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DEFINITION: v., To shed one's skin in an effort to appear younger or healthier. n. The little bits peeling skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight.
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Dermtend
Created by: InuYasha11
Pronunciation: Derm-tend
Sentence: Rebecca didn't put on sunscreen, resulting in her face to dermtend.
Etymology: derm-face tend-stretch
Regenerdysis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: re/gen/er/dy/sis
Sentence: To maintain a youthful look in the 21st century, my anti-aging consultant and health specialist, recommends regenerdysis twice a year.
Etymology: regenerate + ecdysis (The shedding of an outer integument, or layer of skin)
Maltend
Created by: lulu78d
Pronunciation: mal-tend
Sentence: The older woman had to maltend the skin on her pale face.
Etymology: mal- bad tend- to stretch
Soleilskin
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: soh-lay-skin
Sentence: It was difficult to get optimal soleilskinning done during the winter months so she would schedule several trips to the Caribbean to make up for it.
Etymology: soleil (sun en francais)+ skin
Curveterderm
Created by: EvelynS
Pronunciation: cur-vehter-derhm
Sentence: Ever since I went to the beach without sunscreen I've started to curveterderm my face.
Etymology: Cur-cure+veter-old+derm-skin
Scorpidermals
Created by: ericsimmons39
Pronunciation: Score-peh-durm-ulls
Sentence: When i woke up in the morning after the long day at the beach, my pillow was laden with scorpidermals and Puerto Rican businessmen.
Etymology: Scorched + Epidermis
Magnimale
Created by: Freepiehere
Pronunciation: Mag-Ni-Male
Sentence: The Oregon Trail quest my family set out on has become a complete MAGNIMALE ever since dad caught dysentery.
Etymology: Magni-Great Mal(e)-bad
Faceslought
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fay sloft
Sentence: Joan Rivers regularly gets her doctor to faceslought her countenance in order to chase the fountain of youth. Between peels, lifts, tucks, Botox,chemicals, dermabrasions,lasers and liposuction, not much of the original Joan is still around. Being a comedienne, she is toying with a name change, too. Since she has shed more skin than any snake, she likes the sound of Joan Slithers. And why is she going to a plastic surgeon? Wouldn't a real one be better?
Etymology: Facelift (plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised) & Slough (any outer covering that can be shed or cast off;necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass;cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers)
Regenerdysis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: re/gen/er/dy/sis
Sentence: To maintain a youthful look in the 21st century, my anti-aging consultant and health specialist, recommends regenerdysis twice a year.
Etymology: regenerate + ecdysis (The shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin)
Helimalskinian
Created by: ysledd
Pronunciation: Heli-mal-skin-ian
Sentence: Because he didn't wear sunblock, he became a helimalskinian with blisters and dead skin covering his face.
Etymology: Heli: sun mal: bad skin ian: one connected with
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176, and inspired by the fact that I got a little sunburn yesterday -- even though it's September. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
rikboyee - 2007-09-17: 04:01:00
its a new one!! oh happy day!!!!
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James