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'Did you really spend all our rent money on those shoes?'

DEFINITION: v. To compulsively shop for and buy shoes that are stylish, sexy and extremely uncomfortable. n. A person who has an uncontrolled, psychological dependency on impractical shoes.

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Obshoesive

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: əbshoōsiv

Sentence: Joanne loves shoes. She has so many that her guest room has no room for any visitors. She is so obshoesive that she will wear ones that hurt her feet so much that she has to shop at the grocery in an electronic cart.

Etymology: obsessive (to be preoccupied) + shoe (a covering for the foot, typically made of leather, with a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle) + abusive (engaging in or characterized by habitual violence and cruelty)

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Exorbootance

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: EXORbitANCE+BOOT

Sentence: Her exorbootance is killing our budget, but they are always happy to see her at the shoe store.

Etymology: EXORbitANCE+BOOT. exorbitance: n. 1. Excessiveness, as of price or amount. 2. Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper.

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COMMENTS:

Very amusing. I bet she lUggs her boots around with her, wherever she goes. - Tigger, 2008-06-03: 00:27:00

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Poderomania

Created by: emcfernandez

Pronunciation: pah-der-o-may-knee-ah

Sentence: My poderomania kept my closets filled to the brim with expensive, sexy shoes

Etymology: pod-foot ero-love mania-madness about, passion for

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Ershoeotic

Created by: hunterday77

Pronunciation: er-sh-ue-o-tic

Sentence: She went completely ershoeotic in the shoe store.

Etymology: unknown

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Shoptishist

Created by: mikeysfbay

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I'd have a riding lawnmower, but my wife is such a shoptishist, that all I can afford is this scythe.

Etymology: "Shop" + "fetishist"

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COMMENTS:

One has to be mighty careful saying that....could sound like something else. - Mustang, 2008-06-02: 20:48:00

Especially if they've had too much to drink :) - mikeysfbay, 2008-06-03: 01:53:00

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Hemiastry

Created by: TCalhoun

Pronunciation: hem-ē-as-trē

Sentence: Her act of hemiastry left her husband mortified, her excessive spending to look like a star meant he would have to work overtime.

Etymology: Hemi- half Astr- star -y Pronunciation purposes

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Clogsessive

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: klog - sess - iv

Sentence: Janelle was obsessed with her clogs. She liked how they looked, she liked how they sounded. The selection on clogs.com was exciting and she now owned 20 pairs. Her feet were not thanking her right now but Janelle was hooked on clogs.

Etymology: Clog (A type of shoe or sandal made predominantly out of wood), Obsessive

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COMMENTS:

wooden you, too? - Nosila, 2009-07-20: 12:11:00

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Pedomania

Created by: lilyk12342

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She has a serious case of pedomania

Etymology: ped-foot mania-mental derangement characterized by obsession and delusions

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Pumpulsive

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pum/pul/sive

Sentence: She is somewhat pumpulsive with 248 pairs of shoes in her closet.

Etymology: pump + compulsive

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COMMENTS:

excellent! - splendiction, 2009-07-20: 20:56:00

my favorite of the day! - mweinmann, 2009-07-21: 08:25:00

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Whore

Created by: xMelody

Pronunciation: hor

Sentence: 1. The dozy bitch spent all her money on stupid and impractical shoes again; what a whore! 2. Guess those starving, AIDS-ridden African children will just have to die; and to think of the huge difference the money spent on those stupid f***ing shoes could've made to their lives - only a WHORE would do such a thing.

Etymology: whore, 'nuff said. Synonyms see: skank, hooker, harlot, fucking retarded bitch who never learned the value of money, etc.

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COMMENTS:

I just have so much...rage. - xMelody, 2009-07-20: 15:44:00

artr Easy on the attitude. This is just a fun little word game. Not much melody in your sentence. - artr, 2009-07-21: 13:30:00

Just kiddin', brah. - xMelody, 2009-07-22: 16:09:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-02: 00:40:01
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-07-20: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-02: 00:24:00
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James