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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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Unclehoneybags
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: unk-el-hun-e-bag-s
Sentence: Monica knew Zoltan was a total unclehoneybags when he asked her to stay at his place and have a "snugglefest" instead of attending her mother's 84th birthday party.
Etymology: "Uncle Moneybags" - the little guy in the top hat from Monopoly, and "Honey" - an affectionate nickname for a significant other
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
Sichuannabe
Created by: susanqtips
Pronunciation: sedj WAH nah bee
Sentence: I can not master the art of Chinese cooking, so I am just a sichuannabe
Etymology: Chinese province of Sichuan combined with "street" term wannabe (want to be)
Restraintionship
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: re-strain-tion-ship
Sentence: At first he thought Jill was perfect but Jack soon realized that he was in a restraintionsip and it was going to be hard to break free of her control. Seeing her in her black leather boots, though, he had to admit that there was something about the shock collar that excited him.
Etymology: restrain: to hold back or keep in control + restraint: the condition of being restrained + relationship
Monogamememe
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)
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".
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)
Dearanny
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: deer-uh-nee
Sentence: When she hired a spy to watch my every move, I knew her love had become an unbearable dearanny.
Etymology: dear + tyranny
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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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!