To catch your new husband in a close quarters with a close friend.
Verboticisms
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Duplicichosis
Created by: Muttley74
Pronunciation: Do-plis-e-ko-sis
Sentence: Duplicichosis sets in when you discover your very best friend in a very uncompromising situation with your spouse. Total and utter betrayal which causes you mental anguish!!
Etymology: Taken from the words "duplicity" meaning infidelity or betrayal and "psychosis" meaning any mental state
Madrimony
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mad rim moanee
Sentence: When Sylvia found her groom, Hugo, in bed with her bridesmaid, Felisha, her state of matrimony turned to one of madrimony. "We were just trying out your Granny's sheets", he cried. "Yes, it's the sheets alright", said Sylvia as she grabbed the knife used for cutting their wedding cake and ran after the naked pair through the wedding reception.
Etymology: Matrimony (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))& Mad (roused to anger;affected with madness or insanity)
Treacherysteria
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌtɹɛtʃɚɪˈstɛɹiə/
Sentence: There's absolutely nothing one can say to fend off a developing fit of treacherysteria, but it doesn't stop people from trying.
Etymology: from treachery + hysteria
Bobbittosis
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: bob-it-toe-sis
Sentence: The shocking bedroom scene sent her into an acute attack of bobbittosis..the result is too graphic to put in print
Etymology: bobbitt (as in Lorena Bobbitt) + psychosis
Somethinblue
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: Sum-thin-bloo
Sentence: She went somethinblue, a rage beyond red, an envy exceeding green, pure despair, having found the rat and his cat christening the most thoughtful gift. (my word that's pretentious nonsense)
Etymology: From the tradition that a bride wears something old, new, borrowed and blue. Also based on the idea that "blue" denotes both sexual behaviour and sadness. Note also "thin" (as opposed to "thing") as describing the sheets.
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COMMENTS:
Very colourful. Especially "the rat and his cat", wearing her white dress I imagine... - wordmeister, 2007-03-27: 06:53:00
something blew - I just got it - clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 20:02:00
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Weddincandescence
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Wedd-din-can-dess-sense
Sentence: She was more than incandescent - she was weddincandescent.
Etymology: See above.
Betraythal
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: bee-tray-thal
Sentence: John's act of betraythal was a body blow to poor Mary. Particularly as it was with own brother. It was seriously conjuglipitous.
Etymology: betrothal (a mutual promise to marry) + betryal (to be unfaithful or disloyal)
Knivesinwhitesatin
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: nyves/in/wyte/satin
Sentence: The discovery of the tryst sent her into a state of knivesinwhitesatin hopefully "never reaching the end"
Etymology: knives (the kind that in literature come flying out of ones eyes) + Knights in White Satin (Moody Blues)
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COMMENTS:
like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-27: 06:47:00
Brilliant word! Takes me to days of future passed. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-27: 09:03:00
Yep, very good word. And now I have the damn song stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-27: 09:27:00
Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters Ive written, Never meaning to send. Beauty Id always missed With these eyes before, Just what the truth is I cant say anymore. Oops - sorry Purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 09:57:00
Gets the vote for doing the job, being original (no one seems to credit that any more!) and of course the reference (which I'm clearly too young/stupid to get). - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:26:00
How did this definition get approved? Seriously, it's too specific. - emd2k3, 2007-04-24: 15:23:00
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Sheetcheats
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sheet-cheet
Sentence: Jill was stunned to find that her new husbum was a sheetcheat. She began to suspect something when she heard that her girlfriend just happened to book a vacation the same place they were having their honeymoon.
Etymology: sheet (a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding) + cheat (to deceive)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sunny09.
Thank you sunny09! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by sheets. Thank you sheets. ~ James