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'Why were you looking at that girl?'

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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Controlover

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: kon-troll-of-er

Sentence: Controlovers are stalkers in training.

Etymology: control + love

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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

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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

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Lovaritia

Created by: jjlmfay

Pronunciation: Low-wah-ree-tia

Sentence: His paranoia was growing with the passing of each day apart. He had become a lovaritia, consumed with control and love turned something sickly. Her affection wasn't enough, he had to have all of her.

Etymology: love (deep affection for someone) + avaritia (Latin for greed)

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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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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.

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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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Monogamememe

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: mənägəmēmēmē

Sentence: To say that Sarah is possessive is an understatement. Her boyfriend is not allowed to even look at other females. Hers is a program of monogamememe.

Etymology: monogamy (the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner) + me (to or for myself)

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Themissus

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: the-miss-iss

Sentence: Heff wanted to spread the love, amongst other pestilences, but themissus was adamant that they were "meant to be together" and some other soppy nonsense.

Etymology: Because it's pretty much the normal behavior of women who think not being a sex-object appeals to men.

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COMMENTS:

Obvious? Maybe the themister works too. - Stevenson0, 2007-04-17: 12:56:00

See sexist etymology (just below the word "nonsense") for rebuttal. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-17: 13:12:00

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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.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-17: 04:50:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-18: 02:28:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-24: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-03: 00:06:00
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!