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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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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)
Amorosite
Created by: brianmcmickle
Pronunciation: ah-mor-o-site
Sentence: He could escape the constant questioning of the amorosite as she constantly redirected his attention towards her by making him feel guilty about it being directed anywhere else.
Etymology: Combination of the Spanish word Amor meaning love and the word parasite (attached to a host sucking its life force).
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - lumina, 2008-06-24: 22:04:00
Nice word Brian. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-25: 06:38:00
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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)
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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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".
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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Dictatamore
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: dik - taa - ta - mor - a
Sentence: Sean had become a dictatamore and Sarah was feeling stiffled, stiffened and smothered. He was jealous of her dog, her mother and even her stuffed animals.
Etymology: dicatate, amore
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COMMENTS:
Ha! good word! - splendiction, 2009-11-03: 21:13:00
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Controlover
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: kon-troll-of-er
Sentence: Controlovers are stalkers in training.
Etymology: control + love
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.
Kisswurst
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation: kiss worst
Sentence: I thought Mandy would be cool about me chatting with my old co-worker Lyndsy, but she turned out to be a real kisswurst.
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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!