Verboticism: Spawndios
DEFINITION: n. The sacrifice a mother makes when she gives everything to her children, including life itself, and then simply lets them go. v. To give someone everything and then watch them walk away.
Spawndios
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: spawn-dee-ohs
Sentence: Sending my son off to college was an emotional spawndios; almost as emotional as watching him miss the bus for the very first time... on the first day of school. (His stellar career as professional bus-misser commenced shortly thereafter.)
Etymology: spawn, adios (traditional Spanish goodbye)
Points: 515
Comments: Spawndios
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-11: 12:25:00
okay purple - "tit for tat" - spawndios navidad - spandios navidad - Prospero año y spandiosidad
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-11: 13:13:00
Oh dear. They're gonna think I'm a Looneytune when I start humming it 7 months before xmas.
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-11: 16:46:00
Like the connotation of "dios"- the Spanish for "god". Mary's getting everywhere today, or rather, my wild imagination has put her there... more pills, chief?