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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.
Verboticisms
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Suffoleach
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: suff/a/leech (I realize I spelled it wrong but couldn't change) :(
Sentence: Jason worried that he had made a serious mistake. Shortly after Brianna accepted his proposal of marriage, she began showing signs of being a suffoleech. Among other things, she began making lists of "sweet nothings" he was to say to her several times a day.
Etymology: suffocate-smother: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. leech-a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.
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COMMENTS:
an emotional vampire - deadly - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-24: 16:15:00
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Clingoring
Created by: emmyb2
Pronunciation: cling-a-ring
Sentence: Suzie is nothing but a clingoring; I'd recommend you stay away from her.
Etymology: cling + ring
Leashentious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: leash/en/shush
Sentence: Sally was so leashentious that she bought her boyfriend a special choker that was electronically hooked up to her earrings so that she could monitor his behavior. This way she could prevent him from having illicit leashaisons.
Etymology: leash + licentious
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COMMENTS:
Good one...you need to get them into Walmart for Christmas! - Nosila, 2008-06-24: 20:28:00
good word;like the story too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-25: 06:41:00
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Insecuramorata
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: /in/seh/kyoor/a/mah/rah/ta
Sentence: Gina smiled as she passed by the couple walking towards her which earned the poor guy that grinned back at her a thump on the forehead by his insecuramorata.
Etymology: in·se·cure = subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person+ Inamorata comes from Italian innamorata, feminine of innamorato, from the past participle of innamorare, "to inspire with love," from in- (from Latin) + amore, "love" (from Latin amor, from amare, "to love"). A man with whom one is in love is an inamorato.
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COMMENTS:
interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-24: 16:11:00
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Stealationshipper
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: steal + (nation minus first n) + s + (hippie minus ie) + (error minus ror) = pro-nun-sci-ey-tion
Sentence: She was a classic stealationshipper, a control freak lost in an endless spiral of fear and paranoia - sad but true.
Etymology: steal + relationship
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.
Amogarchy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌæməˈɡɑɹki/
Sentence: We told him that his significant smother wasn't really controlling enough to constitute an amogarchy, but it was just a foma.
Etymology: from amo- (romantic love) and -archy (government)
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COMMENTS:
Significant smother works better than amogarchy, which I'd have as "a system of rule by lovers"- a truly scary notion. Still, the sentence alone is worth a vote. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-17: 13:17:00
Thanks, and I agree that "significant smother" is better, but I never like having to cram two-word terms into a one-word entry. - ErWenn, 2007-04-17: 14:05:00
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Cherholder
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: Cher-hol-der
Sentence: David thinks he can hold on to Cher as his girlfriend. His plan is to spend every minute with her so she can't get interested in any men.
Etymology: Cher, david's girl/ hold, to hang on/shareholder, people that hold stock in, or part ownership in something.
Monopoleyes
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: mon-op-oh-lies
Sentence: She wants to monopoleyes me - I am not allowed to look at anyone else.
Etymology: monopoly (exclusive rights to sell something) + eyes (implying you can only look at one person). Also a play on the word monopolize.
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!