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DEFINITION: n. A person who wants to monopolize all of someone's love and tries to prevent them from sharing it with others.v. To monopolize someone's love.
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Valenmine
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: val/en/mine
Sentence: When he caught her deleting all of his contacts on his cell phone, Dick realised with trepidation that perhaps Julie was a valenmine.
Etymology: Valentine (your beloved one) + mine (all mine, not yours, can't have him, he's mine!)
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COMMENTS:
is that where the seven cupids work? - galwaywegian, 2007-04-17: 07:12:00
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Smotherhalf
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: smuth-er-half
Sentence: Bill's possessiveness meant he wasn't good boyfriend material. Pity the poor girl whose smotherhalf he was.
Etymology: smother (to suffocate) + other half (expression meaning one's partner or spouse)
Greedyneedy
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: gree - dee - nee - dee
Sentence: Men always break up with greedyneedys.
Etymology: greedy (having an excessive desire over something) + needy (in a condition of extreme want)
Wildoatstamer
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: wild-oats-tamer
Sentence: Rufus was a renowned oats cultivator, but after meeting Dora, an honest to goodness wildoatstamer, he confined his sowing to his own farm.
Etymology: wild oats (sharing ones love around) + tamer (as in lion tamer, someone who deals with wild things)
Ballsermina
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: balls/ur/mee/na
Sentence: Jill kept Stew on a very short leash and told any interested persons that Stew's ballsermina
Etymology: ballerina + balls are mine
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COMMENTS:
I like the fact that at first glance, this word looks dainty, delicate, and dancing; totally contrary to the demon it actually is. Good job! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-17: 18:03:00
Wow - thanks Purpleartichokes - high praise from a verbotomy guru - porsche, 2007-04-18: 09:21:00
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Reindear
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: rayn - deer
Sentence: Elizabeth is a veritable reindear, keeping her fiancé, Duke, on a very short leash, seldom letting him out of her sight and dominating most of his time thereby making sure that other women were kept at bay.
Etymology: Blend of rein (means of controlling) and dear
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COMMENTS:
like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-24: 16:13:00
Love it...is she also a care-ibou? You sleigh me! - Nosila, 2008-06-24: 20:25:00
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Hyperphiliac
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: high-purr-FILL-ee-ack
Sentence: Alex dumped his hyperphiliac girlfriend after she lambasted him for talking to his plants.
Etymology: hyper- (overmuch) + -phil- (love) -iac (person ending). Resembles "haemophiliac" and "hyperglycemia".
Sin-wat
Created by: vonnegut
Pronunciation: sin-wat
Sentence: "As your husband, I'll want all your love for myself." She stared at me with widening eyes. "A sin-wat!"... "I will not marry a sin-wat." She stood. "Goodbye." "Good-bye?" I was crushed.
Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for Cat's Cradle, published in 1963.
Dominatural
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dom-eh-NAT-shur-ul
Sentence: When it comes to romance, Wilma is a dominatural, controlling as much of Phil's time as possible and eliminating any chance for him to interact with other women.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'dominate' and 'natural'
Loveipulator
Created by: missashley
Pronunciation: luhv-ip-yuh-ley-ter
Sentence: It was hard for Cindie get The Bachelor's attention because her fellow reality show competitor was such a loveipulator.
Etymology: love:a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection manipulator: a person who manipulates
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
See the top 4 words of the day at Why were you looking at that girl? ~ James
- 2008-04-20: 01:04:00
good stuffing
- 2008-04-20: 01:08:00
hairy!
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James
lumina - 2009-11-04: 17:09:00
Thanks for the welcome back Nos. Totally forgot about this fun place. Time to sharpen my verbotomizing skills again. Helloooo methrohumanx!