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DEFINITION: v. To discover that one of your "just friends" friends maintains a lovingly tended shrine in their bedroom, consisting mostly of compromising photos and/or videos of you. n. A private collection of "private" photos and/or videos.
Verboticisms
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Wouldstalk
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wood stok
Sentence: When Mary discovered the shrine to her in "just friends" pal Oliver's creepy lair, she knew he must have been to wouldstalk...eeewwwwhhhh!
Etymology: Would (verabal tense of word will...to express desire or intent) & Stalk (the act of following prey stealthily;a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush) & Wordplay on "Woodstock" ( A village of southeast New York south-southwest of Albany. In 1969 a large rock music festival named after the village was held at nearby small town in the Catskill Mountains)
Galleryeek
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gal lur eeeek
Sentence: When her friend Giles asked her to his loft, Heather was appalled to find the place was a shrine to her, with thousands of shots of her hanging on every wall. When she ran out, she went to the police and complained about the galleryeek. Giles isn't her friend anymore, since she got him jailed for stalking. Giles is too tired to think about Heather. His new roomie, Big Tiny, has now taken to plastering their cell with pictures of Giles and gives him long hungry glances. Giles sits up wide awake each night with his back to the wall. If you hang pictures in a prison, does that gallery becomes a cellery?
Etymology: Gallery (a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited) & Gall (inclined to take liberties;a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)& Reek (offensively unpleasant) & Eek (cartoon word to describe a squeal of fright)
Creepgallery
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: creep GAL er e
Sentence: When Jill stumbled upon Jack's creepgallery, she knew he'd become a real creep. How DID he get those pictures? His collection revealed he'd really fallen for her. Who would want a picture of her picking her nose? Jill was certain Jack's fall last year had warped her friend's frontal cortex (or whatever part of the brain responsible for judgement and reason)!
Etymology: From: creep (the noun and verb) and gallery.
Enschweined
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: en sh wine d
Sentence: Imagine the shock when Keira entered the apartment of her study friend, Boarus Piggott. She saw hundreds of pictures of herself littered everywhere. Pictures from every aspect of her life, including intimate moments. She was stunned to be enschweined in this manner. Her personal privacy had been invaded and after the initial shock, her anger had exploded. "I thought you were my friend, Boarus, how could you stalk me this way?" Boarus shrugged and snorted, "I guess my name should be Pigout, not Piggott! You are sow beautiful and sty-lish, my little sausage, with your porcinelain complexion and oinkredible smile...I'll be frank, I've always wanted to pork you! All your other boyfriends were hogging you." Keira walked to the apartment door, where 2 undercover pigs awaited her ham signal. She flashed her police badge and said "I squealed on you, Boarus Piggott, as many other swill! You are under arrest and you are going to the pen for a very loin time, where you will be bacon a lot of license plates!"
Etymology: enshrine (a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person ) & schwein (German for Pig or swine;an unclean brute, a lowlife,a piggish slob)
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant and sardonic. Pun-gent also.
Hams off to you. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-02: 02:26:00
Sounds like Boarus had an extensive porkfolio of Keira's pics. He has very boarish sty'le, and he sounds like a bit of a ham. - Mustang, 2008-07-02: 04:52:00
it's a wiener - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-02: 15:51:00
Creative: it brings home the bacon for me. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:35:00
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Bewareness
Created by: americanogig
Pronunciation: Bee-ware-ness
Sentence: Buddy was excited to show his best friend Alice all the pictures he had Photoshopped her into. At first she found it amusing. Then she saw his collection of dirty underwear last seen in HER laundry hamper. Alice felt suddenly uncomfortable around her “friend” as bewareness dawned on her. Her convictions were only strengthened when Buddy sniffed her neck and said, “My, my we’re smelling fresh today.”
Etymology: From be wary and awareness.
Terrifolio
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: tear + ih + foal + ee + oh
Sentence: She's got a terrifolio of me? Oh my gosh, I need to move to a new city!
Etymology: terrify + portfolio
Espyhomage
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: es/pee/oh/maj
Sentence: Espyhomage is the discovery of a secret infatuation.
Etymology: espy + homage + espionage
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COMMENTS:
I spy with my little eye: a great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:22:00
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Videgosanctum
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Vid-ay-go-sank-tumm
Sentence: The obsessive teenage boy regretted her videgosanctum.
Etymology: From vid(to see), ego(self), sanctum (sanctuary/church/holy place).
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by PythianHabenero.
Thank you PythianHabenero! ~ James
suzanne - 2007-04-26: 12:31:00
friendorfoto
Excellent! I voted too soon. gotta stop these 3 am verbotomizings... Carry on!
Disregard that last comment. It was intended for another verbotomizer.
Wondering when some new definitions will be happening. Not really motivated to do these oldies a second time over.
I guess she WAS really Enschweined, eh?
A creepy stalker. Nice way to start the day.