Verboticism: Superfacial
DEFINITION: v. intr., To compensate for emotional rejection by trying to change one's appearance through aggressive dieting, exercise and/or plastic surgery -- common among aging divorcees.
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Exbortion
Created by: frenchprof
Pronunciation: ex-bort exbortion
Sentence: He had his stomach exborted not too long ago. No more pregnant looking men.
Etymology: ex-boriri out of-appearance also dis-appeared
Metadivorcesis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: met/uh/di/vohrs/sis
Sentence: To get back in the game after his marriage fell apart, he had to go through a metadivorcesis to redefine himself physically, mentally and spiritually.
Etymology: METADIVORCESIS - from - METAMORPHOSIS (any complete change in appearance, character, or circumstances) + DIVORCE (total separation, or disunion)
Mendorphins
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: men dohrr finns
Sentence: She started to feel good about herself after the first 10k, the mendorphins kicked in as she saw the guys in the mirror checking out her tush
Etymology: endorphins, mend, men
Victualizashun
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: vic/tu/al/i/zay/shun
Sentence: Harvey hoped that by aggressively embracing victualizashun he would once again possess the toned body he had been so proud of.
Etymology: victuals + shun + actualization
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COMMENTS:
Always wanted to use "victual" in one of my verbotomies. brings back memories of the 1960s and the "Beverley Hillbillies. " Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:03:00
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Gympensate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jim-pen-sayt
Sentence: he looked in the mirror and decided then and there that he was going to gympensate like a crazy man
Etymology: gym, compensate
Makeoverreact
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪkoʊvəˌɹiækt/
Sentence: The reality show "If My Ex Could See Me Now" became very popular due to the disastrous makeoverreactions of its stars.
Etymology: makeover + overreact
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COMMENTS:
good one ErWenn - nice to see you're back - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-20: 12:11:00
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Chompensate
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: chom/pen/sate
Sentence: To chompensate involves aggressively biting down on food to exercise the face muscles as you eat.
Etymology: compensate + chomp + sate
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COMMENTS:
They do that on the Chomps-Elysee in Paris...god word, bookowl! - Nosila, 2008-08-20: 23:34:00
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Divomorphosis
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dih-va-mawr-fuh-sis
Sentence: It only took Larry a couple of weeks to end his marriage. The divomorphosis to a slim, trim date-ready dude is going to take a bit longer.
Etymology: divorce (split-up of marriage ) + metamorphosis (conversion, transformation )
Emulateration
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: em-yoo-LATE-ur-a-shun
Sentence: "My emulateration is complete, should Cher stumble onstage, her tone-deaf back up dancer can step in and save the day. Where did I put my marbles? " ~Shar Bano, Backstage
Etymology: From (Emulate: to imitate to try to equal or excel) + (alteration: the state of being altered. Changed)
