Verboticism: Embarazadsume
DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.
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Corpatulate
Created by: psychicbard
Pronunciation: kor*pa*chew*late
Sentence: Ryan unbeknowingly corpatulated the woman on her pregnancy-shaped beer-belly.
Etymology: Latin "corpus"-body "gratulari"-to wish joy corpulent+congratulate
Fauxpaunch
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Foe - ponch
Sentence: Royston made a serious fauxpaunch when he mistook the bosses wifes recent weight gain for pregnancy.
Etymology: Faux = false, Paunch = protuding belly.....a play on 'faux pas'
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-13: 14:17:00
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Pregnarerroneous
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: pregnarerroneous - preg-ner-err-oh-ne -us
Sentence: To my pregnarerroneous quetion 'when is the baby due,' the lady huffily replied "I'm not pregnant, I'm just fluffy."
Etymology: pregnar - for pregnant. erroneous for mistakenly. Hence meaning mistakenly pregnant.
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COMMENTS:
Luv your daffynitions - keep them coming! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:23:00
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Pregnonsee
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: preg-non-see
Sentence: Jack's biggest gaffe happened when he congratulated his boss's wife on her pregnancy, but it was a pregnonsee.
Etymology: pregnancy: to be pregnant + non: not + see
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2010-04-01: 16:34:00
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Childexpectornot
Created by: mapletongal
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jim thought his sister Sally was pregnant only to find out she was a childexpectornot.
Etymology:
Pregaffulate
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: preg 'af yu layt
Sentence: Richard wasn't smart enough to keep his mouth shut after he pregaffulated Megan. He then called her fat. Well, it was nice knowing him.
Etymology: pregnant + gaffe + congratulate
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COMMENTS:
Nifty combobulation of those three words. Very apropos for the definition. Good job! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:25:00
REALLY LIKE IT! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:03:00
Very good verboticism! - Mustang, 2007-12-13: 19:01:00
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Fetusnmouth
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Fee-TUS-IN-MOW-TH
Sentence: Wow Gabby, you're baby's gonna be a soccer player!" Way to go JIm, nice fetusnmouth, you tard.
Etymology: Foot in Mouth and The little critter that isn't
Infatcurate
Created by: crmow
Pronunciation: in-FAT-kyur-at
Sentence: Bob's guess that Diane was pregnant was infatcurate.
Etymology: inaccurate + fat
Jestation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: jes/ta/tion
Sentence: Sally gave up jestating when a friend announced that he could feel the baby kick against the palms of my hands only to be told, after a pregnant pause, that it was just gas.
Etymology: gestation + jest
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:10:00
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Notsobirthingfat
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: nawt-soe-ber-thing-fat
Sentence: He toasted her new motherhood only to find a black eye and some serious notsobirthingfat.
Etymology: not + so + birth:reproduction + fat:obesity