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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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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
Fervolus
Created by: scaredboy617
Pronunciation: Fur-vuh-less
Sentence: The soup is very fervolus.
Etymology: Boily
Vetercorporless
Created by: delanybug
Pronunciation: vet-er-o-corp-less
Sentence: The veterocorpless lady is thinner and petite each time I see her in the nursing home when I come to visit.
Etymology: old body smaller of
Exfoliaged
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ex-fol-ee-aged
Sentence: Instead of looking younger, Lucy's skin was so exfoliaged that she eventually started to look like an antique piece of leather, demonstrating the many years of sun-worshiping in her back yard.
Etymology: exfoliate: to remove layers of bark or skin;peel + foliage: leaves on plants and trees + aged: being of advanced age
Huskiderm
Created by: Jenna
Pronunciation: huhsk-e-durm
Sentence: My mother went to the Spa for a HUSKIDERM, as she felt it give her a new glow. Two days after being burnt to a crisp by the sun, Sally was leaving bits of HUSKIDERM everywhere.
Etymology: Husk-Epidermis
Sluffle
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sləfəl
Sentence: If beauty is skin deep, Liz is up to her eyeballs in gorgeous. As she sluffles along through life, she does her best to make to a good first impression but often leaves a bigger impression when she departs. Unfortunately when she gets nervous, she sheds skin much faster than normal. She would have landed the job as the spokeslizard for Geico if she hadn*t shed 3 layers and interviewed looking pink.
Etymology: sluff (slough): shed + shuffle: walk by dragging one*s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground
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
Extenderm
Created by: juliadeboard
Pronunciation: ex-ten-durm
Sentence: After a sunny day at the beach, Christie spent hours extenderming her burnt skin even though she knew that it would leave scars.
Etymology: ex- out completely ten(u)- stretched, thin derm- skin
Dermabairnsion
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: durma/bearn/shun
Sentence: The new medical procedure dermabairnsion ensures skin as smooth as a baby's bottom.
Etymology: dermabrasion + bairn (baby)
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COMMENTS:
Derma & bairn: great word element blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-17: 18:25:00
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Dermadorn
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: Dur-muh-dorn
Sentence: To ready herself for her 15 year class reunion, Sunny went through a rigorous dermadorn to get back her youthful glow.
Etymology: From (derma: skin) + (adorn: v to decorate or add beauty to)
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